Astor Place, the American Dream

Astor Place Hairstylists, a fixture of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood for over 75 years, was closing as of Thanksgiving because of the pandemic. Over the years the barbershop had beco... Read allAstor Place Hairstylists, a fixture of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood for over 75 years, was closing as of Thanksgiving because of the pandemic. Over the years the barbershop had become simultaneously a beacon of New York City cool, a constant status symbol among punks and... Read allAstor Place Hairstylists, a fixture of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood for over 75 years, was closing as of Thanksgiving because of the pandemic. Over the years the barbershop had become simultaneously a beacon of New York City cool, a constant status symbol among punks and celebrities like Andy Warhol and Robert de Niro, a tourist favorite, and a reliable neigh... Read all