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Last week I waxed a little poetic about my love for the East Village and the Lower East Side, where I first got my start. As I said, we’re now mobile NYC locksmiths serving neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, but I have a deep love for the neighborhood where Lockbusters was born. Its charm, energy, and people like me who started out here, taking their work and their fun really seriously, make this place feel like home.

Here are just a few of my favorite spots:

Reciprocal NYC Skate shop – awesome people, cool shop, and you can play pinball til late.

Tuck Shop – there’s one near 1st & 1st and another on St. Mark’s near Ave. A. A meat pie from the Tuck Shop is really the perfect food for a super busy day when you’re wrecked for time but starving!

Whiskey Ward – at Essex & Rivington. A real down to earth spot with peanuts on the bar, good bartenders, and so many amazing whiskeys it’s almost impossible not to overdo it. I recommend Redbreast Irish Whiskey.

The Meatball Shop – yes, I know everyone loves the Meatball Shop! But if you pass by the place at a time when there doesn’t happen to be a three-hour wait for a table, go. The meatballs are of course incredible, but the ice cream sandwiches are even better.

Max – classic Italian food at Ave. B & E 4th St. Such an endearing restaurant that when you take someone here, they start to think you’re endearing too. (AKA, date spot.)

There are dozens of E. Village places I love, and these are just a few. What are yours?

East Village NYC

A question Lockbusters is asked a lot: Are we an East Village locksmith or a mobile locksmithing service?

The answer is, both! We’re currently a mobile operation serving neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, and we make every effort to get to where you are as quickly as possible.

We’re strongly associated with the East Village because that’s where I, the owner of Lockbusters, got my start with this growing business. I live in Park Slope now, but in some ways my heart will always be in the East Village!

Like so many young people who arrive in the East Village or the Lower East Side with a suitcase and a cruddy mattress, it wasn’t easy at first. There was a time when I shared a tiny, dirty little studio on E 9th St. with two other dudes. Let’s just say that there weren’t too many secrets among us on a Saturday night, and that I woke up to some interesting scenes more than once.

East Village New York City

To me, the East Village represents beginnings. I wanted to start my own business — as much out of personal fulfillment as straight up need — and here was where the hard work began. I know lots of others who scraped by, worked hard (and partied hard) in the East Village to get to the new and better places they are today.

As an affordable service, it was then and still is today my pleasure to ensure that when money’s tight, a middle of the night lockout or changing the locks isn’t one more place where East Village dwellers have to worry about getting ripped off. Save your money for the good times!

Because let’s not forget that the East Village and the Lower East Side are, well, just really exciting neighborhoods. With more bars, ethnic restaurants, underground hangouts, and interesting young people on ANY night of the week than anywhere else I know, it’s the perfect backdrop for starting out.

As always, thanks to everyone for their support, back in the beginning and today!

Sincerely,
Jay
Your East Village locksmith (and mobile, too!)