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What NYC Customers Say

★★★★★ 4.94 · 199 Google reviews
★★★★★

“Luis and Hector were amazing! They got rid of two large couches, a mattress, and a bedframe from my Brooklyn brownstone — with 3 flights of steps in the middle of July — in under an hour. Extremely affordable as well; I got another quote for literally double the price.”

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Samantha Hellerman
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“They did a great job! Very efficient and were done within an hour. Definitely recommend.”

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Blair Queen
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★★★★★

“I had some old patio furniture to haul away. Booking was easy and the haulers did a great job. Will use Junk Rabbit again for this sort of thing.”

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Carl Baron
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How do I get an instant price for junk removal without calling anyone?

Three steps, and none of them involve a phone.

1. Photograph what you want gone. Phone camera is fine. Get the whole pile in frame, and open any closet or room that's part of the job.

2. Upload them. No account, no login, no email required to see a number.

3. Read the itemized quote. It comes back in roughly seven seconds, with every object listed at its own price and a total underneath. Book the slot on the same screen, or close the tab — nothing happens either way, and nobody rings you afterwards.

That's the whole path. It works across New York City — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island — plus Westchester and the closer parts of NY state we cover.

Is there a way to get an instant quote for junk removal without calling anyone?

Yes, and it's worth understanding why most companies can't do it.

The traditional model prices on judgement. You describe a pile over the phone, someone gives you a range, then a crew arrives and produces the real number in your living room — at the exact moment you have the least leverage and the most reason to just say yes.

Photo quoting removes the judgement step. Pictures go against a published per-item catalog. A sofa has a price. A dresser has a price. There's nothing for a salesperson to feel out, which is precisely why no call is needed.

The trade is that your photos have to be honest. Shoot the whole job and the quote holds. Shoot one corner of a four-room apartment and it won't.

How do junk removal companies price jobs in New York City?

Two models, and knowing which you're being quoted on tells you most of what you need.

Volume pricing charges by how much of the truck you fill, usually as a fraction of a load. It's a reasonable model for big messy jobs, but the fraction is typically judged on site, which is what makes the final number unpredictable.

Itemized pricing charges a published price per object. A queen mattress is $139 whether it leaves alone or with a houseful of furniture.

We quote both and charge the lower one. Under about five pieces, itemizing usually wins. Past that, the truck tiers take over — and you don't have to work out which applies, because the quote comes back at whichever is cheaper.

What leavesPrice
Minimum job$75
Bag or box$42–47
Bookshelf$97
Large TV$98
Queen mattress$139
Treadmill$155
Sofa$170
Dresser$169
Washer / dryer$179 / $172
Mattress + box spring$192
Refrigerator$221
Quarter truck (4 cu yd)$325
Half truck (8 cu yd)$580
Three-quarter truck (12 cu yd)$790
Full truck (16 cu yd)$985

Published prices mean you can sanity-check a quote before you accept it, which is the part a phone estimate never gives you. The same catalog applies everywhere we work in NY, so a Brooklyn price and a Bronx price for the same sofa are the same price.

Are there junk removal services in NYC that don't charge hidden fees?

The fees worth asking any New York hauler about, before you book:

  • Stairs and walk-ups. Per-flight charges are common here and they add up fast in a pre-war building. We don't charge them — a fifth-floor walk-up is quoted the same as a ground-floor apartment with the same contents.
  • Long carries. Some companies bill by distance from the truck. We don't.
  • Disposal and dump fees. Occasionally billed separately after the fact. Ours is inside the quoted price.
  • Fuel surcharges. Same — no separate line.
  • Minimums that appear late. Ours is $75 and it's stated before you book.

The quoted number is the number. It only moves if what we find genuinely differs from the photos, and then you see the revised itemization and approve it before anything goes on the truck.

What if the price changes when the crew arrives?

It shouldn't, and when it does there's almost always a specific reason.

The usual cause is something that was never in frame — a second bedroom, a closet that stayed shut, a storage cage in the basement, a fridge still in the kitchen. Photo quoting can only price what it can see.

If that happens, the crew re-quotes on the spot against the same published catalog, shows you the itemized difference, and waits. Nothing is loaded on a price you haven't seen and agreed to. You can also decline the extra items and keep the original job.

Why photos beat a phone estimate

A phone estimate is a description of a description. You tell someone "a couch and some boxes"; they picture something; you picture something else; the crew finds a third thing.

