The Strand will take over Shakespeare & Co.’s last remaining location at 2020 Broadway between 69th and 70th as of June 1. In March, Shakespeare & Co. closed its two other stores on West 105th Street and Broadway and at 939 Lexington Avenue, citing rising costs and rent, but claiming that the Lincoln Square location remained “open and thriving.” Shakespeare and Co. booksellers and baristas will remain employed by The Strand. Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of The Strand, said, “Shakespeare & Co. has been an invaluable and treasured resource on the West Side since the 1980s and in 2018 opened […]
