This is a black owned business, located in Harlem between 134/135th 7th ave. Tattoos start at $150…read more The front office staff are friendly and professional. The artist are well rounded and accommodating. The shop opens at 12pm, 7 days a week. They are in appliance with all COVID-19 protocol. Clients are required to sanitize their hands and have their temperature checked. No more than 3 guest are permitted in the waiting area at a time. There is a backyard that clients are able to utilize to maintain social distancing. Walk-ins are welcomed, however, they are subject to artist availability. They strongly suggest making an appointment to lock in all appointments. A deposit will be required. All clients have to be 18+ with a valid government issued I.D. to get a service. Piercings can be done with the presence of a guardian.

DO NOT GO HERE FOR PIERCINGS UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET SCAMMED…read more Long story short: Their piercer in '22 messed up my nostril piercing. I returned many months after to fix the fact it was next to impossible to put a ring back in. They now have a new piercer. This b claimed she had to repierce, took out the ring I had in, THREW IT AWAY and put the other ring I provided in. She used no tools, just tiny sanitary napkins and did something I myself had done and didn't realize this was all the "professional" would do. Then she charged me $30, all while huffing and puffing about looking through the small trash bin she tossed my jewelry in and not letting me look through it despite my offering to more than once. She hung up on me otp and refused to own up to all her bs. She did me dirty, LITERALLY THROWING AWAY MY JEWELRY and acted like I did something wrong. Good thing I know people. Read below for details. In December 2022, the piercer at this place pierced my nostril at a weird angle (in addition to certainly hitting a vein causing tons of blood to poor down my face). Over 6 months later, I'd still been having trouble putting a hoop ring back in after taking it out to clean it. The ring would get bloody again as I kept trying to get it through. Last week, I just couldn't put the ring back in, so I placed another ring I had purchased elsewhere in, a stud. I liked the stones in the ring, but thought the metal was too dark. I went back to the place two days ago to simply get the hoop back in. They have a different piercer now. I told her what I wanted and never once said I didn't want the ring I was wearing. Just wanted the hoop in. I never said septum, but she responded clarifying what a septum is cuz she said I uttered septum. I told her she misheard me, but I should have taken that very seriously. This person continued to mishear me through every exchange we had. She said she had to repierce the hole, which was some con just to get money. She simply poked the ring I provided hard enough to make a new opening on the inside. This I definitely had done before. No tools used, only a few tiny square sanitary napkins. She threw the ring I first had on in the trash (a small bin). I asked for it and she realized she threw it away and kept saying I said I didn't want it. I never said I wanted to get rid of it or that I didn't want it. I just said I wanted the hoop back in. Also, it was not hers to throw away. She was in the wrong 100%, but as unprofessional as she is, she took no responsibility for her throwing my jewelry out. She made it such a big deal that she'd have to look through the trash for it and sanitize it. I offered more than once to look myself and she wouldn't let me. So I stepped out while she looked cuz the tattoo artist there added that it'd take 20-30min to sanitize. She had 2 hours to look for the ring that night and still didn't find it. She called to complain that she threw out my jewelry and had to look for it and said I had to pay 'just' $30 for her to push a ring harder into a piercing I already had. I said that I will pay, but the price should factor in the fact she threw away my ring. It is nuts that I was expected to pay to leave with less than what I came in with. She insisted that it is just a service charge, disregarding that her service was negligent and dumb. I didn't even say that I shouldn't have to pay at all since I got the initial piercing at that same place and they messed it up. I should not have to pay to fix their mistake. I did not say this cuz I knew this woman would not comprehend. Still, she misheard me and said'you don't want to pay at all'. I clarified that I would pay just the price should be moderated. And after I pushed back on paying the full charge of $30, since she tossed a ring I liked, she said, 'ok if you're gonna be like that, I'll talk to you later,' and hung up. Then when I called back, she said the phone had disconnected. Sure. I returned to the place, and she claimed she was still looking and had one corner left in the small bin to look. Ok. I paid $30, thinking maybe it will push her to find my ring that she threw out. She said she'd call me later that night with an update and she'd call me at 12 the following day (yesterday). Predictably, she didn't do either of these. In fact, I called them 6 times between 12pm and 1:30pm yesterday and no answer. I can't speak on the tattoos at this place, but I am never going there again. I can touch up my tattoo at a better place, where they, listen, are accountable for their actions and answer the phone. I advise no one come for piercings unless they want a completely unprofessional person to poke holes in their bodies and rip them off. Sound like a 'good vibe?'

I went in an hour earlier than my expected appointment time. The staff were friendly and…read moreaccommodating. I was seen earlier than expected. The piercer helped me decide if the piercing would work with my ear anatomy and I really appreciate her taking the time to make sure the piercing would work before we began. I decided on the Daith piercing which can be a little spicy in the best of times. My piercer took her time, explained every step of the process, and the piercing went smoothly. After she was finished, she told me how to take care of my new piercing and answered all my questions-and there were a lot of questions. Overall, I am very pleased and will go back again.

EDIT -less than 23 minutes after notifying corporate of this experience, we received a refund and…read morean apology. I am sorry I recommend this place, the customer service is abysmal. My daughter received a total of 3 piercings and I received one piercing - paid north of $700. The first time one of my daughter's piercings fell out, they fixed it with no questions asked, no documentation needed. It fell out again this morning, the person who helped us EVERY SINGLE TIME, asked for an original receipt before they put the piercing back in. We didn't have the original receipt and they only had the signed waivers (seriously?!?!?). The person who rang us out each time said the person who rang us out (you) must have not sent you the original receipt and the waivers aren't enough. We showed him the receipt where they fixed it a couple weeks ago and we weren't asked for documentation then and he still refused to perform the service without payment. We paid him the $65 and he told us to take it up with corporate (we will be) and kept saying how nice he was and we shouldn't be angry. The piercer had the nerve to want a tip after this interaction. Good luck with that! Niceness + incompetence doesn't = great customer service. Stay far away from this place.

