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Helping barbers extend their reach to New Yorkers in need
Image of Greg Purnell in black and white

Winner

Gregory Purnell

Helping barbers extend their reach to New Yorkers in need
Image of Greg Purnell in black and white

Year

2024

Organization

Look Good, Feel Good

Sector

Placemaking & Neighborhoods

Borough

Brooklyn

Neighborhood

Brownsville

Greg The Barber offers free haircuts to those in need. Now, he's building a network of barbers to expand services.

For 38 years, Greg The Barber has cut hair. He describes his craft as an ancient art form. More than just a hairstylist, Greg doubles as a therapist, social worker, accountability partner, and artist. …
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“I have my register back here, and I don’t need to touch it. People put whatever they feel or whatever they can in there.⁠”
Greg Purnell
2024 David Prize Winner

Publication

Pix11

Brooklyn men organize bookbag giveaways to support local families

By, Monica Morales
August 27, 2024
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two Brooklyn men have teamed up to put together a series of pop-up bookbag giveaways in East New York on Broadway and Stewart Avenue. Hailing from Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville respectively, Ace…
“Barbering means skill, communication, and love…If your heart isn’t in it, you're just cutting hair, you're not a barber.⁠”
Greg Purnell
2024 David Prize Winner
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