Moscot optics roots were first planted in America by great-grandfather and family patriarch, Hyman Moscot, who arrived from Eastern Europe in 1899. Hyman began selling ready-made eyewear from a wheelbarrow on Orchard Street in Manhattan's famous Lower East Side . Moscot has infused its unmistakably refined downtown aesthetic with over 100 years of eyewear experience and unrivaled craftsmanship to create its timeless eyewear. Although now recognized as a global fashion brand, Moscot remains, at heart, a neighborhood optic.