Are The barber

Clipper chairs line one wall; scissors click around kids’ first cuts at Are The barber. The shop specializes in short back-and-forths—adults who need a clean neckline, teens after a pressure-relief trim, toddlers who’ve just learned the word scissors. Walk-ins stay welcome; the floor never empties at 3 p.m.

You’ll find the size-of-a-postage-stamp salon tucked inside the 59th-Street arcade at 127 E 59th St Ste 67, New York, NY 10022. The zoning puts you below the 6 train and across from Central Park’s southeast gate—quick to duck inside when rain hits mid-stride or to grab a coffee at the bodega on the corner.

Directions? Map drops you at the curb; press 67 on the lobby directory and you’re inside. Need to lock it in first? Call (862) 315-7511.