★★★★★
“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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Junk Removal in
Astoria, Queens
Same-day pickup across 11102, 11103, 11105, and 11106 — from the two-family row houses with bilco basement doors east of 30th Street to the walk-ups along 30th Avenue and the new mid-rise rentals at Halletts Point. Crews who know which blocks have driveways and which streets get tickets.
Licensed and insured
Same-day availability
Flat photo-quoted pricing
No hidden charges
No stair or walk-up fees
COI support
Donation and recycling
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What NYC Customers Say
★★★★★ 4.94 · 199 Google reviews
★★★★★
“Their response time was quick and I was able to arrange a same day pickup. Alex and Carlos were so professional and quick — my old items were gone in 15 minutes. Highly recommend them and would use them again!”
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Alison Kotch
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★★★★★
“Team did a quick job of dismantling and removing my extremely sturdy and difficult couch. Very professional and courteous, I would use their services again.”
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Isaiah Nieves
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Astoria's three personalities, three pickup styles
Astoria reads as one neighborhood on a map but our crews route it like three. East of 30th Street up to Steinway and out to Ditmars is row-house country — two- and three-family attached houses with driveways, bilco doors, and finished basements that have been collecting decades of stuff. These are the fastest pickups in our entire Queens roster: the truck pulls right up to the bilco, the load is a basement clearout, and we're done in 90 minutes.
The blocks south of Ditmars, between Broadway and 30th Avenue, are walk-up territory. Pre-war 3-6 story buildings with no elevators, narrow staircases, and tenants in long-term rent-stabilized leases. Pickups here are slower and almost always involve carrying down stairs. We schedule them with crews who carry full disassembly kits.
Then there's the new construction at Halletts Point and Astoria Cove — mid-rise rentals with concierges, freight elevators, and COI requirements. These pickups feel more Manhattan than Queens: building cooperation determines the schedule.
What we move out of Astoria week after week
Astoria's job patterns are unmistakable to anyone who's done a season here:
- Two-family basement clearouts. A parent moves to assisted living or passes away, and the family clears 30 years of accumulated stuff from the basement and garage. Old refrigerators, broken washing machines, exercise equipment from the 90s, decades of holiday decorations, boxes of paperwork. Bilco-door access makes these fast. Coordinating with Greek and South Asian family members in two languages is common.
- Broadway/30th Ave restaurant equipment. Astoria's restaurant turnover along Broadway, 30th Ave, and Steinway is steady. Reach-in coolers, prep tables, walk-in box panels, broken POS systems. Refrigeration with refrigerant requires proper handling — most cheap haulers skip this and dump illegally.
- Walk-up turnover on 30th Ave and 31st Street. Long-term tenants finally moving out, leaving years of accumulated furniture. Often combined with significant mattress and IKEA disposal.
- Halletts Point fitness equipment. The new buildings have shared gyms, which means resident pickups for the in-unit Pelotons and rowers that nobody used. We pull them out weekly.
- Garden-apartment yard waste and shed clearouts. The two-family back yards collect old grills, broken patio furniture, busted lawnmowers, dead air conditioners. Yard-side access via the driveway makes these easy.
Basement cleanoutsEstate clearoutsRestaurant equipment
Old refrigeratorsWalk-up movesYard debrisConstruction debris
Pricing in Astoria
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / Couch | $170 |
| Sectional Sofa (2-Piece) | $190 |
| Sectional Sofa (3-Piece) | $249 |
| Sectional Sofa (4+ Piece) | $307 |
| Mattress — Queen | $139 |
| Mattress — King / Cal King | $154 |
| Mattress + Box Spring Set | $192 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
| Washer or Dryer (each) | $172–$179 |
| Washer/Dryer Combo (Stacked) | $255 |
| Dining Table (6-8 Seat) | $220 |
| Wardrobe / Armoire | $192 |
| Cabinet / China Hutch | $215 |
| Dresser (Standard) | $169 |
| Bed Frame (any size) | $92 |
| Bunk Bed | $165 |
| TV (42–65") | $91 |
| Peloton / Smart Bike | $108 |
| Treadmill | $155 |
| Window AC Unit | $117 |
Per-item base prices, same across all NYC boroughs (no borough or floor surcharge). $75 minimum order. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing also available — from $325 for 1/4 of a 16-cubic-yard truck up to $985 for a full truck. Upload a photo at junkrabbit.nyc for the exact total in 7 seconds.
