Best of New York 2012 • Kids

• Cozy’s Cuts for Kids

  1125 Madison Ave., at 84th St.; 448 Amsterdam Ave., at 81st St.; 1416 Second Ave., at 74th St.; 212-585-2699; cozyscutsforkids.com

  Cozy’s has always known how to keep a kid from freaking out during a first-time haircut (balloons, post-cut treats). But the chain is upping the ante with a newly introduced “braid bar” at its Upper East Side and Upper West Side locations. Stylists are at the ready for kids who want to emulate the likes of Chloe Moretz, Elle Fanning, and Dianna Agron—all of whom appeared with twisted plaits in a recent Teen Vogue story on the “braided updo.” Clients page through a look book to choose a style or design their own; they can also add beads, feathers, or tinsel to their braids. Prices start at $15.

From the 2012 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine