NY Ink is an American reality documentary television series that debuted June 2, 2011 on TLC.

[1] TLC renewed the series for a second season in August 2011, also noting that the series' first season averaged 1.3 million viewers per episode.

[5] After Miami Ink (2004–2008) ended, tattoo artist Ami James moved to New York City in 2011 to fulfill his dream of opening a new tattoo studio, which he named the Wooster St. Social Club (now called Five Points Tattoo, located on 127 Lafayette Street.

James was joined again by producers David Roma and Charlie Corwin to detail the proceedings in the shop on NY Ink.

There's millions of stories in New York City, and our job is to tell them all... in ink.