Astoria parking and access realities
- Steinway Street and 30th Avenue. ASP enforcement is aggressive 7 AM-7 PM weekdays. We don't stage trucks on the avenues; crews park on the numbered cross streets (29th, 31st, 35th, etc.) and walk loads over.
- Ditmars Boulevard and the N/W line corridor. Heavily commercial, narrow lanes. Side streets between 21st and 31st handle staging.
- Row-house blocks (21st St-Crescent, 23rd St, the numbered streets east of 30th). Driveway access for most addresses. Truck pulls right up, load goes from bilco door to box in straight lines.
- Halletts Point new construction. Concierge-managed, COI required, freight-elevator slots booked 24-48h in advance. Service entrances on the side streets.
- Astoria Park and the waterfront. Limited residential, mostly accessible. Park-side blocks have meters.
Frequently asked questions about Astoria pickups
My two-family basement has 30 years of stuff. How long will it take?
A typical finished-basement clearout in an Astoria row house (10×20 with finished storage, decades of accumulation) runs 2-4 hours with a two-person crew. The bilco-door access is the big advantage — we don't have to carry anything up stairs through living space. Old refrigerators (with refrigerant) and dehumidifiers are common; both require regulated disposal which we include.
Do I need to bag my mattress before you arrive?
No. NYC's bag-and-tag rule applies if you leave a mattress at the curb yourself. If JunkRabbit is doing the pickup, we handle the bagging and the proper disposal at the transfer station. You don't need to do anything in advance.
I'm in a 5th-floor walk-up on 31st Avenue — can you still do it?
Yes — 30th-31st Avenue walk-ups are routine for us. Crews bring straps, blankets, and disassembly tools. A sectional that can't make the staircase turns gets broken down in the apartment. Pricing is flat regardless of floor — your 5th-floor pickup costs the same as a ground-floor pickup, no surcharge.
Do you handle restaurant equipment from Broadway or 30th Ave?
Yes. Restaurant closures and lease-end clearouts are routine. Reach-in coolers, prep tables, walk-in box panels, broken POS gear, line equipment. We handle refrigeration with refrigerant properly (it's federally regulated; the cheap operators skip this and dump). Provide photos or a walk-through video for an exact quote.
How much does junk removal cost in Astoria?
Flat-rate pricing in Astoria — a queen mattress is $139, a couch $170, a refrigerator $221, a washer or dryer $172. $75 minimum order same prices across all NYC boroughs and all floors (no walk-up surcharge). Two- and three-family row houses with bilco doors load fastest, but the price is the same as a 4th-floor walk-up.
Do you handle the two-family row houses near Steinway and Ditmars?
Most Astoria pickups east of 30th Street are two- or three-family row houses with bilco basement doors and driveway access. These are our fastest jobs — the truck pulls right up. Finished-basement reclaims (old fridges, dryers, workout equipment, decades of holiday storage) are routine here.
What about 30th Avenue walk-up apartments?
30th Ave between 31st and Steinway is dense with 4-6 story walk-ups. Our crews bring straps and disassembly tools — most sectionals come apart in the apartment before the carry. Pricing is flat regardless of floor.
Can your truck park on 30th Ave or Ditmars during the day?
Not really — ASP enforcement on the main avenues is aggressive 7 AM-7 PM weekdays. We stage on the numbered side streets and walk the load over. For row-house pickups east of 30th Street, driveway parking is usually fine.
Do you do estate cleanouts in Astoria?
Yes — multi-generational two-family clearouts (often after a parent passes or moves to assisted living) are one of our most common Astoria job types. The crew handles the basement, the attic, the garage, and the apartment all in one or two trips. We coordinate gently — Greek and South Asian families are common in the neighborhood and we work with the pace.
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What Astoria customers tell us
★★★★★
"Three-family on 23rd Ave needed the basement cleared after my dad passed. Old refrigerator from the 80s, washer/dryer, two decades of holiday decorations. They handled the bilco doors and the refrigerant disposal. Done in three hours."
— Nick D., Astoria (11102)
★★★★★
"5th-floor walk-up on 31st Ave, my sectional plus a queen bed and an IKEA wardrobe. They broke the sectional down in the apartment, blanket-wrapped everything, and were out in 90 minutes. Exact quote."
— Maria G., Astoria (11105)
★★★★★
"Closing my Greek restaurant on Broadway — reach-ins, walk-in box panels, prep tables, broken espresso machines. They knew how to handle the refrigerant and gave me written disposal manifests for the landlord. Saved my deposit."
— Stavros K., Astoria (11103)
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