Tag: Jerry Cottone

OFF TO COLLEGE:  Comedy writer’s book relays lessons learned in a college bar

OFF TO COLLEGE: Comedy writer’s book relays lessons learned in a college bar

| June 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

While attending college at Syracuse University, Adam Lorenzo became the owner of one of the infamous bars in the college town in Upstate New York. First he just worked there. Then he found out the owner was selling it. Being the industrious guy that he is, he worked a deal, purchased the bar and continued […]

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Barber takes Larchmont to Fairfax Avenue

Barber takes Larchmont to Fairfax Avenue

| March 4, 2021 | 0 Comments

You can take the barber out of Larchmont, but you can’t take the soul of Larchmont out of his shop. Construction on his Larchmont building (he was one of the 14 shops in the former Lipson Building, now behind a construction wall) and high rents elsewhere on the street (despite the nearly 30 vacancies) forced […]

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Jorge Hilario purchases Larchmont Village Barber Shop

Jorge Hilario purchases Larchmont Village Barber Shop

| May 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

The pole is spinning again at 142 1/2 N. Larchmont Blvd. now that Larchmont Barber Shop has reopened. Jorge Hilario purchased the business from Jerry Cottone, who had been the official village haircutter for 40 years as was his father before him. Hilario previously worked at Rios Barber Shop, owned by his cousin, at 10434 […]

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