The owner of the classic Astor Place Hair Stylists in the East Village — whose loyal customers include celebrities and even Mayor Bill de Blasio — is urging New York lawmakers to eliminate the 4.5 percent sales tax on hair cuts to help stylists get over the COVID-19 crisis. “City […]
Baby’s first mullet. “Bachelor in Paradise” alum Tanner Tolbert, 33, gave his 17-month-old son Brooks his first haircut on Monday — and chose quite the polarizing style. “I gave my son a mullet this morning… I feel good about it,” he captioned an Instagram video of baby Brooks sporting his new ‘do. For […]
New Yorkers are finally letting their hair down! Big Apple barbershops and hair salons welcomed back scores of scruffy customers for post-quarantine cuts Monday as the city entered Phase Two of reopening. Paul Kim, 40, waited on line for a fresh cut at Clinton Street Barber in Brooklyn Heights, which […]
This is the saga of a bleached blonde (there’s another kind??) in coronavirus time. Quarantined, wearing a baseball cap four months, she hadn’t had her roots done since January. In another galaxy, not in New York but in the state of Massachusetts, her longtime hairdresser reopened. No phoning. Appointment and […]
A city councilman is proposing curbside trims and perms as a creative way to help barbershops and hair salons safely reopen from the coronavirus lockdown. “Expanding sidewalk permits to barbershops and hair salons would allow for these small businesses to get back on their feet faster and safely,” Councilman Keith […]
Los Angeles can now reopen its restaurants, barbershops and hair salons for sit-down service, California officials said Friday — even though the county is still the epicenter of the state’s coronavirus outbreak. The move by Gov. Gavin Newsom lets LA join the vast majority of California’s other counties, where restaurants […]
