Why are we here?

Manhattan tattoos is a small business opened and operated by husband and wife, Nick and Shakira Jones, who are both tattoo artists at the studio and native New Yorkers. Shakira raised in the Bronx, and Nick, though having moved around a lot, mostly considering himself from Harlem.

The shop was originally opened as an out of the blue bound towards freedom for Nick, who simply wanted a space he could tattoo people in peace. With the help and support of Shakira, clients and friends, he went from having no plans to open a tattoo shop, to opening one within 3 months of first getting the idea. Within a week, Shakira fell in love with tattooing herself and the rest is history.