Came here for a piercing. Pricing was a little expensive, but also in-range with what other places…read morecharge. I only got 1 ear pierced and the studs I selected come in pairs. I've had other piercings before and generally when you buy the studs, you buy the pair - but this was not the case. I found that a little weird. They don't take credit cards and only venmo, zelle, cash, etc. They were nice, but the person who did the piercing seemed a little either not completely knowledable or standoffish, I can't tell which one. She seemed competent (that's why I let her do the piercing) but any follow up question was given with responses of just a few words.

A great little hidden spot on Broadway. Clean. Good pricing. Good movie selections for those…read moregetting tatted

I have been to Rowan twice in the past three weeks. The first time, I got second holes in my…read moreearlobes. I made the appointment earlier that day. Once I arrived, we were helped right away. I chose my earrings then sat down. I was out of there in 15 minutes. Its been three weeks and my ears are doing well, no issues with healing. The second time, I went in on Sunday afternoon to do mid helix piercing. I had an appointment. It was busy in there. The person ahead of me (a school age kid) was taking a long time, she was crying and scared. Once it was my turn, the nurse thanked me for my patience. She explained everything and was very kind. Overall the experience was great. I don't live in nyc but I didn't feel 100% comfortable going to any of the places near me. Anytime I want another piercing, I will return.

Felt duped! They told us my daughters ears were already pieced (we thought they had closed) and…read morecharged $35 to "check" and then another $250 for the "good quality" earrings that wouldn't cause infection. In retrospect we should have just left when they told us the holes were still open. Such a scam.

Fast friendly service. Nice guy. Perfect piercing for my daughter and husband…read more great prices too!!

Needed my nose piercing removed and replaced. Kelvin was efficient, respectful and clean.read more

Called to ask if my mother can come in with my little sister to get a EAR piercing he just hung up…read moreon our face he didn't even listen to what she wanted just rude as hell

called because i lost the ball to my septum, asked if they had a specific size and the owner told…read moreme to come in and see for myself. i asked if there was any way he could just check because why would i waste my time going there if they don't have what im looking for, the owner just straight up hung up on me once i asked him to check, he is extremely rude and im filing a complaint about this place to the better business bureau. you can tell this guy hates his job

the entire staff was so nice and welcoming!! myself and two friends came in for spontaneous…read morepiercings while on vacation and the process was super speedy. all of the staff were also extremely helpful, patient, and thoughtful while helping us choose our piercings. My rook piercing and my friends' conch piercings all turned out beautiful!! genuinely the best piercing experience I've had thus far. Major thanks to Logan and Joan for our piercings!! If I'm ever back in New York I'm def coming back!!!

Okay, so this place is the best place I've ever been!! Everyone is friendly, the place is very…read moregood, they are professionals, they try to explain any questions you have, they are understanding, and apart from the fact that I don't speak English very well, they tried to understand me, and they also had someone who spoke Spanish!! That saved me, honestly this place is very good, they explain how I should take care of and treat your piercing. You must go to this place!

Went in for a mandala on my neck. The dude transferred the design on my neck and it was a good copy…read moreof what i wanted. While the guy was doing my tattoo his wife is hyping me up telling me that the tat was coming out better then the original. As the tat is on my neck i cant see it well so we take a break and the dude tells me to come back in a few days. His wife is still lying in my face about how good it looks. The tat looked wrong and the dude tells me that its the first session. I get home and i realize that there was no way he was gonna fix the tat. I called and asked for my money back and they took my anguish as a joke and told me multiple times that there was nothing i could do about it and the "artist" ended up settling with half my money back and that he would do another tat for free.. I dont recommend this place to anyone. The wife is fake and you can tell by her fake jamaican accent. If you cant tat a simple mandala idk how anyone would trust these people with anything...here is a pic of my "mandala" https://imgur.com/a/TtG2q a tattoo thats supposed to be symmetrical. You can see how twisted it looks.

I would recommend this place to anyone since I had the best piercing experience here to date. It…read morehas been over a year now and my piercing is doing very well! Lady Day was so sweet and informative with all aftercare and showed me how everything was in package and sterilized. I visited after seeing her perform piercings on youtube and she really knows what she is doing. It was so fast and she really helped calm my nerves. She and her husband are both very professional and I never felt judged or uncomfortable during the entire time!

Young Bae did an amazing job with my tattoos! She worked with my budget and gave me some of the…read morebest tattoo work I've ever gotten. She was fun, quick, and incredibly worth every dollar. The healing process has also been incredibly swift, easy, and without any incidents. I couldn't recommend her work more!!

I have a few tattoos and this experience was BY FAR the best! Young was so fast and nearly…read morepainless. She did an amazing job on my tattoo, I am so happy with it and plan to travel back to New York (from Alaska) just for another tattoo by her. She made me feel very comfortable and confident in her work. I would absolutely recommend her!

Angel did an amazing job on my tattoo! His attention to detail, professionalism, and talent truly…read moreexceeded my expectations. The entire experience was comfortable and enjoyable, and I couldn't be happier with the final result. Highly recommend!

I have been going to hector's for YEEEARS and have never had an issue. I recommend that anyone who…read morewants a clean and well done piercing this is the place to go. You not from the bronx unless you been here.