New York & Company, Inc. Announces Earnings Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast for Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2009 Results

New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE:NWY), a specialty apparel chain with 576 stores open, today announced that the Company will release fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2009 results before the market opens on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day to discuss its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2009 results. The call will be hosted by Richard P. Crystal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Sheamus Toal, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (800) 922-9655 and reference conference ID number 60325578 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The conference call will also be web-cast live at www.nyandcompany.com. A replay of this call will be available at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on March 18, 2010 until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on March 25, 2010 and can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 and entering conference ID number 60325578.

About New York & Company, Inc.

New York & Company, Inc., founded in 1918, is a leading specialty retailer of fashion-oriented, moderately-priced women’s apparel. The Company’s proprietary branded New York & Company ™ merchandise is sold exclusively through its national network of retail stores and on-line at www.nyandcompany.com. The Company currently operates 576 retail stores in 43 states. Additionally, certain product, press release and SEC filing information concerning the Company are available at the Company’s website: www.nyandcompany.com.