Gertz was a New York-based department store, headquartered in Jamaica, Queens.

Founded in 1918 by Benjamin Gertz, along with his five sons,[1] the company was acquired by Allied Stores in 1941.

[2][3] Gertz had branch stores in Douglaston, Flushing, Great Neck, Hicksville, Massapequa, Bay Shore, Lake Grove, and East Hampton.

[4] The 300,000 square foot Hicksville location was opened in 1956 in the Mid-Island Plaza, known today as Broadway Commons;[5] that store would eventually become Sterns in 1983, followed by Macy's in 2001.

After Macy's closed the location, the building was demolished and a Lowe's was built on the site.