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Astor Place Hairstylists: The former barber of Childish Gambino, Adam Sandler...
Mike Savello, owner of Astor Place Hairstylists, talks about how his business survived during the pandemic and its long history of serving some of the world’s most recognized names. New York City’s...
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Astor Hair Lives On
In this mercurial COVID-19 era of destructive change, where iconic storefronts and local haunts have been forced to take one final bow and close for good, it is always encouraging, life-affirming even,...
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Lanna Apisukh documents the rise and near-fall of an iconic New York City...
In the lower part of New York City’s Manhattan, there sits a one-block street called Astor Place. It’s home to some of the most iconic barber shops in America, including the legendary Astor Place...
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Astor Place Hairstylists workers, customers thankful for survival
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan — It’s a small business success story thanks to some loyal customers who stepped in to save Astor Place Hairstylists. On the brink of closing down last Wednesday, the third...
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The Barber Who Moonlights As a Salumi Master Dominic Pellegrino makes the...
Food nerds love to wax on about the romance of the artisan, that (often imagined) person who is singularly devoted to the craft of cooking, of creating something with their hands, always prioritizing...
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NYC’s Astor Place barbershop is saved by investors, but three-generation...
The iconic Astor Place barbershop in Manhattan’s East Village will no longer be family-owned, but its new management said it will still be a cut above the rest. Gone are co-owners John and Paul Vezza,...
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N.Y.U. Students Party at Beloved Barbershop
Astor Place Hairstylists, the venerable barbershop that has stood in the East Village of Manhattan for about 75 years, almost closed during the pandemic. Not only has it survived, but the buzzing of...
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Wealthy customers save famous Astor Place barbershop from closing
That was a close shave. A group of deep-pocketed New York customers has stepped in to save the iconic Astor Place Hair Stylists barbershop from going out of business after nearly 75 years. Photo by...
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Astor Place’s Closest Shave
At Astor Place Hairstylists the other day, a businessman and a barber sat around talking razors. Electric, disposable, Harry’s, Schick, safety, straight: “It’s a three-billion-dollar industry!”...
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Angel investor saves beloved Astor Place barbershop from COVID cut
Credits By Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Daily News | Nov 24, 2020 at 8:18 pm
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