Firewood in NYC?

December 3, 2007 12:52 PM

Where can I get firewood in New York City?

My roommates just bought a small fire pit for our back patio. We don't have a car, so getting something deliverable would be a plus. Or we could bring it home in a cab/car service. I'd like to lay in enough for at least five or six evenings of firey goodness this winter. We live in Brooklyn (Crown Heights).

posted by toomuchkatherine to sports, hobbies, & recreation (7 answers total)

Most of the delis and grocery stores in my neck of the woods sell small bundles of firewood. Check inside by the front door or outside in front of the store. I don't know Crown Heights, but Park Slope is full of firewood for sale (Key Foods, the deli, the Met).
posted by 2bucksplus at 1:12 PM on December 3, 2007

If you have a fancy "wood burning brick oven" pizza place nearby, ask them who they get their wood from. Whoever it is might deliver to you if you get a wheelbarrow or two full, and it's usually almond or apple wood, which can be nicer than the junk pine that you get in a box or shrinkwrap o'logs from a store.
posted by bartleby at 1:47 PM on December 3, 2007

My boyfriend has a fireplace at his apartment and gets his wood delivered (among other things) from maxdelivery.com.

This is the type of firewood that has the paper wrapping around the logs that helps you ignite the wood. We've found this is the easiest to use in our fireplace, but your fire pit might be different. Plus the paper tells you how long the log will last, and comes in different sizes so we are never really waiting for the fire to go out before we can do something else. Its handy!

We do get just plain 'ol wood from the deli but its not delivered. Though some delis do deliver, so you should just call and find out. I once had a watermelon delivered from the deli. :c)

Keep warm!
posted by modernsquid at 2:26 PM on December 3, 2007

The bodegas in my neighborhood carry firewood in small bundles too.
posted by yeti at 2:40 PM on December 3, 2007

I hate to sound like I'm setting you up with my ugly friend, but I often use Duraflame type logs. While I love real wood for most occasions, it's often easier to aquire and clean up after these kinds of logs. Even if you find some decent wood in NYC, it can be good to have a few on hand for those times when you don't have any wood left and still want a fire.
posted by a_green_man at 11:54 PM on December 3, 2007

Just out of curiosity, a question from an upstate guy who cuts & splits his own in the back yard... how much does an armload of firewood go for in NYC?
posted by Area Control at 7:40 AM on December 4, 2007

I'm wondering the same thing. How much should a small bundle of wood from the bodega cost?

I'm not a huge fan of Duraflame, but you're right, they might be useful to have around for random occasions.
posted by toomuchkatherine at 12:52 PM on December 5, 2007