Touring the New Justin's Chop Shop: From Bank to Butcher Shop in Westhampton Beach - 27 East
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Touring the New Justin's Chop Shop: From Bank to Butcher Shop in Westhampton Beach

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Justin DeMarco at the new location of Justin's Chop Shop in Westhampton Beach. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco at the new location of Justin's Chop Shop in Westhampton Beach. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco at the new location of Justin's Chop Shop in Westhampton Beach. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco at the new location of Justin's Chop Shop in Westhampton Beach. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco with the cast iron statue of a winged pig that depicts the idiom “If pigs could fly,” given to him by a friend. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco with the cast iron statue of a winged pig that depicts the idiom “If pigs could fly,” given to him by a friend. DANA SHAW

The vault of the former Sterling National Bank/ Astoria Federal Savings Bank still resides in the shop. DANA SHAW

The vault of the former Sterling National Bank/ Astoria Federal Savings Bank still resides in the shop. DANA SHAW

Safety deposit boxes with keys inside the vault. DANA SHAW

Safety deposit boxes with keys inside the vault. DANA SHAW

Safety deposit boxes with keys inside the vault. DANA SHAW

Safety deposit boxes with keys inside the vault. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco hopes to open the chop shop in Westhampton Beach hopes to open on Friday. DANA SHAW

Justin DeMarco hopes to open the chop shop in Westhampton Beach hopes to open on Friday. DANA SHAW

About 2,300 square feet of the shop's main floor’s 3,000 square feet will be devoted to retail space. DANA SHAW

About 2,300 square feet of the shop's main floor’s 3,000 square feet will be devoted to retail space. DANA SHAW

Kitty Merrill on Jan 24, 2023
Wooden trusses, tin ceilings, gleaming stainless steel, traditional subway tiles, sleek black cases, safety deposit plates peppered throughout the site — and, of course, the cheeky Justin’s Chop Shop logo... more

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