Ah, this takes me back to the days when New York magazine used to run great useful articles.
This is just a few, but better than nothing. I go to Jim's, with a clientele so devoted that when the landlord tried to kick them out, a few - including a lawyer - rose up and fought back.
The Best Cobblers in New York
https://www.curbed.com/article/best-cobblers-nyc.html