You can check for yourself, by clicking on the domain name next to the submission title. Or use HN search to filter by points>N or comments>N:
https://hn.algolia.com/?query=nytimes.com%20points>30&sort=b...
I'm not seeing many off-topic NYT submissions getting significant attention. Also, NYT has always been a prominent source of good HN submissions. I don't think this has changed much.