Media | New York Times New York Times Site Back Up After Crash Newspaper says it wasn't a hack By John Johnson Posted Aug 14, 2013 11:53 AM CDT Updated Aug 14, 2013 12:39 PM CDT Copied A file photo of the New York Times building. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) The New York Times website went dark today for about two hours, but all seems back to normal now. The site went down about 11:10am Eastern, and the newspaper issued a tweet blaming an "internal issue, which we expect to be resolved soon." The site came back online about 1:15 pm. Fox Business News quoted an anonymous source who blamed a cyber attack—the site has been hit previously—but the Times later reiterated that it was a routine maintenance issue gone awry. At least staffers kept a sense of humor about the whole thing. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Report an error