Junk Removal in
Brownsville
NYC's densest NYCHA concentration — Howard Houses, Van Dyke Houses, Brownsville Houses, Tilden Houses, Marcus Garvey Apartments. Pitkin Avenue commercial corridor. Standard flat-rate workflow regardless of floor.
What Brownsville pickups actually look like
How much does junk removal cost in Brownsville?
Flat-rate. Sofa $170, queen mattress $139, refrigerator $221. $75 minimum. NYCHA buildings priced the same as walk-ups.
NYCHA building pickups?
Yes — Brownsville has the densest NYCHA concentration in NYC. Howard Houses, Van Dyke Houses, Brownsville Houses, Tilden Houses, Marcus Garvey Apartments, Langston Hughes Apartments, Glenmore Plaza, and more all sit within the neighborhood. Standard NYCHA workflow; tenant brings down or we go up. NYCHA's monthly bulk pickup doesn't cover same-day or heavy items.
Pitkin Avenue / Belmont Avenue commercial pickups?
Pitkin Avenue is Brownsville's main retail corridor — small restaurants, retail, salons, beauty supply. Belmont Avenue (the historic Belmont Avenue Market, the longest-running outdoor market in NYC) is adjacent. Truck staging on side streets during business hours.
Brownsville has the densest concentration of NYCHA public housing in NYC — roughly two-thirds of the neighborhood's residential stock sits in NYCHA-managed buildings. The largest complexes include Howard Houses, Van Dyke Houses, Brownsville Houses, Tilden Houses, Marcus Garvey Apartments, Langston Hughes Apartments, Glenmore Plaza, Seth Low Houses, and Ocean Hill-Brownsville's adjacent stock. Together they cover most of the blocks between East New York Avenue (north), Linden Boulevard (south), Saratoga Avenue (west), and the Brownsville-East New York line (east).
Operationally, NYCHA work is straightforward — we pull up to the curb, the tenant brings the item down or we go up via the freight elevator, same flat rate regardless of floor. NYCHA's monthly bulk pickup doesn't cover same-day or heavy items, so JunkRabbit gets the fast-turnaround calls.
The remaining residential stock is small attached two-family houses and walk-up apartments on the southern blocks. Pitkin Avenue is the historic main retail corridor (anchored historically by the Loew's Pitkin Theatre at Pitkin and Saratoga). Belmont Avenue hosts the long-running Belmont Avenue Market — the oldest outdoor market in NYC.
What we move out of Brownsville every week
- NYCHA tower pickups — Howard, Van Dyke, Brownsville, Tilden, Marcus Garvey, Langston Hughes. Tenant brings down or we go up; same flat rate.
- Appliance swaps — refrigerator and washer turnover in the NYCHA and private rental stock.
- Estate cleanouts — long-tenured NYCHA residents settling estates.
- Two-family driveway pickups — south Brownsville detached and semi-detached blocks.
- Pitkin Avenue commercial — small retail, restaurant, salon turnover.
Sample pricing
| Item | Starting Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / Couch | $170 |
| Queen Mattress | $139 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
| Desk | $112 |
| TV (50"+) | $91 |
| Construction Debris | $162/cy |
Minimum order: $75.
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What NYC customers say
"Uploaded a photo of my old couch and had a quote in literally 7 seconds. Hauler showed up same day. Way cheaper than 1-800-GOT-JUNK."
"Moved out of my Williamsburg apartment and needed everything gone. JunkRabbit cleared the whole place in 2 hours. The pricing was transparent — no surprises."
"Had a fridge and washer to get rid of. They handled the heavy lifting from my 4th floor walk-up. Price was exactly what the quote said."
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