J & C Shoe Repair

Nice, honest and quick shoe repair.
Great guys.

Such a nice guy! He just fixed a bent buckle on my sandal in 10 minutes. At no charge! He was so helpful and told me he’d replace it for me if it broke again.
Would definitely go back

They’re the only repair service I’ve found that can fix a wedge sneaker when the heel grinds down. Also, they do bags. I’m so glad I found these guys right around the corner from me! They even repaired my favorite pair of heels in less than an hour on a day when I had a wedding to go to.

I can’t say enough good things about this shop. Although I haven’t written a Unilocal review in forever, the owner and his wife deserve it. I once had salt stains another shoe repair shop said was permanent, but this store fixed it. The service is friendly and the repairs are top-​notch. He even fixed my ripped wallet, free of charge.

Excellent customer service, excellent-​quality shoe repair.
I’ve gotten the leather lining in a pair of boots replaced, as well as tears in the outer leather of the same pair patched up. Both times, pricing was reasonable, and the quality was great. I’ll continue to come back. Highly recommend.

I have been coming to this place since it was first open, and there hasn’t been one time that I’ve walked out of this place with regrets. There is nothing that the owner can’t do, he does all fixtures to perfection, I’ve even taken to him my 1 year old daughter’s booties. The last job that I brought to him were some old suede ankle boots which I was thinking to trow away but I decided to give them a second chance. When I wen’t back to pick them up I was really amazed when I saw the end result, they look better from when I first bought them.
I am really glad to have found this place and how professional the work is done here.

I truly love this shoe repair. It’s taken me almost a decade in NYC to find someone as good as this. Super quick turn around too! They’re not cheap, but I honestly don’t care b/​c my shoes last way longer, so I think it evens out in the end. Also, the guy who owns/​runs the place is super sweet. Am always happy to see him. 5 stars!

First off, Nine West ought to be ashamed of themselves for making raggedy boots. How a well-​known shoe company with such a longstanding history can make fall/​winter boots with slippery soles is beyond me. After slipping and sliding all over NYC sidewalks for a year, my Counter Riding Boots finally had it. Based off excellent Unilocal reviews, I decided to drop my then white plastic-​showing-​through-​the-​heel boots at J & C Shoe Repair. When I walked into the shop, I was surprised to find that it was quite spacious compared to the usual closet sized shoe repair places littered throughout the city. The owner took one look at my boots, told me when to come back (3 days later… I was in no rush), gave me a ticketed receipt and sent me on my way. Ten days after taking my sweet olé time because New York had record temperatures of 50 degrees in the middle of December and I saw no immediate need for the boots, I decided to pick my boots up. When I saw them, my jaw dropped! My boots looked totally new. Actually, they looked better than new. The sole was now a rubber material, which makes more sense, (side eye at Nine West). I was allowed to pay with my card, which I find a lot of shoe repair places don’t allow as they only accept cash, and the woman who was at the cash register gave me a large enough bag to carry them in. Such a wonderful service, at a such a great price, conveniently located near the G train (I didn’t say the train itself was convenient ;)). I definitely recommend J & C Shoe Repair. They are my new go to place for efficient shoe fixes.

Just dropped off for my next repair. This is place I go to because he is good, fair, and fast. He does very good work while offering a fair price. I’m never in a hurry, so to do what he does in a timely fashion is fast enough for me. This place is like when you find a good auto mechanic.
And a week later my boots are done. His work is top notch. My boots are from Timberland Boot Company and not only to he repair the shredded opening at the achilles on both boots, a problem caused by by wearing almost every other day, are now even better and looking even more bad ass.

I have a pricy Jack Spade bag that needed the shoulder strap sewed back onto the bag. Rather than doing it the easy way and just sewing it to the outside, they took apart the bag and sewed it into the bag like it had been originally when I got it. The work was perfect and you can’t even tell they did so much work to it. And it cost only $ 20. Will definitely go back for other stuff.

Masterful craftsmanship & fair prices. Looking for somebody who can refurbish those wood-​soled clogs & booties? These are the folks! Took in my Svens and two pairs from Coclico and the soles are now BETTER than new!

This is a great find. They do amazing repairs and not just of shoes. I had them resole my hiking boots and rebuild the linings. The did it for less than the mail order services for hiking boots and faster. They also went over the sole choices which Resole America did not and got wrong twice.
I also had them renew my orthotics. They charged 20 dollars for what the doc wanted 100. And they’re perfect.
They also do clothing repairs. I had them reset a zipper in a pair of ski pants and they were perfect. I’ve used other sewing services in the neighborhood and they’ve not been nearly as good.

Great shoe repair place! I love my boots and it’s difficult for me to let them if they have something that can be fixed. I brought to this guys a Sisley pair of boots that the side zipper broke and got them back as new! Reasonably priced and great customer service. Highly recommend them!

Put soles on my shoes the same day I brought them in. Quality job for a fair price. I’ve heard of people putting rubber soles on their welt construction leather soled shoes and boots, doing it themselves, which makes no sense. My new boots hadn’t been worn yet and I wanted to make sure I get the most traveling done before the leather sole wears out or cracks from moisture. I also couldn’t wait to start wearing them, so getting them back in a few hours was much appreciated. I went in on a Saturday so there wasn’t any weekday crowding. There really is only one other cobbler in the neighborhood, and it’s good to know there is a new respectable business you can trust to work on your valuable footwear.

