Gates Ave, Ridgewood

On the corner of Gates Ave and Forest Ave is a great hardware store. It has everything that you need and at a good price. It’s the local hardware store from yesteryear. Not like an impersonal big box store, and better than the crummy selection at the dollar store. The guys that work here are friendly and knowledgeable, and if you tell them you’re trying to do a project on the cheap, they won’t make you feel like a fool but will help you find the best solution.