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After four years in his native France, Antony Sabatier returned to New York to open this minimalist four-chair salon with Jeffrey Inawat, the top stylist from his previous establishment: Dop Dop on Mercer Street. When Autonomy originally opened, this part of the neighborhood was all garages and storage spaces; now, the nearby shops and restaurants prove the perfect places to pop in with your newly fashion-conscious trim, cut, deep conditioning, dye job, or highlights. True to its Old Country ties, Autonomy exclusively stocks the Italian styling product Davines, whose sleek stylish packaging matches the salon’s simply cool atmosphere. — Chrissy Persico