Beloved NYC shop owner needs customers as rent climbs and tariffs increase costs

On East Houston Street, tucked between the noise and the hustle, sits the kind of old-school New York spot that reminds you why you fell in love with the city in the first place.

Army & Navy Bags is less than 200 square feet, packed floor to ceiling. And at the center of it all, wearing his signature sandals, vest, T-shirt, and smile, is owner Henry Yao.

“Thank you so much. Thank you. Oh my God,” Henry said as customers stepped inside…

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