Famed Miami tattoo artist Ami James decides to fulfill his longtime dream of opening up a tattoo shop in New York City. To help ensure the shop's success, he has invited some of the best artists in the business to join his team.

Ami James has opened an amazing tattoo shop in Manhattan and filled it with some of the best tattoo artists in the world. After a rough opening week, problems with an artist make Ami question if it's already time to make a change.

Ami’s top artist Tim Hendricks' laid back lifestyle threatens Ami’s business. Megan’s partying causes Ami to doubt her as the prodigy.

The pressure of being Ami James' apprentice and best friend brings Billy to a boiling point, and Chris seizes a romantic opportunity when Megan finds out her man cheated on her, with her best friend.

Ami gets a harsh reminder that business isn't doing as well as he had hoped. When shop manager Jessica tries to help, she ends up doing more harm than good.

Ami must tell Jessica a hard truth when a magazine photo shoot pushes her to re-evaluate her job at the shop. Robear can’t handle Tommy’s relentless pranks.

Ami's business stalls, and seems to be on the brink. Meanwhile, Chris's attitude goes cold, but his relationship with fellow artist, Megan, heats up. Ami's former apprentice, Yoji, flies in from Miami for a visit.

In the season finale of NY Ink, Ami reaches his breaking point with Chris, Megan finds herself caught in the middle, and the future of the crew is in limbo. The youngest female winner of Survivor Jenna Morasca comes into the shop.