New Businesses You Want to See on Nostrand Ave

I have discovered the Moroccan restaurant Marrakesch Door, on Franklin between Fulton and Atlantic. Authentic food (I've been to Morocco), cheap, eat in (with table service) or take out available. So my needs are satisfied. Technically I think it might be in Bed Stuy. But it's worth the hazardous crossing of Atlantic Avenue!

(Dee's pet food also delivers. They are on Classon and Prospect. The store looks a little dingy, the windows are a bit grubby, the treats and accessories aren't extensive and are up high where you can't easily check out ingredients. But they have a large variety of dog and cat foods and no defined delivery limits or minimums. If you want a specific item they also say they will order it for you. And it's nice to support locally. )

@crownheightster @bicycle_roots What about Paws and the City? (http://www.pawsandthecitynyc.com/) It's on St. Johns Pl, at Nostrand. I've never actually been INSIDE this store, but it looks like a pet shop! (I personally buy my pet's food from the Petsmart near Atlantic or order online, so I don't really have stake in this discussion)

They have Paws and the City II which is one storefront away that sells pet food and accessories like leashes and litter. I've stopped in once or twice but the last time had to be six months ago or more. At the time they were stocking higher priced natural foods (Wellness, Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, etc) and not the mid-priced food my pets preferred, so I didn't make them a go to place, but I did do the "Damn we're out of pet food" run there once or twice. Not sure if the retail side is still open, but the grooming business certainly is.

re: "good hardware store"

There is a Home Depot on Nostrand near the G train, but what I think people are really seeking is a mid-size hardware store that has an affiliation with True Value or Ace.

The new Benjamin Moore paint store at Bergen and Bedford fills part of this desire.

The Benjamin Moore on Bergen and Bedford is a joke.  I went in a couple months ago and asked the lounging guy behind the counter if they had tarp clamps.  He went totally blank and said "uhhh, what are those?"  I explained, showed him a picture on my phone, explained their use and he said he had never heard of them.  So I asked if he had any small weights and got another blank stare.  "You know, weights, small heavy things you use to weigh things down?" I said.  No answer.  Ok, so I ask him, what about eyes?  Like hook and eyes, but without the hooks.  Here he comes from behind the counter and points to a wall and says they should be somewhere up there since that wall was just stocked.  I look and low and behold a part I actually need.  So I ask if he has anything that is similar is size and style to washers but heavier.  He suggests ... Washers.  Ok, I ask, what are the biggest washers you have?  So he stands staring at the wall looking.  I find them first.  They're not that big.  I decided to not even bother with the one things they did have.

I don't expect them to carry everything I want.  But I do expect them to know what things are.  If they don't have something they should either offer to order it or suggest where I can get it.  Or at the least do more than stare at me.

Garvey's is convenient but don't keep up on the stock while they hang out. So 40% of the time I have to walk to Franklin Ave where the Hware store hustles to serve. Basicly  lazy Garvey's looks like they are waiting to sell out to the highest bidder. Sad, coz they could be the go to place on Nostrand.

That would be Tarzian hardware, on 7th Avenue.  It's a very good hardware store, and has been there nearly 100 years.