One of the few stores that still has the Mom and Pop feel of old New York reasonable prices and…read moreplenty of choices. And more specifically nice personal touch. My five year-old wanted to buy a purse at this store. She paid cash and when she got her purse, and when we got out of the store, she realized that the button was broken. I returned, and without question, he immediately replaced it, and also offered to order one with the exact same color at no extra charge. The immediate attention to customer satisfaction was a welcome refreshing interaction at a store. In a time when things are so corporate, it's nice to know they're still a bit of real New York on the upper west side.

I happen to love hardware stores.. I go in knowing what I need and then I find items that were not…read moreon the original list but essential. I was in the area and stumbled upon University Hardware. I was looking for Ball glass jars, one can never have enough of these wonderful jars. I found different sizes and nicely priced. This store had just about everything, there are aisles and shelves galore to find what you need and items you didn't know you needed.. Staff is very friendly and ready to help. The checkout process is fast and easy. Take 1 train to Columbia University stop, 5 minute walk. If you're hungry after browsing and buying, there's Tom's Diner ( Seinfeld) nearby.

I can't be objective, because I truly believe (in a hilarious way) that HOMEGOODS have a conspiracy…read moreagainst women! You can NEVER go into Homegoods, and NEVER come out with an empty hand. Absolutely nope‼ Homegoods is EVERY WOMEN Achilles heel for sure. LMAO, seriously. Honestly, it's the ONLY place that calms, comfort and centers my focus. My driven focus is always first, the Clearance section. I plead the 5th! Lol. After my harmless ranting, I MUST pay homage to the entire STAFF; especially Ms Zelda this morning. SHE WAS AMAZING & AWESOME. I just completed my Mommy's Day shopping early this morning. And Ms Zelda was friendly, welcoming with her beautiful, radiant smile at 10a. That made me feel joyous in my spirit, and not feeling some kind of way because I was way over my budget. Seriously, HAPPY MOTHER's DAY TO ALL THE BADA** MOMS. Who hold it down for ALL.

Located on the UWS (C train 96th st) is the only Home Goods in the city. Organized and relatively…read morelarge. Opens early 9a. Closes late 930p. Found some Staub and Le Creuset ceramic baking dishes and mini cocettes. Nite a TJ maxx and Burlington are across the st

Eric was contracted to install my kitchen cabinets. He did horrendous work making poor cuts, didn't…read moreknow how to cut deco strip on the corners, cut the hole for the microwave outlet on the wrong side so covered up the hole with white duct tape. Installed an island that was not level cover panels bowed out. I could go on and on.He will make all excuses that I have pictures to prove all this. It was a horrible experience. Kitchen had to basically be redone.

I am sure when thing work, this is a great service. My experience was unfortunately different, and…read moreit really was how the entire situation was handled. I reached out to Eric, the owner, and pretty much a half hearted apology but essentially told I was shit out of luck. If they are putting hardware on your PAX system, I would be careful, they might ruin your doors Here is my story IDA Flatpack were super accommodating to send someone on Friday evening to assemble my PAX after Ikea screwed me over by not delivering that Thursday. Unfortunately he forgot his stencil or something to assist him with putting the handles on the door, so requested to come back Sunday to finish the job. Not a problem. On Saturday my husband and I level our closet, and place the PAX exactly where we wish it to go in the room Sunday, Nate comes and puts the handles on. I go to check the handles, and they are obvious to the naked eye they are uneven. I tell Nate and he tried to square up the doors. At the ends, even with his best efforts, something was off, but he told us unless he drilled new holes, that was the best he could do. After Nate left, we discovered that he had moved our PAX a few inches over, I'm not sure why. All the work my husband and I went through to level and ensure the closet was correct was for nothing, it took us another half hour / hour after Nate left to square the closet (now with clothing), it was a total waste of time. I am most displeased with how the handles look, from the outside and inside. I am attaching pictures so you can see what looks to be a mess from both the outside of the closet and the inside. The outside you can the screws, and the inside of the closets looks like the hole was drilled several times because he couldn't get the right placement. I am highly disappointed at this. The doors are ruined. I expected much more professional work from someone who does this all the time. If I had known this would be the result, I would not have let him near the handles of the PAX. Nate was pleasant and great, but his work at the end really did not hold up for what I think you would expect when you send someone out to do a job.

