In NYC for a week to see Phish at MSG and had a free afternoon. For reference I have extensive…read moretattoos and know a good portfolio when I see one. Found the Higher Ground online while checking out the portfolios of several shops and easily landed on this place. I walked in and Jin the owner was able to get me in right away. He was really professional, a nice guy, and even played music from Phish while he was tattooing me. His lines are crisp and clean and the tattoo has healed up nicely. I would 100% come back here for work from Jin the next time I'm in NYC.

Another shout out to the fabulous Alicia for the touch up today of an old and faded but meaningful…read moretattoo. Now it looks better than ever, I'll post a photo after it heals. Professional, expert, artistic and creative - I can't say enough about how happy I am with Alicia's work. Thanks Again!!

Lady Luck is a class operation through and through. My Artist is Den and the man is a true…read moreprofessional and extremely talented, I followed him from his last shop to Lady Luck and I am in the process of my 7th tattoo with Den. The place is extremely clean and private if you need it. Everyone there are professionals

Great place, 10/10 would recommend them. Friendly. Fast. Quality work. We're able to take a walk-in.read more

Honestly, I was going to get my septum repierced by them but there was a bad experience and…read morehonestly i have anxiety which shouldnt happen. I got my snakebites sometime two years ago by them (They are healthy as they should be) but when piercied (I was pierced by a black man there) He ended up pushing one if the piercings back in after originally taking it out because it was uneven which it wasnt. He proceeded to blame me for listening to his instructions which was breath in deeply (i have more than 5 professionally done piercings, i feel like i would know if it was my fault) With my septum, they pierced it once through the tip of my cartliage which was unfit to stretch it to the gauge i wanted. (a bald guy) I hope this store gets better experience because there is so much potential and so close to where i live.

I got my nose pierced by Red almost three weeks ago, he was no bullshit and told me where the best…read moreplacement would be. It took all of 10 seconds. It's healed perfectly and looks great! Great price too, my friend and I walked in on a Monday afternoon, waited about five minutes. Awesome experience, the woman at the front desk was so friendly and answered all of our questions. Definitely coming back here for a tattoo and future piercings!

Walking through Manhattan with my woman, we just decided we wanted some small spur of the moment…read moretattoos. So we called several shops that wanted to completely overcharge and had a minimum that was way out of our budget for what we wanted to spend for such small tattoos that we wanted. This place had a minimum that was reasonable and when we got there the staff was so friendly and welcoming. They gave us our matching tattoos and our tattoo artist Lynn was awesome. She tatted us quick and pain free. Will definitely be doing business with them again.

Check her 2.2 rating on Google and you'll see I'm not alone…read more You can see that the result (6 weeks after, but immediately obvious) looks nothing like the commission. It's way too dark, the promised detail is absent, the strings are a holy mess (she originally put only 5, then when I noticed, she squeezed in the 6th, but didn't even get close to even placement). Extremely unprofessional work. It is inelegant and embarrassing. Here is an independent assessment: "The commissioned guitar has delicacy and air in it. The bridge pins are crisp. The saddle reads clearly. The body has grace. The shading supports the form instead of swallowing it. * The tattoo you got was packed much darker and flatter. The bridge was already reading as a black bar. The strings were already too heavy and somewhat clunky. The pickguard was already visually dominant. The lower body already had that blunt, flattened feel that later sent you to "So it goes." * Even fresh, the negative-space pin detail was tiny and under pressure. So the fact that it disappeared under healing skin is not surprising. It was never given enough breathing room." Heaven was nice enough until I complained about the work. Then she became childish and defensive. But, you will note that she never posted this piece on her instagram. I don't blame her, it's terrible. I am going to need to have serious repair at great expense. I'd stay away.

Amazing quality vibe and the tattoo artist is very talented and she gave me exactly what I wanted…read morewith suggestions.

Guam is an extremely talented artist! I currently have 3 pieces done by him and I'm in love with…read morethem all. He is very patient and pays attention to detail and I've never felt like my tattoo was rushed . He has tons of beautiful artwork up in his work space which adds to the calm setting. Highly recommend

Inkology is an incredible studio with an open, classy, interior design and phenomenal artists. I go…read moreto Rowan for her black and white work and cannot recommend her highly enough!! I've been a client of hers for several years now and her style and technique have been consistently stunning since day 1! Shes insanely talented at listening to a tattoo idea and creating a stunning original visual design from scratch (no AI in this house!!). She also has some of the softest hands of any artist I've ever been to without any negative effects on the tattoo quality so if pain is something you really worry about, Rowan at Inkology is perfect for you! 10/10 one of the best tattoo artists in NYC!!!

My husband and I are both clients here; he goes to Krish for neotraditional color and I'm a client…read moreof Rowan's for black and gray dotwork. Rowan took on the difficult task of filling in the empty spaces on my sleeve with Zelda imagery. She had to cover challenging spots like the elbow, elbow ditch, and wrist and she did an amazing job! Just one full day session covered it. She's not only talented and efficient, but is an all-around pleasant person to work with. As for the studio overall, it's in a great location that's easy to get to (just blocks away from PABT), and it's clean and spacious.

I've wanted a tattoo for so long. So many ideas over the years, but life has a way of just moving…read moreforward, and before you know it, you're 35 with no tattoos. So when the Knicks won the championship this year, I knew it was go time. The Game 4 comeback was one of the best moments of my life, so getting OG's tip-in tatted was written in the stars. I live in North Carolina, so I started by looking around down here. A couple of artists turned me down, one completely misunderstood what I wanted, and one whose recent Brunson tattoo was... not great. So I said fuck it. It's my first tattoo, I want it done right, we're going to the source. I don't really do social media, so I just googled something like "knicks championship OG tattoo new york" and looked for the best ones I could find. A couple of my favorites from the search traced back to a shop not in NYC proper, but Jersey City, and specifically to Alena. When I showed up, I found a clean, well-designed space that put me at ease right away. I can be a little quiet when I first meet people, but everyone was super friendly. Alena sat down with me to design the piece and was such a thoughtful partner in the process. I came in wanting it on the back of my calf, but she suggested moving it onto the side, and I'm so glad she did. I also knew I wanted another element besides the scene, and Alena does these incredible sticker-style logos that pop, so she worked one of those in at the bottom that I'm in love with. It's hard to judge since this was my first tattoo, but I feel like Alenda managed to keep the whole thing tolerable while still being thorough and making it look terrific. We took the perfect number of breaks so I never got antsy. After two days on the table, it came out absolutely perfect. Beyond what I even expected. It's been three days now and it's healing really well, which I've read is partly the mark of a great artist. OG looks incredible, she nailed KAT's surprised face, the pixelated Spurs faces seem to be everyone's favorite part (such an incredible idea from Alena), and the fine details are mind-blowing. Two more things--sorry I'm very emotional right now lmao--first, I was already confident I'd get a great tattoo based on her work. What I didn't expect was to have such a good time. I loved hanging out with Alena and Bebe on day one, and them plus a few other folks on day two. Lots of fire music, laughs, true crime docs, and top-notch art. I brought headphones and didn't use them even once. And second, I straight up didn't realize I was being tattooed by a legend. I had no idea Alena was on a TV show for this, or that she has a wild backstory I now have so much respect for. Alena, thank you. You're a legend. I'll be back for more.