UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2011

NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

450 West 33rd Street
5th Floor
New York, New York 10001
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 884-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

In accordance with the New York & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) notice and proxy statement dated May 11, 2011, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 22, 2011 (the “meeting”). Holders of 58,311,395 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 94.1% of the Company’s 61,938,691 shares outstanding on the record date of April 25, 2011. The following matters were voted upon and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the meeting:

Proposal 1 — Election of directors:

Proposal 2 — To approve amendments to the New York & Company, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, to among other matters, increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 4,000,000 shares:

Proposal 3 — To approve the New York & Company, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan:

Proposal 4 — To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011:

Proposal 5 — To hold an advisory vote on executive compensation:

Proposal 6 — To hold an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:

In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors and the voting results of this advisory proposal, the board of directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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