R & D Tattooing

It was a great experience visiting R&D Tattooing.
I personally have been within the tattoo world and community my whole life, with that being said it’s made very apparent immediately that if you are a tattoo enthusiast - this is THE place for you.
As soon as you walk into R&D you sense a taste of tradition. Everyone here is talented although today my experience was with Rich Fie. I recommend his services and this location for all your tattooing needs!!
Thanks for the fun experience.

Go here if you know what’s good for you. You can’t go wrong with any of the artists. Don’t sleep on the crew here. There are a lot of great shops and artists in NYC, but it’s tough for me to go elsewhere. The best in Queens, NYC, NY, tri-state, etc. Keep up the good work!!!

I went to R&D tattoos with my best friend to get matching tattoos. The place was clean and fun and everyone was very friendly. Our tattoo artist was Carina, she was amazing, super friendly, personable helped work out the design we wanted, made adjustments, gave advice on where to place the tattoo and she was fast! Had the design placed on my arm, inked it perfectly and worked her magic! I love my tattoo! Carina was great, I highly recommend her!!

Rich was as authentic as they come. Staff was aces. Rich, gave me and my boys some classic NYC traditional tattoos. Highly recommend anyone to gett tatted at R&D!!!

The one star rating reflects only SHANNON who is employed here. Unfortunately I never got a chance to come to this shop because Shannon scammed me out of a deposit left with her at a previous shop. My emails and phone calls to her went unanswered for over 3 months! I’d finally get an email response from her and then she’d dodge me and never confirm a time or date for the appointment I was trying to make. Not sure why she doesn’t have a desire for work, especially when I’ve tipped her extremely generously at prior sessions? She seemed like a nice enough girl, but this is unprofessional, shameful, and frankly shady. Think twice if you’re considering having Shannon tattoo you. You can’t take a client’s money, ignore them for months, and then expect them to still trust you to finish the piece only AFTER you finally responded to me because I kept leaving messages for you at the shop with the (owner? boss?). Why would anyone want to continue to get tattooed by an artist they have to hound for months on end to get a hold of? You’ve failed to provide services to me with the deposit left. I’ll now have to take the appropriate measures to recoup.

The ONLY place I’ll get my tattoos. We’ve been coming here since 1997. The nicest most professional guys you’d ever want to meet. They make you feel like family from day one! Now my daughters are coming here as well. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars.

I got tattooed here by Shan (@needlesiren), they’re super nice, professional and have a really great portfolio of nyc traditional style tattoos with their own unique perspective on it that’s super sick. Shop staff are friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth the trip out to Queens if you like good tats!!

Some of the realest ones left in NYC! I personally have gotten tattoos from Rich and Carina and would gladly get a tattoo from any artist at R&D. Professional, traditional, and true-blue. 10/10!

I recently lost my dad and wanted to honor him with a new tattoo. I couldn't have gotten a more compassionate and professional artist. Shannon was really sweet. She understood this would be quite emotional and made me feel comfortable. I absolutely love my new tattoo and I am so happy I took her advice of adding a bit more color to it. I'm sure my dad loves it as well. 🙏

R&D is hands down the most bomb shop in NYC. With plethora of raw talent to pick from, you're always gonna leave with a showstopper piece.