Hardware N.Y.

Hardware store with a huge variety of goods.

Chenere

It's not a big box store and their prices, though reasonable, reflect that. The big plus for this store is convenience if you don't drive and need something like a 2 x 4 of a 50lb bag of rock salt. However, as another reviewer noted, too many items in the store have no marked price and when you do bring something up to the front to get a price you too often discover you're paying a premium for convenience. If you're not in a hurry and need something that can be shipped to you, you're probably going to save money buying online. They claim to be a cabinet showroom, but that must be a vestige of a previous retail life. They do sell lumber and building supplies, but the choices are limited and on these items their prices are definitely higher than Lowes or HD despite the large sign they have proclaiming their prices are better than the big box stores. The staff is a mixed bag, particularly if you don't speak Spanish. They range from courteous, knowledgeable and helpful to gruff and incompetent. I wouldn't be heartbroken if a big box store came into the neighborhood and put these guys out of business, but until one does it's really a godsend to have them in the neighborhood.

Not a bad place though they can be a bit gruff. They have pretty good selection though. But I HATE that half the stuff they sell has no price tag on it. You have to cart materials and supplies up to the counter to find out what they'll cost you. And BTW, we DO NOT need a Home Depot in Riverdale. HD is awful and should be run out of business. What we need is a Lowes. If you've ever been to a Lowes you stand in amazement as to how Home Despot can survive at all. Their workers are unavailable and often out to lunch. Their stores are invariably a mess and they don't have half the things you need for a job so you have to travel from store to store to collect the materials for your project.

I found this store by accident and only stopped in to look at their paint selection. What I found was a store that has solved all of my hardware needs. As someone who is mechanically impaired, I do not like hardware store, but this is one that I can actually spend hours in searching up and down the isles for fun toys.