That's great!! So glad to see Main stret coming alive again!!!

That is right up there with We Buy Gold...Smithtown is heading in the wrong direction!

It's certainly not my first choice, but its better than an empty store, and the storefront looks nice, clean, and new.

Wow, thats amazing Dan Lavery is one the best tattoo artist on the island so glad he has his own studio his skills will surely do well in our great town. Smithtown is in my humble yet accurate opinion is defiantely heading in the correct direction. Where else can you get great sushi from Tomo and great tattos from Dan Lavery. G.F.Y

Yikes! I am a dermatology nurse and it costs a fortune and endless pain to have these tattoos removed. People hit 40 and think WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!! Well it keeps us in business.

how judgemental...i'm 50% covered in tattoos almost 40 and still getting tattooed. the only difference between a tattooed person and a non tattooed person is a tattooed person does'nt care if your not. count the empty store fronts in Kp and smithtown. a empty storefront hurts the stores around them. it just compounds the local economic problems.

Don't like tattoos? Don't get them! Concerned, really? A great artist able to showcase talent in a clean and respectable shop, I don't see this as the wrong direction. Definite improvement Smithtown! Two thumbs up! Good luck Dan Lavery!

Yes! I'll be getting ink there, heard stellar reviews for this guy, he has quite the following.

I THINK I LIKED THE STAINED GLASS STORE BETTER

YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE 1/2 PIEYED AT N. T.s & BE MAKING CRAZY DECISIONS ON THEIR NEW BODY ART

Thanks for your input Walter....very useful.

Why do most of the discussion here on patch become so juvenile? Almost every thread has personal attacks.

Wally needs a nap. A sensible artist will not tattoo anyone under the influence.

WELL MONICA....I HAVE LIVING PROOF ON MY RIGHT ARM....THAT AINT TRUE

You are definitely an old man, hate to break it to ya but times they are a changing!

I think the community will be very pleased with the addition of Liberty Tattoo to their town. Dan Lavery is highly professional and regarded as one of the best in the business. With that said, I believe that he will bring great success to the town which is the collective goal.

Tammy your right, I don't know dan or his work but it's a fact that a business that's doing well will help bring more people to the neighboring stores. Empty storefronts only hurt the other shops around which in turn creates more empty storefronts. Good luck to dan and his venture.

Dan is one of the best out there folks, support him opening his own venture and look forward to the adventure he shall look forward to let's hear it for a great Tattoo artist to be working for himself !!!!!!!

Right on! Dan is an on the level guy for sure and will be an asset to the community.
All you nay sayers, if you don't like tattoos don't get one. What kind of a sorry person lives a life of regret?
Todd J.

todd, apparently a scuba diving tuff guy.....what a joke. looking forward to the new shop.

All the best Danny Boy! Dan is an incredible tattooer and an incredible person, husband to his wife, and father to his children. As far as the shop being bad for the town...grow up. Especially since tattooing has become moreof a fashion than a lifestyle (a change I, personally, am not a fan of...I liked it more when rebels were tattooed, and a tattoo was an eagle, not a music note behind the ear)..all it could possibly do would be draw more people to the area. People that probably already live there or close by. More foot traffic equals more dollars. As far as drunks getting tattooed....I've witnessed Dan turn down pieces on clients who were drunk. He takes pride in his work, and it shows. I wish nothing but success for Dan and Liberty

I worked next door to a tatoo place in miller place. Our parking lot was a pigsty, not only from the customers but from the people who worked there. Big mistake.... Might as well open a porn shop.

If That's true you should have called public safety,they would have issued tickets. I've never seen a tattoo shop out of control like that.

Hey Dan, Best of luck. I've seen Dans' work. And he is is one the best tattoo artist on the Island. P.S. Stained Glass really a porn shop! Get your head out your ........

I live right in smithtown and it's good someone took over that area.. Looking forward to seeing what kind of work he does It's true if you don't like tattoos don't get them ha I am a phd student well on my way to making my own claim to fame and I have a bunch of tats Doesn't change me or how people see me. It's about the person not what they wear or get tattooed on them. But as always you are entitled to your own opinion.

Here's something from YOUTUBE about your new business man there, in Smithtown...

http://www.zocial.tv/today/Entertainment/18605121/cliffs-tattoo-blooperpreview-dan-lavery

If the beginning is any indication, he is just going to fit in at those Smithtown business meetings like a...."glove" !

Wow! Bill how did you get into the library so earphone Sunday for your Internet access? Your just a sad little man, and I use the word man loosely. I'm sure your just a divorced loser and your kids no longer speak to you, and your ex wife ran off with the local landscaper. So I'm glad you get a little pleasure out of replying to a thread about a new tattoo shop opening up in town. Glad to see that on top of your insults you can offer the rest of the community good viable options forALL or anyofthe empty storefronts in town. So is it BILL or is it WALTER? Such a pathetic week minded loser you are. Now go grab your bottle of gin and take your morning nap. Good luck dan with your shop. I dont know you but I intend to stop buy and support a local business. If for nothing else, just to help keep you in business and in turn piss off losers like WALLY and BILL.

Meant to type "early in the morning"

Hey Billy boy.....I just looked up your history here on patch. You never have a single nice thing to say on any topic and to top it off you've been posting in this thread since 3am........can you say LOSER????!!! I'm a employed, home owning, family man and I like this site because it's nice to read about local news from loca people. Unfortantly it gives worthless morons like you a platform for feeling worth something. Make no mistake 3am boy....your not worth anything. Let's see how long it takes you to wake up from you AM Internet session. I'm guessing noon.

Ah!!!! Nice to see you woke up bill. I noticed you never contribute anything positive to any of the threads you post in. Why is that? Just insults on top of insults. I looks like you have a very sad existence, and to answer your question.....I'm not offering anything. You should really seek help.

BillLongisland
9:47 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
What kind of tatoo ?
A bass coming out of the water ? Or, don't tell me..."Mother" ?

No bill actually it's a bass coming out of your mother...

Those in Santa Clara CA have certain feelings about these establishments...

WHEREAS, in 1997, the City of Santa Clara Police Department conducted
a study on secondary effects of crime from regulated businesses, which include tattoo and/or body piercing shops, and concluded that these shops can be a magnet for organized crime, gang activity, loitering, and increased police calls. The study is on file in the office of the Signal Hill Community Development Department; and

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clara found that uses such as tattoo and/or
body piercing shops can have a detrimental impact individually or when located in close proximity to each other, can create a “skid row” atmosphere and have a deleterious effect upon adjacent areas; and

http://cityofsignalhill.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?meta_id=27851&view=&showpdf=1

Great bill. Thanks for your hard work. Good job. Now go take another nap.

Jenifer your the exception to the rule.

i think the people of smithtown have way bigger problems than a tattoo shop opening up in. maybe the huge heroin problem that is taking over the town???? maybe bill should start turning his negative energy towards the drug dealers that are killing people from his town everyday

Let's just see how it all turns out. With all the negative publicity I am sure the town officials will be watching closely to see what happens. On the positive side - it is good that there is a business moving in and not out on Main St. So sad to see how our town is turning out when you drive down Main St. Sign of the times!

"The difference between tattooed and non-tattooed people...

We don't care that you don't have tattoo's..."

Johns right. I agree with you John....look at the 9th post i said the same thing.

I love that people who know nothing about tattoos or the artists involved always have the most to say. I have many tattoos and a master's degree and a own a successful painting company. Tattoos have been around long before PhDs and job interviews. Congratulations Dan all the best, Christian