Came here due to the great reviews and these reviewers ain’t lyin. The extremely friendly guy who is always there has now fixed two pairs of shoes of mine, and they are in better condition than when I first bought them for real.
To fix the heel on ankle boots it was $ 18. These heels were cracked and uneven from constantly walking, despite having them for less than two months. He replaced the plastic heel (Dolce Vita, you cheap ass brand) with rubber ones and they look and feel great.
Second pair of shoes was also beginning to wear down on the heels, which he said would be $ 14. Then he suggested I get the entire sole replaced because it was worn THINNN. I wasn’t expecting to be upsold but I really do feel he was suggesting it because it was in my best interest. I was going to have to do this eventually, I assume. Granted it was $ 38 total but these shoes will be worn nearly every day and they came out lookin brand new.
Plus, any service over $ 10 they polish the shoe for you.
I seriously walk past other shoe repair places to come here. And I’m really lazy and don’t tend to go out of my way for much. This place does great work and before you throw some beloved old shoes away and spend money on new ones, take em here and I bet you this guy’ll fix em right up and make em look great. I feel bad I don’t know his name, though.

I asked to completely remove dark polish from leather shoes and brought in Saphir Renomat and a clean rag. I removed polish from the front portion (vamp & toe area) of one shoe in order to show the amount of polish I want removed.
He said the price will depend on how hard it is for him to remove the polish. I asked him to estimate and he said $ 8 – 10.
I call on the day the shoes are supposed to be ready and he says:
«You can come and check. I tried to clean it two times. I don’t think it [the cleaner] works.»
I arrived and he definitely did make progress, but it was splotchy. He charged me $ 5 which I thought was fair.
I got home and gently took the remover solution with a cotton cloth and still a lot of the dark polish came off.
Therefore, I don’t think the job was very thorough. I was willing to pay any price to not have to do this myself.
Additionally, they store the shoes in piles (one on top of another, either on shelves or some on the floor) with no bags/​coverings or separators. For expensive or delicate shoes, this is problematic. Because of this practice, my shoes– which are a men’s style– ended up partially covered in fine particles of glitter, which I cannot seem to remove.

Local cobblers can be hit or miss and even though this place has been open for almost a year now, I only went today since I didn’t want to lug my shoes into the city to go to the cobbler by my work.
I walk in and lo and behold, its the same dude that used to work at the cobbler by my office. The same cobbler that high end shoe stores tell you to go to because that’s where they send their repairs.
The prices are definitely cheaper than what I paid in the city and they do just a good of a job.
So happy to find a trustworthy cobbler that’s open early enough for me to drop off my shoes before I go to work and pick it up on my way home.
That is, if he isn’t able to fix it on the spot which he did for me. :D
Great addition to the neighborhood.

Just found this place just a few blocks from my apt. My shoes were a wreck, but needed them for a job interview the next day. There was a massive tear between the leather and the sole and the heels were a mess. Needed same day turn around, which the owner wasn’t sure about initially, but he got it done in a matter of hours. I’m sure this depends on availability, but he was so kind about it, and gave me a great price. The shoes looked phenomenal. Couldn’t have been better.
It’s just him and his wife in there, and they were incredibly kind. Customer service isn’t common at the other places in this area, but they are really wonderful in there. Wasn’t in a particular good mood when I went it to pick them up, but found myself smiling as I was walking out. Lovely people.
Never going anywhere else. Well done, guys.
Gabe

This place is amazing. Hands down, the greatest shoe/​leather repair shop I’ve ever come across, and I have ventured into more than a few. I found a flyer of theirs in my mailbox a few weeks ago, and decided to not immediately trash it.
I bought my boyfriend a great leather wallet that was broken (the snap closure broke clean off and Brooklyn Industries refused to help, thanks jerks), and after he decided to wear his favorite leather boots to the muddiest Governor’s Ball ever, I needed to call this place up.
I walk in, flyer in hand, and the man behind the counter was as happy and helpful as can be. He was super enthused that I had the flyer and lived nearby, so he gave us a deal.
To fix the intricate wallet was ten bucks (I asked him if it was possible to open up the stitching and replace the snaps like that which is how it was originally, and is more difficult), and he said not a problem at all! The boots he had cleaned, polished and waterproofed for me for ten bucks as well.
Twenty bucks for a wallet that was in major disrepair, and boots that we thought were goners for sure and now look ‘better than brand new’, as my guy puts it?
This place is the only place I’m ever taking anything to again. Their great demeanor is a big plus as well!

As someone who is very hard on their shoes I was thrilled to see a shoe repair open so close to my apartment. And these guys do not disappoint. I took a pair of boots in that other places had told me were unrepairable. J & C had them looking as good as new in less then a day.
They put new rubber tips on a pair of heals for me. Several weeks later one of the new tips came off and they replaced it with in 5 minutes at no charge.
They are very friendly and seem incredibly knowledgeable. I will definitely be going to them for all of my show repair needs from now on.