Branden is the best! Always helpful and patient even when he is super busy, which he always is…read more Great place. Enjoy doing business with them.

From the owner: New York Plumbing Wholesale & Supply is a premier supplier of pipes, valves, fittings, pumps, sewer…read moreand drain systems, as well as kitchen & bathroom fixtures.

My wife and I were delighted by the beautiful work done by ATOZ Renovations. We're not in the habit…read moreof writing rave reviews. (We're New Yorkers after all.) But the job they did deserves recognition. Among the many people worth a shout-out: designer Chaya Uzan whose enthusiasm and ideas gave us a sense that our project was quite special; and Robbie Goldberg, our day-to-day contact and project manager, who brought a craftsman's eye to all aspects of the job. When problems were encountered, problems were fixed. An example: once we installed a new oven in the kitchen we realized that we would have to do without a favorite built-in spice cabinet. Robbie came up with ingenious fix requiring some custom carpentry so that the spice rack did not disappear but became an integral of the whole. Anthony, our renovation expert, was our first contact with A to Z. He encouraged us not to give up on what we wanted the project to look like even though other renovators had told us it was impossible to do. He also offered to answer any questions we might have along the way. Then there's Shevy, the permit and insurance coordinator. She dealt with the necessary paperwork and kept the inspectors at bay so we did not have to deal with those headaches. And last but not least, Mario, the site manager, who was there every day, hands-on, always professional and pleasant. On that note, the entire team seemed to like one another and treated us and each other with a refreshing degree of decency and consideration. To summarize: The team at ATOZ was thoroughly professional and kept us informed with clear, consistent communication every step of the way. Importantly, the team worked efficiently to stay on schedule and were fair when an unexpected issues arose, providing clear solutions. The final result is exceptional, and the quality of work exceeded our expectations. We would not hesitate to recommend ATOZ to anyone.

I couldn't be happier with the renovation of my townhouse in Greenpoint! Finding a company I could…read moretruly trust was not easy -- I'm very cautious when it comes to my home. But after meeting the team at A to Z Renovations, I finally felt confident I was in good hands. They were on point, punctual, and extremely detail-oriented throughout the entire project. Every step was handled with care and clear communication. The quality of their work exceeded my expectations, and I felt completely comfortable from start to finish. I honestly feel blessed to have found them. Trust is everything when you're doing a renovation, and A to Z truly delivered on every level. I highly, highly recommend them and will definitely be using them again in the future.

Intelligent Kitchen is a GEM and located in my UWS neighborhood too. I came across Intelligent…read moreKitchen (IK) as my family was in need of design and project management help for our apartment renovation. We had met with a number of design build firms but were not finding what we were looking for in personalized attention. When I first met IK, the project was a certain size - one kitchen and one bathroom, possibly two bathrooms. After we met IK, heard their ideas and shared some of our dream items for our family home, we decided to re-design our ENTIRE apartment using IK as our design team for architectural services and selections across 2300 interior square feet. This included redesigning our apartment layout, tripling the size of our kitchen and gutting 3 full bathrooms and enhancing one other bathroom. We could not have done it without Lauren, Olga, Adriana and the entire IK team of designers and project managers. IK is on top of it all. We had weekly design and logistics meetings that included our budget tracking and our selection tracking. They were able to show us what our apartment was going to look like through amazing renderings that were so life-like, it was the first time I was able to truly see what I was putting together. They worked with us on finishing selections, coordination with the contracting team over 6 months with multiple weekly visits, the architect and expeditors, the ancillary services and resources for glass, marble, cabinetry and more. IK was able to deliver us the home of our dreams in NYC. Although it was a complicated and nearly year long project, we felt ready to take it all on because of IK and their team and their contacts. They were there for us every step of the way, kept us on budget and were able to meet with varying providers when we weren't, acting like our own right hand. I would recommend IK to anyone looking to do a bathroom or a kitchen or a complete and total renovation just like ours. Matter of fact, I have already referred several friends and neighbors to them. IK makes you feel like you are the only client they are working with and acted with transparency and charm each and every time. Thank you IK!

