Astor Place Hairstylists, a fixture of Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood for over 75 years, was closing as of Thanksgiving because of the pandemic. Over the years the barbershop had become simultaneously a beacon of New York City cool, a constant status symbol among punks and celebrities like Andy Warhol and Robert de Niro, a tourist favorite, and a reliable neighborhood barber where ordinary New Yorkers could pop in for a cheap, fashionable cut.