Badichi NYC

Badichi NYC runs the only belt shop standing along Broome Street’s workshop stretch. Forty-four forty-four Broome St is the address to remember, right in the thick of the neighborhood’s raw industrial edges giving way to designer studios. Across lofts and storefronts the demand for solid hardware keeps the space busy year-round.

Walk in expecting hinges, buckles, and straps cut to order rather than hanging racks of off-the-rack options. Belts travel here for same-day sizing or custom slits for tailoring work, and a few clients bring in vintage pieces to restore the original stud pattern. Behind the counter the team keeps spare tongue-bars in stock for bikes, bags, and even console straps, saving trips across the city.

Industrial designers stop by for silver-nickel clasps; outfitters mail in nylon web orders a few at a time. A quiet back table hosts small-batch rivet runs when a wholesaler commits to two-digit pieces. Measurements rotate between metric and inch grids depending on who’s signing the purchase order.

Call ahead and they’ll set aside spools of 1-3/4” vegetable-tanned leather so a rigger or a tailor doesn’t waste hide. From Broome and Canal to the edge of the Bowery, plug the map link into your phone before you hop on the 6 train at Spring. Grab the freight elevator and you’ll be out again inside fifteen minutes. I drop by when I need one perfect belt rather than another online shopping cart.