Lauren at IKDNY is great! She is very professional and has impeccable taste. this was my first home…read moreon my own, and first time renovating. I didn't have any idea where to start, and Lauren was extremely helpful. She really maximized the space in my small kitchen and picked beautiful product. My only regret is that I didn't renovate my bathroom! I will be calling again :)

I can't recommend Berceli as they aren't responsible stewards with the necessary paperwork in NYC…read more They never signed the certificate of completion and this is a problem now six years later when I want to sell the apartment. I had no idea at the time, and now they can't be bothered with me as I'm apparently not a current client. True, I would never use them again but I can write bad reviews and certainly not refer them.

Not ADA compliant. In the process of filing a complaint. Not only are they careless, they pose a…read moredanger. Shower seats need to be secured to studs behind the wall as they are weight bearing!! Right. He hung these like a picture frame with 4 screws through the tile. Looked good. Not functional for even me at 100 lbs Beware of using them. Just because they're expensive and post beautiful finished products doesn't mean it won't start falling apart a few weeks later. They do not respond to issues after you make your last payment. We also had a problem with them hanging the shower door improperly and it began to bind. We made multiple calls and Ronnie never replied. The glass began chipping. Actually popping off when the shower door wasn't even on use. That's how badly it was hung. Stay away from this company!'

I cannot begin to say enough good things about Jakub, Tom and the team. We had our home kitchen…read morecabinet refacing projected priced out several months before finding Home Solutions and we decided not to move forward with the company. The reason: waiting around for a crew for hours just for the estimate with subpar communication leaving me - waiting around for people to show up. When I started searching for a new team that could handle the work, I read through reviews and found Home Solutions. Customers raved about communication and pride in their work. And through completion of our kitchen project we experienced exactly that - professionalism, on-time delivered work and diligent communication every step of the way to ensure our satisfaction. They made it easy to coordinate arrival - offering for someone to meet me and hand off keys, offering to work around our schedule, providing clear timelines of when we could expect work to be started and completed. Do not hesitate hiring these guys. They are perfectionists and will not stop until you are satisfied with their work. Thank you, Jakub and Tom.

I just completed a kitchen remodeling project with Jakub and his team and the experience could not…read morehave been smoother. (Things people rarely say about home remodeling or working with contractors!). From the initial contact to the final days, Jakub and his team were communicative and responsive, even to my silly questions along the way. I received regular updates on their progress throughout the project. Most importantly, my kitchen looks beautiful! We kept the structure of the kitchen the same, putting in new electrical panel, dishwasher and all new cabinets, countertops, tile and sink. I couldn't be more thrilled with the finished product! Jakub and his team reassure from the beginning that they will help execute your vision and they keep that promise.

I definitely recommend NY Custom Interior for your projects. They make excellent designs and their…read morefinished products are the same as you desired. The workers are very professional and the manager is awesome.

I came here because I needed 8 foot kitchen cabinets and a counter-top for my new house. I have to…read moreadmit, the customer service here is unbelievable! They showed me several samples and helped me make an informed decision. So I ended up getting the cabinets and quartz stone counter-top along with a modern back-splash. Thank you very much for your business. I love my new kitchen.

Never did get to put up the pictures. Here they are. Recommend this business highly for all of your…read moreceramic tile needs.

Just go there! Marino Tile in Astoria is the place to go…read morewhen shopping for tile! Diane and Joe both are helpful and patient when you're trying to decide what you need for your space, for even the smallest job. Parking is limited in that area, but no worries: just call them, and they will direct you where to park. Places like Home Depot cannot compare with the individualized service and care you will get here, not to mention the quality of the tile. Like I said, just go there, and support small businesses. You'll be glad you did!