New York City Hardware Stores

If you're just in town for the weekend, you may not need to worry about finding pliers. But if you're living here for a while, here are some places to go for home improvement.

Bowery Home Supplies, 270 Bowery (www.boweryhomesupplies.com), Primarily specializing in lumber, Bowery Home Supplies also has all of the nuts and bolts of home repair. It's also a great place to pick up a broom, a measuring tape, or a tube of Gorilla or Sumo glue. Credit card min. $15. Prices vary. Open M-F 8am-5pm, Sa 10am-4pm. Takes credit cards. Wheelchair access.
Saifee Hardware, 114 1st Ave. (www.saifeehardware.com), Literally anything you could possibly need for your home or garden, you can find at Saifee. They have your standard paints, tools, gardening supplies, etc. but they also have all of those obscure products on which somebody owns a very un-lucrative patent, like shower strainers ($3.75). They also have lots of items for making your living space more pleasing to the senses: candles, flowers, incense and other such embellishments. Paint from $16 per quart. Potted plants from $3. Extension cords from $3. Duct tape from $3. Seeds from $1.69/pack. Gardening shovels from $3.50. Trash cans from $7.49. Incense 5 for $1. Keys $1.39. Open M-Sa 8:30am-7:30pm, Su 10am-6:30pm. Takes credit cards. Wheelchair access.

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