UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                            New York & Company, Inc.
                            ------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $0.001 par value
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    649295102
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2008
                                -----------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                  [ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [X]      Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)



  *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
  initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
  disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

  The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
  deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
  the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
  the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 649295102                     13G                   Page 2 of 11 Pages
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        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Jay Goldman Asset Management, L.L.C.

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        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         6  SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED          1,687,525 (see Item 4)
BY EACH REPORTING    ------ ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            1,687,525 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,687,525 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           [ ]
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       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           2.8% (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

                                  Page 2 of 11



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CUSIP No. 649295102                     13G                   Page 3 of 11 Pages
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        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Jay Goldman Capital GP LLC
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         6  SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED          113,386 (see Item 4)
BY EACH REPORTING    ------ ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            113,386 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           113,386 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           [ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           0.2% (see Item 4)
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       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO
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                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

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CUSIP No. 649295102                     13G                   Page 4 of 11 Pages
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        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Jay G. Goldman
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         6  SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED          1,800,911 (see Item 4)
BY EACH REPORTING    ------ ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            1,800,911 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,800,911 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           [ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           3.0% (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

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CUSIP No. 649295102                     13G                   Page 5 of 11 Pages
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        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Newburg Family Trust u/d/t 12/18/90
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           California
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         6  SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED          0 (see Item 4)
BY EACH REPORTING    ------ ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           0 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           [ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           0.0% (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           OO
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

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--------------------------                                    ------------------
CUSIP No. 649295102                     13G                   Page 6 of 11 Pages
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        1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Bruce Newburg
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        3  SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           United States
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         5  SOLE VOTING POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         6  SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED          0 (see Item 4)
BY EACH REPORTING    ------ ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH              7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0
                     ------ ----------------------------------------------------
                         8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            0 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           0 (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

           [ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           0.0% (see Item 4)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IN
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT

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This Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13G filed on January 25, 2008 (together,
the "Schedule 13G") is being filed on behalf of the persons set forth in Item
2(a) below.


Item 1(a)           Name of Issuer:
                    --------------

                    New York & Company, Inc. (the "Company")

Item 1(b)           Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    450 West 33rd Street
                    5th Floor
                    New York, New York 10001

Items 2(a)          Name of Person Filing:
                    ---------------------

                    This statement is filed by: (i) Jay Goldman Asset
                    Management, L.L.C. ("JGAM") with respect to common stock,
                    par value $0.001 ("Common Stock"), of the Company
                    beneficially owned by Woodmont Investments Limited; (ii) J.
                    Goldman Capital GP LLC ("GCGP") with respect to Common Stock
                    of the Company beneficially owned by the Jay Goldman Master
                    Limited Partnership and Broadview Partners, L.P.; (iii) Mr.
                    Jay G. Goldman with respect to Common Stock of the Company
                    beneficially owned by the Jay Goldman Master Limited
                    Partnership, Broadview Partners, L.P. and Woodmont
                    Investments Limited; (iv) Newberg Family Trust u/d/t
                    12/18/90 (the "Newberg Family Trust"), with respect to
                    Common Stock of the Company beneficially owned by it; and
                    (v) Mr. Bruce L. Newberg with respect to Common Stock of the
                    Company beneficially owned by the Newberg Family Trust.

Item 2(b)           Address of Principal Business Office:
                    ------------------------------------

                    The address of the principal business office of JGAM, GCGP
                    and Mr. Goldman is c/o J. Goldman & CO. LP, 152 West 57th
                    Street, New York, New York 10019.

                    The address of the principal business office of the Newberg
                    Family Trust and Mr. Newberg is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard,
                    Los Angeles, California 90025.

Item 2(c)           Citizenship:
                    -----------

                    JGAM and GCGP are organized under the laws of the State of
                    Delaware. Mr. Goldman is a citizen of the United States of
                    America.

                    The Newberg Family Trust is organized under the laws of the
                    State of California. Mr. Newberg is a citizen of the United
                    States of America.

