Junk Removal in
Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant)

Service across 11216, 11221, 11233, and 11238 — the brownstone blocks along Stuyvesant, Hancock, Decatur, and Macon; the walk-up tenements east of Tompkins; the active renovation cycle reshaping every block. Construction-debris and family-estate specialists.

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Bed-Stuy is a brownstone neighborhood mid-renovation

The largest concentration of intact pre-Civil War and Victorian brownstones in the country runs through Bed-Stuy — Stuyvesant Avenue, Hancock Street, Decatur, Macon, Halsey, and the stretches between Marcus Garvey and Saratoga. Roughly half are still owned by the families that bought them in the 1950s-70s, often multi-generational households who've watched the neighborhood transform around them. The other half are in active renovation: gut-rehabs, kitchen and bathroom updates, basement conversions, and the kind of full-restoration projects that produce truckloads of debris over months.

That mix shapes our work here. On any given week we're doing two job types in parallel: long-form estate-and-family clearouts (50+ years of accumulation in a brownstone whose owner has just downsized or passed) and ongoing renovation-debris pickup for the homes being modernized. Plus the tenement-walk-up turnover east of Tompkins.

The brownstones themselves vary block by block. Some have original parlor-floor staircases too narrow for a modern sectional; others have been rebuilt to be more navigable. Most have garden-level entrances that we use for heavy items. Stoop-side curb access during the day is standard.

What we move out of Bed-Stuy every week

Brownstone renovationsFamily estate clearoutsTenement moves Multi-day debrisMattress disposalCommunity pickups

Pricing in Bed-Stuy

ItemPrice
Sofa / Couch$159
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$171
Washer or Dryer (each)$129
Washer/Dryer Combo (Stacked)$175
Dining Table (6-8 Seat)$139
Wardrobe / Armoire$165
Cabinet / China Hutch$165
Dresser (Standard)$106
Bed Frame (any size)$92
Bunk Bed$165
TV (42–65")$91
Peloton / Smart Bike$108
Treadmill$155
Window AC Unit$107

Per-item base prices, same across all NYC boroughs (no borough or floor surcharge). $75 minimum order. 10% bulk discount on 5+ items. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing also available — from $175 for 1/8 of a 16-cubic-yard truck up to $895 for a full truck. Upload a photo at junkrabbit.nyc for the exact total in 7 seconds.

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Frequently asked questions about Bed-Stuy pickups

My contractor is mid-gut on the brownstone. Can you do scheduled debris pickups?

Yes — multi-day debris hauling during active renovation is one of our most common Bed-Stuy arrangements. We coordinate with your contractor on a daily or every-other-day pickup schedule, pull the debris piles from the front of the house (or the back yard if accessible), and route to a licensed C&D processing facility. Pricing is per-day-on-site, scaled by truck size. Saves the contractor from running their crew across town to a dump every afternoon.

My grandmother's brownstone hasn't been cleared in 50 years. How does this work?

Common Bed-Stuy job. We start with a walk-through (you or the executor + the lead crew member) to identify what's being kept, what's going to family members, what's donatable, and what's trash. Multi-floor brownstone clearouts run 2-4 days depending on density and how much sorting is required. We work respectfully — these are family homes, often with religious objects, original furniture, and decades of personal items. Items going to Housing Works, the local Goodwill, or your church can be staged separately for those pickups.

What's the deal with mattress bagging?

NYC DSNY requires every mattress placed at the curb to be sealed in a city-issued plastic mattress bag (the "bag-and-tag" rule, enforced to prevent bed-bug spread). Unbagged mattresses can get the building or homeowner fined. When JunkRabbit does the pickup, we bag the mattress at the apartment as part of the service — you don't have to source the bags or do the bagging yourself.

Can you work with a church or community organization on pricing?

Yes — we run sliding-scale or flat-discount pricing for legitimate Bed-Stuy religious, community, and nonprofit organizations. Email or call us with the organization and the scope and we'll come back with a fair number. Many Bed-Stuy churches and community centers have been around longer than most haulers, and we'd rather work with them than against.

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What Bed-Stuy customers tell us

★★★★★

"Brownstone on Decatur — 50 years in my family. Mom moved to Atlanta, three floors of stuff that needed clearing. They worked with us over four days, garden-level access for the heavy stuff, gave us time to set aside the family things. Done respectfully and at a fair price."

— Marcus T., Bed-Stuy (11233)
★★★★★

"Mid-gut renovation on my Hancock Street brownstone — old kitchen cabinets, original tile we couldn't save, three sets of pulled appliances. They came every other day during the demo phase. My contractor was relieved."

— Devon R., Bed-Stuy (11221)
★★★★★

"4th-floor walk-up on Throop. My couch and a queen mattress that needed bagging. They brought the bag, did the bagging on the spot, and got everything down four flights without a complaint. Quote was the price."

— Aisha B., Bed-Stuy (11216)