Beplat Hardware

The amazing variety of tools and hardware available in this store is hard to believe given its size. They still do things that are nearly extinct in hardware stores today (e.g., cut and thread pipe, sell you one screw). They have been in business for more than 100 years, and owned by the same hardworking family for more than 25. The owners and staff are both very friendly and very knowledgeable. Most of their customers seem to be tradespeople who are regulars (which tells you something right there) but they are patient with newbies and never try to sell you what you don’t need. I’ve lived in Queens all my life and they are the best hardware store I have ever found anywhere in the city. They are a true credit to the community.