Rebel Ink Tattoo
Tattoo Revue|Issue 185
Hello! My name is Tricia Gotti and I am the current President of Rebel Ink Tattoo & Piercing. I am a mother of five children, four boys and one girl; my youngest being just 6 years old and my oldest is almost 27.
Rebel Ink Tattoo

Hello! My name is Tricia Gotti and I am the current President of Rebel Ink Tattoo & Piercing. I am a mother of five children, four boys and one girl; my youngest being just 6 years old and my oldest is almost 27. I am a fulltime Crisis Interventionalist for the board of education, and I am currently attending college online to complete my degree in Science Community and Human Services with a concentration in Child Services.

Having owned my first business at just 16, I should not have been surprised when my oldest son came to me at 23 years old and told me he wanted to open up a tattoo shop. Except for the fact that he wasn’t a tattoo artist. But he insisted on us finding a location where he could put artists to work that he was truly passionate about. So, I supported him and that’s what he did.

Rebel Ink Tattoo & Piercing was established in 2016 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York by my son John Joseph Gotti. On Instagram - @johnny_ gotti27 - When it came to the name of the shop, my son had been wearing a shirt with his grandfather on it that had the word “rebel” across it. It was a no-brainer once he put the two together. With minor reservations, he had that place up and running in no time. And let me tell you, the place was instantly a hit.

But just as things were seemingly perfect for us, my world was shattered when I learned that my son was addicted to drugs. Not only is it something that I am absolutely against, but I was completely blindsided by the discovery. However, I refuse to be ashamed to say that unfortunately, my son got caught up and was incarcerated six months after the shop opened.

This story is from the Issue 185 edition of Tattoo Revue.

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