A Brick-and-Mortar Watershed? Upper West Side Barnes & Noble to Close

The five-floor outlet across Broadway from Lincoln Center, “one of the city’s largest and most prominent bookstores, [has] a sprawling space with a cafe on the fourth floor and an enormous music selection. For devoted theatergoers, it was a reliable site for readings and events that focused on the performing arts.” Due to a rent increase, the store will close in January.