From the shop on 1st Ave
Straight answers on locks, keys, and doors from the shop at 1450 1st Ave on the Upper East Side.
Before asking for a duplicate of a damaged key, sort out whether it is bent or worn and look for a less-used spare.
Small changes in how a door opens, closes, or locks can signal a real problem - here is what to watch and when to act.
You do not know who still holds keys to your new front door. A locksmith's plain checklist for the first week in a prewar Manhattan apartment.
Anyone can copy a standard key at any kiosk. A restricted keyway changes that arithmetic, and it is why managed buildings keep adopting them.