Looking to change up your look? Why not get a new piercing! Whether you’re just looking to get your ears done or want a septum piercing, there are a variety of great studios in the Big Apple. But if you want to find a safe, clean place that offers various styles, you can’t just walk into any random studio you see on the street. So, to help you decide, here are the best studios and jewelry stores to get body piercings in NYC!
1. Nine Moons Piercing, SoHo
Nine Moons Piercing is a high-end piercing studio located in SoHo that offers a clean, safe environment for you to get unique body work done by trained professionals. Customers can choose from various piercing styles, including helix, daith, constellation, lobe, lip, or nostril piercing. They also employ two dedicated stylists who can help you decide on the perfect look!
Where: 424 Broadway
2. Studs, Various Locations
Studs is a chain of piercing studios with three locations in Manhattan and one in Williamsburg (they also have locations in several other states). In addition to piercing services, they also have an online store where customers can purchase jewelry and have it fitted by one of their trained technicians. All their products are affordable yet high quality and either made of 14K or 18K gold or implant grade titanium. Plus, the aesthetics of their trendy NYC locations make it a place you’ll want to visit!
Where: 12 Prince St
3. Maria Tash, NoHo
Maria Tash is a high-end jewelry brand with its flagship location in Midtown. Their Broadway location features three private piercing rooms where customers can have their jewelry fitted onsite. They offer a variety of luxury pieces made with rare gemstones, diamonds, opal, turquoise, gold, and other precious medals. We’ll be honest, this isn’t the place to go if you’re on a budget. But if you’re looking to shop for high-end jewelry and get pierced right after, stop by Maria Tash.
Where: 653 Broadway
4. Stone and Strand, SoHo
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Stone and Strand is an NYC-based jewelry retailer that hosts frequent pop-up piercings at their showroom and other locations in the city. They offer a wide variety of gorgeous pieces that range from butterfly diamond studs to pearl baroque earrings. Plus, they are dedicated to championing social causes for women and donate proceeds from the sale of specific products to causes like the Ukraine Crisis Fund.
Where: 185 Franklin St
5. Studio 28 Tattoos, Midtown
Studio 28 Tattoos is both a tattoo and piercing shop located in Midtown that offers custom and quality body piercings. They have a large staff of highly experienced artisans who have been doing tattoos and body piercing for many years. They have three piercing experts on staff who are specially trained in body modification and can help you decide on the perfect look!
Where: 108 W 28th St
6. The End is Near, Park Slope
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The End is Near is a piercing studio in Brooklyn with an inviting atmosphere and custom piercing services. They sell their own custom jewelry, including gold, turquoise, and neo-metal pieces. They also have a talented staff of piercers who are happy to make a recommendation or help you choose a style@ The owner of the End is Near also owns the Hand of Glory tattoo around the corner, and both establishments double as art studios with oil paintings and prints adorning the walls.
Where: 429 7th Ave and 465A 7th Ave, Brooklyn
7. Iris Piercing Studio, Williamsburg
Iris Piercing Studio is a chain of jewelry retailers and piercing studios with a location in Williamsburg. They sell high-quality body jewelry in a clean, comfortable environment with pieces made with a range of metals, including implant grade titanium and 14k or 18k gold. They are also committed to the highest safety practices and use disposable equipment thrown out after every use. They also participate in the sterilization monitoring program administered by Northbay / Bioscience to ensure the highest level of cleanliness!
Where: 238 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
8. 108 BK, Greenpoint
108 Studio is a private piercing, welding, and jewelry studio with a location in Brooklyn. They sell jewelry styled by in-house jeweler Schyler Gately and also do custom piercings at their spot in Greenpoint. Visitors can go with the standard earlobe piercing or do something more creative and get their conch or tragus pierced. The studio has a clean, rustic look with hardwood floors, exposed brick and rafters, and large windows!
Where: 37 Greenpoint Ave #106, Brooklyn
9. Andromeda Studio 33, East Village
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Andromeda is a hip tattoo parlor and piercing studio in the East Village that offers various body modification services. They provide a long list of ear piercings, including helix, conch, tangis, rook, daith, orbital and more. Visitors can also choose from a list of facial, oral, navel, and even genital piercings. The shop employs two full-time piercing experts with over 15 years of experience who are happy to do custom jobs or make recommendations based on what they think looks best!
Where: 33 Saint Marks Pl
10. New York Adorned, Nolita
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This female owned and operated piercing shop has been around for over 20 years, and been piercing New Yorkers ever since. New York Adorned specializes in traditional gold piercing jewelry and designer collaborative pieces, as well as noioursely having a lovely staff of professionals. Piercings typically start at $40 and go up from there. Be sure to stop in if you’re around the Nolita/SoHo area.
Where: 269 Elizabeth St
11. The Last Line, West Village
If The Last Line’s vibrant yellow interior isn’t inviting enough, their friendly and knowledgable staff will give you a reason to visit. This Los Angeles based boutique offers a West Village hangout now too where customers can shop their jewelry and get pierced, all-in-one. Their jewelry collection is cute and their branding is aesthetically on point. We suggest you check them out.
Where: 395 Bleecker St