* 2 industry in NYC, pumping $10 billion a year into the US economy.
* The fashion biz provides 175,000 jobs in NYC, making up 5.5 percent of the city’s workforce.
* DJs will be spinning at more than 258 stores
COMPLETE FASHION’S NIGHT OUT COVERAGE
* Coming in from out of town? No problem. For the second year in a row, more than 30 hotels are offering FNO-related packages and discounts between Aug. 15 and Sept. 30 so you have a place to drop after you shop. Highlights include an in-room, one-hour blowout at the InterContinental New York Times Square and a choice between a 60-minute rose crystal facial or Swedish massage at the Setai Fifth Avenue.
* 900 fashion companies call the 5 boroughs home.
* Last year, about 20 percent of FNO shoppers were out-of-town tourists.
* There will be at least 32 celebrity appearances, including Seth Meyers, Joe Jonas, Sarah Jessica Parker and Amar’e Stoudemire.
* More than 250 cities in all 50 states — plus British Columbia — are participating this year, up from 27 states in 2010.
* Pick up free swag at more than 130 NYC stores.
* Barbie will sponsor a free hop-on/hop-off Gray Line double-decker bus, stopping at 10 points. Look for Barbie signs and ambassadors to participate in a citywide mobile scavenger hunt, featuring clues and QR codes (for smartphones) so you can track down doll-size creations from four designers, including Tracy Reese and Alice + Olivia. (You’ll also have the chance to enter to win life-size versions of the fashions.) Meanwhile, Volkswagen’s Style Express will zip through the city streets for shoppers seeking nonstop trips. The cars will leave from two locations — Greene Street between Prince and Spring streets, and 50th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
* For the first time, online shoppers can spend to their heart’s content at 264 participating Web sites.