Photos collapse that. The person quoting is looking at the actual sofa, the actual number of boxes, the actual hallway. It's why the number holds.

It's also faster than the call would have been. Most people get a price before they'd have finished waiting on hold.

What to photograph so the quote holds

  • The whole room, not the pile. Stand in the doorway and get the full space.
  • Every room that's part of the job. Closets and storage spaces included, doors open.
  • Anything unusually heavy or awkward — a piano, a safe, a hot tub, a sleeper sofa. These price differently and it's better known up front.
  • The way out if it's tight: a narrow stair, a service elevator, a basement hatch.

Four or five pictures is normally plenty. More is fine; fewer is where quotes drift.

Can you book same-day in New York without calling?

Yes. The booking screen shows real available slots, and same-day is frequently one of them if you're quoting in the morning.

Book by around noon and same-day is usually workable across most of the city; later than that and you're generally looking at a next-morning slot. Same-day junk removal in NYC covers the timing in detail, and there are borough pages for Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

Buildings with their own paperwork

One New York wrinkle worth flagging, because it's the thing most likely to stop a booking that's otherwise fine.

Many doorman and co-op buildings require a certificate of insurance naming the building as additional insured, filed before a contractor can work. That takes a little lead time and it can't be produced on the doorstep. Our COI page explains the process — tell us the building when you book and we handle it.

Some buildings also restrict service-elevator hours. Worth a message to your super before you pick a slot.

What the price includes

Labor, the truck, all loading, disposal, recycling and donation drop-off. Reusable furniture goes to donation where it's accepted; mattresses, electronics and metal go to recycling; only what's genuinely finished goes to a transfer station.

There's no charge for the quote, no charge for a slot you don't take, and no deposit to see a number.

The short version

If you want a junk removal price in New York City without speaking to anyone: photograph it, upload it, read the itemized quote. Roughly seven seconds, no call, no account, and the number you see is the number you pay unless the job turns out to be different from the pictures — in which case you approve the change first.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I get a junk removal price online in NY without talking to a salesperson?

You can. Nobody calls you unless you ask to be called, and there is no sales conversation in the path at all — the quote screen is the whole interaction. If you would rather talk to a person, the number is (332) 455-7051 and someone will price it with you, but it is genuinely optional. The photo route is faster and it produces the same number.

Does the instant quote change when the truck shows up?

Not if the photos were accurate, and that is the point of quoting from pictures rather than from a description. The common cause of a moved price is something that was never in frame — a second room, a closet that was closed, a basement nobody mentioned. If that happens the crew re-quotes on the spot, shows you the itemized difference, and waits for you to approve it. Nothing is loaded on a price you have not seen.

How do I get an instant price for junk removal without calling anyone?

Take photos of what you want removed and upload them at junkrabbit.nyc. You get an itemized, fixed price back in about 7 seconds — every item listed with its own price, and a total. There is no phone call, no form to wait on, no account to create and nobody rings you back. If the price works you book the slot on the same screen; if it doesn't, you close the tab and nothing happens. This works anywhere in New York City, in all five boroughs.

Is there a way to get an instant quote for junk removal without calling anyone?

Yes. Photo-based instant quoting is the whole model here: you send pictures instead of describing a pile over the phone, and pricing runs against a published per-item catalog rather than a salesperson's judgement. The number that comes back is the number you pay. Most junk removal in New York still runs on a phone estimate followed by an on-site re-quote, which is why so many people end up with a figure that moves after the truck arrives.

How do junk removal companies price jobs in New York City?

Two models dominate. Volume pricing charges by how much of the truck your stuff fills — usually quoted as a fraction of a load, and usually only finalized once the crew is standing in your apartment. Itemized pricing charges a published price per object, so a sofa is a sofa whatever else is going. We quote both and charge whichever is lower: items are priced individually, and once a job passes roughly five pieces the truck tiers take over — a quarter truck is $325, a half $580, three-quarters $790 and a full 16-cubic-yard load $985, with a $75 minimum.

Are there junk removal services in NYC that don't charge hidden fees?

The fees to ask about in New York City are stairs, walk-ups, long carries, disposal and fuel. Ours is a flat quoted price: no stair charge, no walk-up surcharge, no per-flight fee, no fuel surcharge and no separate disposal line. A fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan is quoted the same as a ground-floor apartment with the same contents. The price only changes if what we find is genuinely different from the photos — and then you see the revised number and approve it before anything is loaded.

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