The USA’s first nail salon opened in NYC in 1878
There are nearly 1,300 nail salons in New York City — no surprise, given that the first one in the United States was founded on West 23rd Street, a new book reveals. Mary Cobb, one of our first female...
View ArticleCity seeking a mani-cure for ‘toxic’ salons
City nail salons are woefully underinspected by state agents — putting customers at risk of health problems like reproductive issues, asthma and even cancer, Public Advocate Letitia James warned...
View ArticleThe wackiest Valentine’s Day waxing requests
When Valentine’s Day rolls around, New Yorkers love to get creative — mostly in their nether regions. “This is the time of the year when people get adventurous,” says Ramon Padilla, director at Strip:...
View ArticleThief steals enough nail polish to open own salon
A thief snatched so much nail polish from a Williamsburg salon that the place couldn’t open for business, sources said Tuesday. The bandit busted through a back window of Nails and Spa 4U on Leonard...
View ArticleNail salons fight back against ‘letter grade’ proposal
Nail salons are scratching back at a proposal to assign them letter grades just like restaurants. “Bringing the letter-grade system to beauty and nail salons will have a very bad impact,” warned Donald...
View Article‘ISIS’ nail salon changes its name after harassment
The terrorists have won in Queens — where the owner of a salon dubbed “Isis Nails” was forced to change the name after it drew harassment from people who thought the shop was connected to the infamous...
View ArticleThe truly dirty secret of New York’s nail salons
Manicures and pedicures aren’t usually news or fodder for commentary, but a blockbuster New York Times report has made them a compelling issue. “The Price of Nice Nails” catalogued the abusive...
View ArticleClients to fight back against ‘prostitution’-like nail salons
Getting a mani-pedi has suddenly lost its gloss. Scores of New York City women say they are disgusted that many nail salons pay their workers next to nothing, and vowed to try to help change things by...
View ArticleWhy Cuomo’s nail-salon crackdown will hurt immigrants
On Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered a regulatory blitz against New York City’s nail-salon industry, prompted by a shocking New York Times exposé of abuse, theft, low pay and possible health hazards...
View ArticleNail salon clients seek out well-paying shops after exposé
Nail salon customers are in search of an honest shop, where the help doesn’t get clipped. Clients — who were revolted by a recent exposé in the Gray Lady — are asking where they can find a decent salon...
View ArticleCity set to investigate nail salons over poor work conditions
Just days after Gov. Cuomo launched a six-agency task force to address widespread labor and health violations at city nail salons, Mayor de Blasio launched his own initiative involving four city...
View ArticleCuomo to implement tough regulations for nail salons
Gov. Cuomo is reportedly prepared to institute sweeping measures in the nail-salon industry. He will introduce regulations on Monday that would give New York’s State Department the ability to shutter...
View ArticleReporting in Times nail-salon exposé is called into question
A former New York Times reporter penned a blistering take-down piece that questions the Grey Lady’s reporting in a nail-salon-industry exposé that prompted a state investigation. Richard Bernstein, who...
View ArticleI got a bad pedicure, and now I can’t have sex!
And this little piggy . . . limped all the way to court. A Manhattan man claims a botched pedicure at a Harlem nail salon has made him paranoid and unable to walk normally or have sex — after a worker...
View Article‘NYT cost us our jobs!’ How Gray Lady’s mis-reporting is ruining lives
Hundreds of Chinese mom-and-pop nail-salon operators gathered behind a police barricade at The New York Times Company headquarters in Midtown last week chanting “Correct your mistakes!” and “We need...
View ArticleA political awakening is taking hold with Asian-American New Yorkers
As Lunar New Year celebrations wind down, it’s worth noting that this transition from the Year of the Goat to the Year of the Monkey marks a sharp rise in Asian-American political consciousness in the...
View ArticleNail salon worker shoves gun down would-be robber’s pants
A nail-salon owner fended off an armed crook who walked into the Greenwich Village salon with a gun in his waistband — by shoving the weapon down his pants. When the thief entered Peony Nails Spa at...
View ArticleThere’s controversy brewing at your local nail salon
There are few words you never used to associate with nail polish: “Bespoke.” “Menu.” And now, “creative director.” Jessica Washick never expected to find herself on the payroll of a nail salon after...
View ArticleNail salons are going vegan
If you want to nail your next manicure, consider a growing trend in the salon world — non-toxic nail polish. With health-conscious beauty regimens on the rise, companies are following the leads of...
View ArticlePedicure-gone-wrong lands bride-to-be in hospital
A Florida bride-to-be had to undergo emergency surgery following a trip to the nail salon. Tara Batista, of Tampa, blamed a pedicure for the serious infection that sent her to the hospital for a week...
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