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 White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Report an error