(Photo: Daniel Maurer)
If there was ever any concern that there weren’t enough places on St. Marks to get your belly button pierced at 2 a.m. on a Friday night, Elite Jewelry and Piercing Co. has just opened, replacing self-serve fro yo shop Yogurt Station.
It’s the second late night “body mod” outpost to claim the space of a frozen yogurt joint on this very block (NYC Kulture replaced a Red Mango just across the street), which would suggest that the drunken vagabonds of St. Marks would rather enhance (or disfigure) their physical appearance than enjoy a frozen treat. Except that vegan ice cream joint DF Mavens is coming to the block.
Though Elite does not offer the most permanent manifestation of bad, late-night drunk decision-making (that would be the tattoo shop next-door), it does offer dangly navel adornments and shiny skulls of all shapes and sizes. Unsurprisingly, walk-ins are welcome.