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SOG Knives and Tools - Belt Buckle Multi-Tool
The SOG Sync Belt is a multi-tool that clips to your pack or can be worn as a belt buckle so it's always nearby.
Another cool thing about the SOG Sync Belt Buckle, is that was designed by our friend and long time Crest Hardware customer, Jameson Ellis
Check out our new shipment of Duke Cannon grooming products.
We are carrying the full line of soaps, lip balms, beard products and more.
Perfect for Father's Day! Be sure to stop by Crest and pick up a gift!
Duke Cannon at Crest Hardware
We had a great time today building birdhouses with Miss Franquinha's class from PS 91 in Glendale, Queens. The class stopped by to learn about plants, visit Franklin the Pig and get involved in do-it-yourself projects!
Miss Franquinha and her class
The kids with their finished birdhouses
We used Melissa & Doug Birdhouses sold at Crest Hardware. We carry an assortment of fun projects and activities for children!
With Summer just around the corner, we just got a new shipment of Bonfire's Light-n-Go Portable Birch Log!
Perfect for quick & easy bonfires, fire pits, and BBQs. Put it virtually anywhere and create a beautiful bonfire with only one match!
No chemicals! Just pure kiln dried beautiful white birch, with a paperboard firestarter.
It’s safe for cooking, indoors or out.
Just one match and you're playing with fire!
The Light ‘n Go Bonfire burns more than 1.5 hours and can be enjoyed in a fire pit or fireplace. Take them camping, cook marshmallows, hotdogs, or drop a frying pan on the log for eggs.
This could be you and your family!
Bonfire products are available at Crest Hardware, voted New York's #1 Hardware Store!
Crest is a proud sponsor of the Cardboard & Ducktape Spectacular!
For more information on the event check out: BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS
Bindlestiff’s latest production, A Cardboard & Duct Tape Spectacular, returns to NYC’s Connelly Theater after a successful premiere run in 2016. A little imagination can go a long way, and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues to reimagine classic American circus tradition with a unique contemporary twist.
Join Bindlestiff’s cast of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, sideshow marvels, and vaudevillians as they pare the Cirkus down to its most basic elements: discovery, risk, and joy. Always ready to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, these talented performers bring the audience back to their own childhood experiences of fun. Follow the Bindlestiffs and discover that some cardboard, duct tape, and creativity is all that’s needed to find delight.
We finally have our very own fully-decorated Crest Hardware delivery van, featuring our famous Key Guy mascot!
Now you can shop at Crest and not have to worry about carrying heavy or over-sized items home or on the train.
Check out our delivery page HERE to see our covered zones and pricing.
This Saturday, April 29th from 10AM to 4PM, be sure to bring all your old and useless technology to Grand Street between Lorimer and Leonard Streets for FREE E-WASTE RECYCLING!
Special thanks to Grand Street BID for hosting the event.
If for some reason you need to hide your liquor, then this book is for you!
It's entitled 'Chemistry 101: Liquor', but it only contains one page.. the rest of the space it taken by a stainless steel flask of which you can fill with your favorite beverage.
You can also just take the flask with you and hide other valuables inside the book's secret compartment.
Peep the engraving.. the isotopic formula for ethanol :)
Another fine product by Kikkerland available at Crest Hardware, NYC's #1 Hardware Store.
We are very pleased and honored to be featured in this months issue of 'Hardware Retailing Magazine' alongside Artist Rachel Lussier, whose work was recently displayed at Crest Hardware.
Rather not risk damaging your phone to write an address or phone number in the rain? Rite in the Rain offers notebooks and writing instruments for outdoor work and activities.
These notepads can withstand being submerged and drenched in liquid, while still holding perfectly legible writings and notes. You can even use them directly in the rain... They're 100% waterproof!
Personally, I use these awesome little notepads for tracking my sites during backpacking trips in the Catskills. Many times I've been caught in horrible storms and needed to jot down my distance or name of the next destination without taking out my phone and risking the damage.
It's always a good idea to carry a small pen and paper with you when you venture outdoors, so better to have ones that are built to last!
We upped our bike game this year and dedicated a section of the store for all things bike related.
We're carrying items from Kikkerland and Nite Ize, along with bike locks and other necessities.
Our selection includes bike lights, phone holders, bike repair kits, hi-visibility items, bells, attachable speakers and more. Come by Crest to check out the full selection or pop in while you're riding through Williamsburg!
With Spring on the way, we chose to designate a section of Crest Hardware into our very own Kid's Corner!
We are now carrying an assortment of products from 'Melissa & Doug' whose goal is to create toys that encourage children to get thinking and start discovering. Their products include a countless variety of entertaining games and activities. Everything from little gardening supplies, mini tool sets and Do-it-Yourself projects for the kids.