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Item 2(d)           Title of Class of Securities:
                    ----------------------------

                    Common stock, par value $0.001

Item 2(e)           CUSIP Number:
                    ------------

                    649295102

Item 3              Not Applicable

Item 4              Ownership:
                    ---------

                    The percentages used herein are calculated based upon the
                    60,141,979 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as
                    of November 28, 2008 as reported on the Company's quarterly
                    report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
                    Commission by the Company on December 11, 2008.

                    As of the close of business on December 31, 2008:

                    A. JGAM
                         (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,687,525
                         (b) Percent of class: 2.8%.
                         (c) (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                             (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                    1,687,525
                              (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: -0-
                              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: 1,687,525

                    B. GCGP
                         (a) Amount beneficially owned: 113,386
                         (b) Percent of class: 0.2%.
                         (c) (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                             (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                    113,386
                              (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: -0-
                              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: 113,386

                    C. Mr. Goldman
                         (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,800,911
                         (b) Percent of class: 3.0%.
                         (c) (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                             (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                    1,800,911
                              (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: -0-
                              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: 1,800,911

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                    D. Newburg Family Trust
                         (a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
                         (b) Percent of class: 0.0%
                         (c) (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                             (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                    0
                              (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: -0-
                              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: 0


                    E. Mr. Newburg
                         (a) Amount beneficially owned: 0
                         (b) Percent of class: 0.0%
                         (c) (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                             (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                    0
                             (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: -0-
                             (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                    disposition: 0


                    JGAM, GCGP, Mr. Goldman and Mr. Newberg own directly no
                    Common Stock. Pursuant to an investment management
                    agreement, JGAM has investment and voting power with respect
                    to the securities held by Woodmont Investments Limited.
                    Pursuant to the terms of the limited partnership agreements
                    of each of Jay Goldman Master Limited Partnership and
                    Broadview Partners, L.P., GCGP has investment and voting
                    power with respect to the securities held by Jay Goldman
                    Master Limited Partnership and Broadview Partners, L.P.,
                    respectively. Mr. Goldman controls each of JGAM and GCGP. As
                    Trustee of the Newberg Family Trust, Mr. Newberg has
                    investment and voting power with respect to the securities
                    held by Newberg Family Trust. JGAM, GCGP, Mr. Goldman, Mr.
                    Newberg and the Newberg Family Trust may be deemed to be a
                    "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the
                    Act. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act,
                    each of JGAM, GCGP and Mr. Goldman may be deemed to own
                    beneficially 1,800,911 shares of Common Stock. Each of JGAM,
                    GCGP, Mr. Goldman and Mr. Newberg disclaim beneficial
                    ownership of any of the securities covered by this statement
                    and the Newberg Family Trust disclaims beneficial ownership
                    of any of the securities owned by Woodmont Investments
                    Limited, Jay Goldman Master Limited Partnership and
                    Broadview Partners, L.P.


Item 5              Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                    --------------------------------------------

                    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                    of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                    beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                    securities, check the following. [X]

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Item 6              Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    Person:
                    ------

                    Not Applicable

Item 7              Identification and Classification of the
                    ----------------------------------------
                    Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
                    --------------------------------------------
                    Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
                    ------------------------------------------

                    Not Applicable

Item 8              Identification and Classification of Members
                    --------------------------------------------
                    of the Group:
                    ------------

                    Not Applicable

Item 9              Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                    ------------------------------

                    Not Applicable

Item 10             Certification:
                    -------------

     By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.


                                  Page 10 of 11



                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Dated:  February 17, 2009


JAY GOLDMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

By:  /s/ Jay G. Goldman
     -------------------------------------
Name:    Jay G. Goldman
Title:   Manager


J. GOLDMAN CAPITAL GP LLC

By:  /s/ Jay G. Goldman
     -------------------------------------
Name:    Jay G. Goldman
Title:   Member


JAY G. GOLDMAN

/s/ Jay G. Goldman
------------------------------------------
Jay G. Goldman

NEWBERG FAMILY TRUST u/d/t 12/18/90

By:  /s/ Bruce L. Newburg
     -------------------------------------
Name:  Bruce L. Newberg
Title: Trustee


BRUCE L. NEWBERG

/s/ Bruce L. Newburg
------------------------------------------
  Bruce L. Newberg


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