Last August, old school biz Black Rabbit Barbershop opened up on East Williamsburg’s Porter Ave on a stretch of several blocks that, with the recent additions of indie comic hub Cotton Candy Machine and confectionary My Sweet Brigadeiro, is evolving from an industrial corridor into a community of passionately run small businesses.
Despite a minor setback of a burglary early in the shop’s tenure, Black Rabbit has been doing a roaring trade, keeping Bushwick’s quiffs sharp and hosting events ranging from a Movember party to a fundraising collaboration with Bushwick Bark.
A few months ago, Black Rabbit proprietor Matthew Baker initiated a collaboration with Darren Irwin, the leatherworker behind Bushwick design company AWL&MAUL, transforming the space into a unique barbershop-studio hybrid.
