Rising Dragon is one of the best New York Tattoo shops parlors in New York City, Manhattan, A New York Original since 1984, and one of the first legal shops in lower Manhattan. In business for over 32 years! We are located between the Meat Market area and Union Square Park. The High Line is also a nice attraction very close to our studio.
Pick a time that works for you and book an appointment for a free, no-obligation consultation. With great tattoo artists that specialize in custom tattoos of all styles: Japanese, Realistic, Cover-up Tattoos, Full Color, Portraits, Black & Gray, Polynesian Maori Tribal. Every tattoo artist here loves to custom design.
Pick a time that works for you and book an appointment for a free, no-obligation consultation. With great tattoo artists that specialize in custom tattoos of all styles: Japanese, Realistic, Cover-up Tattoos, Full Color, Portraits, Black & Gray, Polynesian Maori Tribal. Every tattoo artist here loves to custom design.
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Tattoo artists that work at Rising Dragon have been tattooing for a minimum of 8 years. Most of our artists have been doing their best tattoos in New York City, NYC for over 10 years. We CARE about what we do, and we like doing it well. Its not just about business here, but loyalty and integrity to our art.
Our Tattoo Artist Jason "All-Day-J" is a client favorite. No matter the tattoo, big or small, he always makes the process fun and memorable wihle providing high quality tattoos. It's hard not to want to come back. He's been with us for several years now and continues to shine and grow. He is committed to his craft, constantly drawing, painting and learning.
Tattoo Artist with a great range of tiny mini portraits, fineline, black and grey & even color realism. Alfred has an interesting history haven't started his tattooing in his homland of the Phillipines. Having a total of a whopping 15 years experience, he's cut his teeth in busy west village shops and in Time Square.
Chris is a soft speaking talented tattoo artist that enjoys doing realism, portrait tattoos, horror and detail. He got turned on to tattooing after receiving a few from a friend that showed him what it was all about. 10 years later, he's really loving his profession. Lately, Chris is honing his tattoo talents with Polynesian and Maori Style tattooing.
Our Tattoo Artist Jace (pronounced Ha-Thay) is a wonderfully talented artist from Madrid Spain. He's been tattooing for well over 12 years and it shows. All his works contain very precise beautiful line work and very knowledgeable and fun color choices. Coming from a Graffiti background, he knows how to make his tattoo art bold and make it "pop" off the skin.
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Philip Chong
Dec 29, 2021
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Joe Lunievicz
Dec 26, 2021
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First time getting a tattoo and had a great experience from first contact to a shop visit to the design and tattooing itself. Darren theDude is a true artist and keeps a warm friendly shop. He had a lot of patience with me as a first timer. But more than anything his work is beautiful, creative, magical. He created a story of my life in ink that is striking and that I'll be proud to wear. I can't recommend him and his team highly enough. Rising Dragon is the place to go.
Hyeon Mu Jang
Dec 22, 2021
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Agnes Ivaskeviciute Jiang
Dec 18, 2021
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I LOVE this tattoo shop. I got my very first tattoo here which is a Japanese body suit (I'm a go big or go home kinda gal, lol) and it's a custom crane piece created by Darren. I can only say that he indeed is THE DUDE, and you can really see that he loves his job and it really shows through his artwork. Because I spend so much time at the shop getting tattooed, I also get to see other artists' work and they're all truly amazing, you can't go wrong with booking a session with either one of Rising Dragon's artists. 🖤
Vlone
Dec 18, 2021
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Positive: Quality
Booked the session from Colorado to be done when I came to the city. First time at Rising Dragons. Dope work Done by Alfred definitely look forward to the next session. Had Some Good Laughs while getting tatted shoutout to ( Chris & his Boy 😅🔥 ) ...If you looking for a dope spot this the place
Service: Tattoos
Booked the session from Colorado to be done when I came to the city. First time at Rising Dragons. Dope work Done by Alfred definitely look forward to the next session. Had Some Good Laughs while getting tatted shoutout to ( Chris & his Boy 😅🔥 ) ...If you looking for a dope spot this the place
Service: Tattoos
CompadreMax
Sep 29, 2021
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My very First tattoo experience with Jason, an absolute gem! I got in touch with Jason via his Instagram page @ Jasonbarletta and as soon as I saw his work I knew right away this was the man to go to for my first tattoo. As soon as I contacted him with a few questions he was quick and attentive to all my questions and thoughts! As the conversation continued I got a great vibe from Jason and threw my ideas at him with some sources to which in turn, he made the magic happen with my design! Comes the day of getting to the shop and there was no time wasted! Jason sat us down showed me what he came
Melanie Huff
Sep 09, 2021
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On the recommendation of a friend who had worked with Jason, I contacted him and although his calendar is booked for months, he set me up with his colleague Alfred who was able to see me the next day and was simply adorable, kind, patient, and did an amazing job with my first ever tattoo! Reproduced the drawing I brought of what I wanted to perfection. The place has both a retro tattoo studio vibe and a modern spa like quality - spotlessly clean. Everyone was friendly and laid back while also being utterly professional - the perfect mix. I like that they are as welcoming to the newbie getting a
Susan Cohen
Jul 17, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism
Had my first tattoo here today at the recommendation of 2 of my former coworkers. Eddie was the artist who did my tattoo and made me feel relaxed and comfortable. I was nervous and thought it would be very painful but Eddie was gentle. Very please with the results. Place was clean and had a very friendly and relaxed vibe
Service: Tattoos
Had my first tattoo here today at the recommendation of 2 of my former coworkers. Eddie was the artist who did my tattoo and made me feel relaxed and comfortable. I was nervous and thought it would be very painful but Eddie was gentle. Very please with the results. Place was clean and had a very friendly and relaxed vibe
Service: Tattoos
Shanise Harrison
Jun 20, 2021
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I had an amazing experience getting my first tattoo here!!! Darren really is a professional and a great conversationalist! Lol He was quick and made it as painless of an experience as possible. Couldn’t have asked for a better first time! It’s been almost two months and my tattoo has healed wonderfully. Highly recommended and definitely coming back for my next ones!!
Charlotte Rose Becker
Jun 16, 2021
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I absolutely love Rising Dragon. Everyone there is so nice and are exceptional artists. Darren did my first and second tattoos and was so amazing and made me feel super comfortable. I love my work and I am proud to tell my friends where I got it done when they ask. Wonderful place and would recommend to anyone looking to get an amazing piece of art on their body.
