However, the ex-CEO has mentioned that it only operates for existing customers (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17865294), which conflicts with that view somewhat, so maybe this isn't an ad.
In any case; where can I view 1995 copies of NYT for free? :)
Every public library in the United States, if I'm not mistaken, and a large number of major libraries worldwide.
Mumbles something about equal opportunity open access and the bourgeois
Los Angeles Public Library, with a library card: https://www.lapl.org/new-york-times-digital (and you can apply for an e-card online for free: http://www.lapl.org/about-lapl/contact-us/e-card/e-card-regi...)
Kansas City Public Library, with a library card: https://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-read-back-issu...
Etc.
Summary: get a public library card, support the oh-so-terribly bourgeois public library system ;)