McNally Jackson to Open Store in NYC's Seaport District

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McNally Jackson will open a café-bar-bookstore on Schermerhorn Row in the Seaport District in lower Manhattan in 2017, the New York Post reported. 

Owner Sarah McNally told the paper that the space is "very magical and very beautiful" and that that the 1,000-square-foot café-bar on the ground floor will have outdoor seating and the 9,000 square feet upstairs will be "all about the books, and perhaps even a hidden speakeasy."

In a release, she added, "I can't imagine a better setting for a bookstore than the old buildings of Schermerhorn Row. It will be thrilling to sit in the deep sills of those old windows, surrounded by books, looking out over the cobblestone streets to the river and the Brooklyn Bridge."
Seaport developer David Weinreb of Howard Hughes said, "We wanted to find an unrivaled literary experience to add to the rich culture of the Seaport."

McNally Jackson's main store is on Prince Street in SoHo. It also operates Goods for the Study, which offers stationery, paper, notebooks and more, and the Picture Room gallery, both nearby on Mulberry Street.

Footnote:
The Bookman is delighted about this as my daughter lives near Seaport and at present there is no bookstore in the area.