Niskayuna Barber Shop

I have been coming here more than 15 years. The faces have changed over time, Jim retired quite a while ago it seems, but it’s a convenient location and has affordable prices.
The décor could use some updating at this point, but it’s a very down to earth, semi-​retro, clean barber shop.

Update: downgrading to three stars after back to back slightly disappointing haircuts, and the «damp» smell in the shop is quite pronounced in hot weather, which makes me not want to come back. Business owner: I love the general vibe here but if I literally can’t stand to stay in the shop for ten minutes you have to do something about it.
– original review follows –
The townie barber shop in Niskayuna, featuring barbers who will greet you by name the second time you come in and a pretty decent standard haircut. I wouldn’t go so far as to besmirch it with the label of hairstylists, but they do kids’ hair quite well (and there’s a vintage fire truck barber seat for the very little ones.)
The place does, well, smell a bit odd — mold or damp or something, despite recent renovations. But then again I gag at the «hair salon smell» from McHaircuts places with their potions and lotions.
Haircuts $ 14, trims a range going down to $ 2 for the mustache. I had to ask what an «Executive Zero» haircut was at $ 14, and it turns out it’s what we called a «Chrome Dome», the complete shave-​down (we have not availed ourselves of this).
Tip: park across the street in the Co-​op lot and just walk all the way down if you want to save yourself the heartache of trying to back out onto Nott St. Trust me on this one.