Apartment Therapy: service, misc

The Knife Grinding Trucks of Brooklyn

It's not Henry Westpfal (who we've heard has moved, by the way), but we love seeing the knife grinder truck coming down the street on weekends. The knife man in his old truck stops midblock, rings h...

Georgetown Refinishing (Furniture Repair)
Washington, DC

This U.S. post office cubby cabinet was recently picked up at the Raleigh, NC flea market in excellent condition, but suffered damage during the journey to DC. The cabinet was made in 1930 and used t...

Chauncey Sage: Lead Inspector

Time to get the LED out. Lead is all over New York City, and it doesn't really become a concern (or an interest) until you have children. And then it is a big concern. According to the EPA, "Lead is...

Disaster Masters: Home Crisis Management

Do you want to be your own Disaster Master? We heard about Disaster Masters three years ago and they left an imprint. What are they? Disaster Masters is Ron Alford's New York company that special...

Urban Fruit Orchards, Renovation Consultants, Tiny Entries
NYT House & Home Roundup 3.13.08

Backyards, Beware: An Orchard Wants Your Spot. A look at the increasing number of urban gardeners planting and harvesting fruit trees. Calling in the House Therapist. Renovation consultants can be...

Knossos Cabinetry

Speak to Spiros. Walking into Knossos Cabinetry is a like walking into many stores in New York, it is quiet, not too busy and you may need to ask for help. One wonders how the revolution in our serv...

Samurai Sharpening Service

Dull blades make a dull home. Time to cook for the guests you have coming in two hours, and your knives just can't cut it. How many expensive knife blocks have I seen in client's homes, and when was...

Moishe's Moving Systems

(Photo: Lane Johnson)To all Hot Movers 2006 Systematic moving. Hmm. Adding to our list of recommended movers, Moishe's easily makes the list. One of the biggest companies in the city, with a much ...

Rabbit Movers

(Photo: Lane Johnson) Only a few movers get the thumbs up. We keep hearing about movers who a. cheap b. fast and c. honest, and do our best to weed out the truth from the merely enthusaistic. Truth...

Apple Window Cleaning

Most of our clients don't even notice their windows anymore, and for good reason. They're all dirty. We don't know if it is simply human nature or the fact that New Yorker's enjoy the added privacy ...

Desmond Electric

Finally. That's what AT reader, Mimi, said after finding Desmond Electric. She's 3/4 through a substantial renovation of her apartment, and has been so pleased with the work Desmond Electric has done ...

The Plant House

Plants are essential to apartment living, but finding ones that will live in your place can be tough. Mike or Danny at The Plant House will help you. There are a number of attractive, unusual plants t...

Quality Tile

Please go to our new link for Quality Tile. We have heard that Quality Tile is THE place to purchase tile at a steep discount. It's not only cheaper than the boutiques on 5th avenue, it's also cheape...

Cityproof Windows: Fighting Noise, Draft & Dirt

Adding to our Guide of problem solving services, we are listing Cityproof as a local solution to improving your windows by cutting down on noise, draft or humidity. Highly recommended by Peter, who ...

Broome Lampshades

If you need a lampshade for an old lamp, want to repair one, or you want one made exactly like the one in your head, Broome Lampshades is your place. "Friendly," "patient" and only "one block from t...

Townside Upholsterers

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, just recover it. A few years ago we were looking for an upholsterer and Townside was recommended. They came, took a look, gave us a good price and then arranged for...

Sparclean Cleaning Co.: Total Apartment & Office Cleaning

If you are totally neurotic about "clean," you have found heaven. Sparclean, aka Brian Appel, is a one-man operation with a huge amount of energy and an attention to detail that will knock your socks...

Kings County Chimney & Furnace Cleaning

If you are so luck to have one.... MUG has a bucolic recommendation for Kings Country Chimney & Furnace Cleaning: William Barreto's company cleans and repairs chimneys and relines them if necessar...

Metro Refinishing

Like caps for your teeth... It costs a lot of money to buy a new tub or to have it re-enameled when it has gone scratched or worn around the drain. Re-glazing is the New York answer. While we have...

Louis Ekland: Good Tile Guy

Dept. of Bathroom & Kitchen Redos. If you are looking to retile a room in your apartment and want an estimate and a reliable guy to do it, we have just been tipped off that Louis Ekland is a good opt...

Javier Seaz: Good Contractor/Handyman

Help when you need it. Part of our dream is to have a working archive of small local carpenters and contractors that New Yorkers can easily find when small work is needing to be done. The list is sl...

Spotlight: Jonathan Wigmore

Japanese + Long Island City. Lighting designers are a strange bunch. Obsessive, they find a niche and then try every variation they can possbily imagine. We find this is true of Jonathan Wigmore's ...

The Geek Squad

Help is on the way. We heard about the Geek Squad last year: a rag tag group of computer nuts in the Twin Cities who drove around in old beat up cars (with "Geek Squad" spray painted on the sides) fi...

Sullivan Flooring Service

Feel clean beneath your feet. It seems that the Irish are moving in on the flooring niche. Sullivan Floors has been around for 35 years, and if you call them up you will find yourself talking with a...

Meyer's Moving & Storage

Smooth operator. Meyer's Moving is another big operator in the New York area that we have heard good things about. They can handle local and national moving and are on the phone the second you call ...

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