Step 1:
Obtain a BPL eCard (Boston Public Library electronic card: https://www.bpl.org/ecard/
Step 2:
Once you have the BPL eCard, head directly to the BPL Electronic Newspaper Collection to begin searching. There, you can access the New York Times full database (images and graphs) and many other local and international newspapers. For example, the Boston Herald last three months are available via PressReader.: https://www.bpl.org/resources-types/newspapers/