Stop by Crest and check our selection! We're carrying an assortment of indoor and outdoor games as well as family friendly products and kits.
In the first installation of 'Super Useful Home Goods', we'd like to introduce the 'G-Clamp Bottle Opener' from Suck UK.
G-Clamp is In-Stock at Crest Hardware
This 2-in-1 , G-Clamp/Bottle opener is perfect for any workshop or studio. Just clamp it right to your desk or work surface and you're ready to roll! The best part is that it's easily removable, so you can bring it camping or clamp it to your backyard table during BBQs.
G Clamp in action.
Suck UK is a London based home goods company specializing in uniquely designed accessories for your home, workspace and office.
Poo-Pourri is a magical formula of essential oils that when sprayed into the toilet, will create a layer that works as a barrier to secure odor and leave the room smelling clean from the start. Remember to spray it before you go! That's the magical part!
Here at Crest Hardware we always keep a bottle of Poo-Pourri in the bathroom. No one likes to haphazardly walk in and catch the 'essence' of the last person. We recommend Poo-Pourri and carry it in the shop.
We just got a new shipment of Original Citrus, Royal Flush (colone frangrance) and Shoe-Pourri, which is a foot odor solution to keep your shoes stink-free!
"Spritz the bowl before you go and no one will ever know!"
F'lint is an award winning lint roller that is retractable and easy to carry along.
Check out the video below to see how it works:
Finally, a lint roller that speaks to me! F'lint lint rollers are not only available in an assortment of awesome colors, they also work great and are easy to carry with you in case of an emergency! They are made of convenient tear-away sheets with light adhesive that pick up lint and removes it from any fabric.
Friends don't let friends walk around with lint all over their backs, so do the right thing and get yourself a F'lint lint roller. Be a hero and save yourself and others the embarrassment of unsightly lint creatures creeping on your clothes.
F'lint is available at Crest Hardware in an assortment of colors!
Here's a picture from 2007, the year we officially broke ground in creating our now 5000 SF Urban Garden Center.
Circa 2007
We spent a good amount of time clearing out the area, pulling up roots and laying out the framework for our vision. It took a few years before we were able to build the garden center to what it is today, but memories like these remind us how it all started.
The Original Scrub Daddy is now in stock at Crest! The Scrub Daddy is the most successful item that was featured on the TV show 'SharkTank'.
You might think it's just a cute sponge with a smiley-face but this sponge means business. The innovative 'flex texture' feature makes the brush brittle and hard when running under cold water, which is great for scrubbing hard to clean surfaces such as pots and pans. When you run the Scrub Daddy under hot water it becomes soft which is great for getting into the bottom of cups and into crevasses. And... The smiley-face isn't just for cute-ness points, it also makes it easier to clean utensils, just stick the end of a fork or spoon into the mouth and effortlessly get both sides clean and shiny!
Over the weekend we had the pleasure to host the opening of "The Hardware: An Installation of Paintings By Rachel Lussier".
The show will be on display until March 4th at Crest Hardware.
Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to enjoy the show! We had a great time with you all!
Crest (True Value) Hardware & Urban Garden Center is pleased to host an installation of paintings uniquely suited towards its trade.
The artist, Rachel Lussier, explores the age-old relationship between man and tools with her series of nearly 100 paintings of everyday useful objects designed for the hand. Lussier celebrates hardware stores as a place of intention, industry and community. She drew her inspiration from Lakeview (True Value) Hardware in Battle Creek, MI where the series was painted largely from life and on location.
Lussier, who currently resides in Connecticut, earned a BFA from Parsons School of Design (Communication Design) and has studied extensively at The National Academy of Design, The Art Students League, The New York Academy and The New York Studio School. Lussier worked in the field of graphic design for many years including as Senior Art Director for Sotheby’s before committing herself fully to making fine art. Lussier has exhibited in New York City, Colorado, Connecticut and Michigan.
Crest (True Value) Hardware & Urban Garden Center will host the collection from February 4th – March 4th before the series moves on to other exhibition venues on the East Coast.
Crest Arts works extensively with the community to support local artists and craftsmen by hosting events and providing platforms for artists to showcase their work.
For more information about the exhibit or Crest (True Value) Hardware & Garden Center visit www.cresthardwarenyc.com or call 718.388.9521. For additional information about Rachel Lussier visit www.rachellussierart.com.
Have you ever wanted to experience shopping at Crest Hardware when you couldn't physically be there? Now you can!!! :) Thanks to The Ministry of Lamination & Gen Ken Montgomery
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