""It's a community. We all want and care about the same thing.""
""Honestly, in the beginning, I was just doing it because I needed to do something with my life and I wasn't trying to work for anybody.""
Revival X Brooklyn, founded in 2023, has relocated from Bedford-Stuyvesant to Bushwick, providing sneaker repair services. Owner Ricardo Pierre, a Brooklyn native, uses the shop to empower local youth. Growing up, Pierre learned the significance of fresh sneakers in New York fashion and worked in sneaker retail, which deepened his appreciation for the industry. Inspired by his brother-in-law's sneaker business, he recognized the demand for sneaker cleaning services in Brooklyn, ultimately finding purpose in his work and the community it fosters.
Read at Brooklyn Paper
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