In an unassuming white van parked between Mosholu Avenue and Post Road, barber Al Rodriguez has spent six years building a following so loyal, some customers drive hours for a trim.
In the van.
The business, Haircuts to Go, was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodriguez, 44, was working at a local barbershop when he lost his grandfather to the virus. He felt the shop wasn’t taking proper safety precautions, and he wanted a space of his own. When he realized a van would cost as much as opening a storefront and wouldn’t be at risk of closing if another quarantine hit, his new venture began to take shape…