POWER OF ATTORNEY


For Executing and Filing Forms 3, 4 and 5

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Linda Gormezano, Sandra
Brooslin, Ronald W. Ristau, Sheamus Toal and any present or
future Secretary or Assistant Secretary of New York & Company,
Inc. or any of them, each acting alone, his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)  Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a Form 3, Form
4 or Form 5 relating to the securities of New York & Company,
Inc., in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)  Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the
execution of such Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and the timely filing
of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and

(3)  Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-
fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each of
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by New York & Company, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 8th day of September, 2005.



	/s/ Louis Lipschitz
	Name:   Louis Lipschitz