On the border between hipster and Hasidic, a Brooklyn barbershop specializes in Orthodox haircuts

On the border between hipster and Hasidic, a Brooklyn barbershop specializes in Orthodox haircuts

At Kent Avenue Barber Shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, barbers have different strategies to make sure they don’t accidentally cut off their customers’ payot, the curly sidelocks that help give Hasidic men and boys a distinct appearance. One barber uses a velcro gripper to secure the payos to the tops of Hasidic men’s heads while he cuts the rest of their hair. Another barber twirls the payot around his finger and moves them to the front of the fa…