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January 16, 2007: New York: Five New Bookstores Open
"It seems like every few weeks another venerated New York bookstore waves the white flag: Coliseum Books, near Bryant Park, filed for bankruptcy in September and closed its doors January 6, after 32 years. Murder Ink, on the Upper West Side, finally met its maker in December, after 34 years. And now the Gotham Book Mart, on East 46th Street, faces eviction. Publishers Weekly recently reported that New York ranked dead last nationally in "bookselling stores per resident." The state has just one store for every 43,000 residents."
