Largely focusing on the neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Nordisk Tidende provides local news coverage of business, politics, education, community events, clubs and organizations, arts, culture, religion, sports, and entertainment. Articles in early issues of the paper are primarily written in Norwegian, with later issues being equally split between English and Norwegian. National, international, and local news is all covered. Wedding and engagement announcements occasionally appear. Obituaries do not appear in the paper. Poems and recipes are regularly published as are profiles of local businesses. Advertisements and photographs appear throughout.