http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=1195
Pell Street is nicknamed "Haircut Street" because of a multitude of barber and beauty shops. There's a Buddhist temple here that's mainly for visitors; locals often opt for quieter temples.
28 January 1998, New York Times, pg. B3:
At right, barbers on Pell Street had their hands full.