Comments on: How do I find a good mover in NYC?

Question: How do I find a good mover in NYC?

Afroblanco — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:38:24 -0800

How do I find a good mover in NYC?

I'm moving from one apartment to a different one in the East Village. I don't have a lot of stuff (think big bed, big TV, and a bunch of boxes) and would move it myself, except that I'm moving from a 6th floor apartment to a 5th floor one.

It seems impossible to find a good mover on the internet. All the reviews on Yelp and Citysearch seem like obvious astroturfing. Plus, lots of my friends have had issues with movers charging them more than they said they would.

So, AskMe, I turn to you. How do I find a good mover in this city? Also, if anybody knows - how much should I expect to pay, assuming that I do all the packing myself?

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:45:25 -0800

Previously. (My answer there still stands.)

By: fings

fings — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:21:16 -0800

citimove.com

By: n'muakolo

n'muakolo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:34:20 -0800

Have you tried angie's list?

By: kimdog

kimdog — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:34:26 -0800

I can whole heartedly recommend NYC Moves , one of the highest rated movers on Citimove. I used them in February (moving from Washington Heights to Chelsea), my boyfriend used them in December, and my co-worker, who is one of the most demanding women I know, used them last summer. We all had flawless moves.

I think they are based in the East Village. They were prompt, and took extreme care with my stuff. Nothing was broken or damaged. When they got to my new place, I asked them to be careful because the floors had just been refinished. They were insanely careful and had no attitude about it.

The price for my move was $650. It was a flat price given at the time I made the reservation, based on a long list of what I was moving. I was moving from a 1BR to a studio. No bed, no dining furniture, but a big couch, lots of boxes and other sundry furniture. This was an elevator building to a first floor apartment. Three guys... I think the whole move took less than 4 hours.

By: ornate insect

ornate insect — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:47:31 -0800

I've used "Man With a Van" (there's about a million of those) from ads in the Voice before and never had any troubles (although it's been a few years). I don't remember the going rate though, but I think it's like $100 an hour for two guys plus tip? (I could be wrong).

By: kitmandu

kitmandu — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:25:54 -0800

I've also had good luck with the several different Man with a Vans from Village Voice (though it was a while ago). I'm happy to recommend John's Delivery, too (a cool guy with a van who looks just like Albert Einstein. He's not a spring chicken but presumably can rustle up another person or two. He seemed really honest and good-hearted and was fun to get a van ride from (I had a bunch of BB&B stuff to lug home and all the taxis in NYC were somehow missing). Worth a shot. 917-592-8501. I keep his card in my wallet because he just seems like the kind of guy who would help me in an emergency. Kimdog seems to have found a good one, but that's a lot more than I'd pay to move locally. Good luck!

By: ch1x0r

ch1x0r — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:39:00 -0800

My boyfriend and I (separately) used Oz a couple of years ago and were quite happy with the service.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:39:17 -0800

Yeah, $650 sounds like a lot.

By: merocet

merocet — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:06:00 -0800

We just used Shleppers to move a couple of blocks but with the same problem of being walk ups. They were professional, efficient and reasonably priced. The actual price was also cheaper than they quoted because they charge by the hour and did it quicker than planned. Can't argue with that!

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:32:45 -0800

Flatrate.

By: krautland

krautland — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:43:56 -0800

How do I find a good mover in NYC?

you ask krautland, who will tell you he used vantruckmove.com from angie's list and was very happy with the service provided.

By: lauranesson

lauranesson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:49:19 -0800

I've worked on shows with Jony Perez of JP Carrier - he mostly moves theatrical sets, so he's used to playing nice with heavy fragile things and weird loading times. He's also a super nice and funny guy.

By: lauranesson

lauranesson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:52:38 -0800

My html hasn't woken up yet today, I guess. JP Carrier's site!

By: any major dude

any major dude — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:40:58 -0800

The forum on this site has good recommendations and reviews

http://www.movingscam.com

By: spec80

spec80 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:48 -0800

I recently used Rabbit Movers recommended previously on another thread. I actually wanted to use languagehat's russian guys, but I was in a bind and left a voicemail but they called me back too late.

I had a great experience with them and would use them again.

By: sophist

sophist — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:18:13 -0800

Moving Scam Guide and their Superlist for NYC. They highly reccommend Shea Moving, All Star Moving and Moovers, Inc, for NYC moves.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:35:17 -0800

Hey all,

Thanks for your advice and suggestions. I wound up going with this guy that one of my friends recommended. Moving day is tomorrow, so if the guy is any good, I'll post back to the thread and give y'all his info.