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The shoeshining business has been hurt not only by the pandemic, but also by the growing popularity of more casual footwear.

The decline has been exacerbated by the pandemic, remote working and the rise in popularity of more casual workwear when people did return to the office.

NEW YORK -- On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying polish and elbow grease to loafers, boots and other leather shoes. When finished, these customers hand over $8 in cash at a counter where a sign reads "Were not God, but we do save soles."

The decline has been exacerbated by pandemic, remote working and the rise in popularity of more casual workwear when people did return to office

Shoeshines are losing some luster. Once a common practice, the tradition of getting a quick polish from a rag-toting shoeshiner has become more of a rarity, and many stands have

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying p...

NEW YORK — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while

The tradition of getting a quick polish from a rag-toting shoeshiner is greatly diminished, and many stands similar to those in Penn Station and Grand Central...