FRED salon

How many stylists can say they were also political candidates? Fred Connors can. The Nova Scotia–based stylist ran for mayor of Halifax, and he just so happens to give one helluva makeover. At his Lower East Side salon, his first in the States, he and his team focus on reasonably priced hair and grooming services. Cuts start at $75; color applications are $100 and up. Connors’s Canadian outpost often hosts charity events, so you can expect opportunities to give back at this location, too.