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.

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.