Junk Removal in the
Lower East Side (LES)
Service across 10002 — 5-6 story pre-war tenement walk-ups along Orchard, Ludlow, Rivington, Allen, Eldridge, and Forsyth; NYCHA developments along East Broadway and Madison Street; new Essex Crossing tower stock; the East Broadway Chinatown extension. Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish crews on request.
The LES is tenement walk-up Manhattan
The Lower East Side covers the area between Houston Street (north), East Broadway and the Manhattan Bridge approaches (south), Bowery (west), and the FDR Drive (east). The dominant housing is 5-6 story pre-war tenement walk-ups built between 1880 and 1910 — narrow railroad apartments stacked on narrow staircases with shared bathrooms originally, now mostly renovated into private 1-2 bedroom apartments. The neighborhood was historically one of NYC's primary immigrant landing zones — Jewish, Italian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Chinese communities all built foundations here.
Three additional housing layers complete the LES picture. NYCHA developments along East Broadway and Madison Street (Vladeck Houses, La Guardia Houses, Rutgers Houses, others) house a large portion of the neighborhood's long-term residents. The Essex Crossing developments (the new mixed-use towers around Essex Market) bring modern luxury condo stock to the neighborhood. And the East Broadway Chinatown extension — running east of the Manhattan Bridge approaches — is the eastern part of the larger Chinatown footprint, with Cantonese as the primary language on those blocks.
For our crews, the LES is tenement-staircase work. Disassembly kits standard. Pricing flat across all floors — your 5th-floor walk-up costs the same as a ground-floor pickup. The bar and restaurant turnover on Orchard, Ludlow, Rivington, Stanton, and Essex Streets is among the highest in NYC; commercial closures are a steady part of our LES calendar.
What we move out of the LES every week
- Tenement apartment turnovers. The dominant LES job. End-of-lease pickup pile from 5-6 story walk-ups: mattresses, sectionals (often disassembled in the apartment), IKEA wardrobes, broken bookshelves, kitchen pile. High turnover rate; we see these most days.
- Bar and restaurant closures on Orchard / Ludlow / Rivington / Stanton. One of NYC's densest nightlife strips with steady commercial turnover. Refrigeration with EPA Section 608 refrigerant recovery, bar stools, prep tables, broken POS gear, decommissioned tap systems.
- East Broadway Chinatown extension commercial pickups. Cantonese-area restaurants, herbalists, supermarkets, and small businesses. Cantonese-speaking crew on request.
- NYCHA apartment turnovers. Vladeck Houses, La Guardia Houses, Rutgers Houses, others. Standard apartment-furniture pickup with building courtyard access.
- Essex Crossing tower pickups. The newer luxury condo stock in and around Essex Market operates on standard managed-building protocols. Loading-dock access at the newer buildings.
Pricing on the Lower East Side
| 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 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
| Washer or Dryer (each) | $172–$179 |
| Wardrobe / Armoire | $192 |
| Dresser (Standard) | $169 |
| Bed Frame (any size) | $92 |
| TV (42-65") | $91 |
| Window AC Unit (refrigerant recovery included) | $117 |
| Peloton / Smart Bike | $108 |
Per-item base prices, same across all NYC boroughs and all floors. $75 minimum order. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing — $325 (1/4 truck) to $985 (full 16-cubic-yard truck) — useful for bar/restaurant closures and high-volume tenement clearouts.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does junk removal cost on the Lower East Side?
Flat-rate pricing — a queen mattress is $139, a couch $170, a refrigerator $221, a washer or dryer $172 each. $75 minimum order same prices across all NYC boroughs and all floors. No walk-up surcharge regardless of how many flights of LES tenement staircase. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing available, $325 (1/4 truck) to $985 (full 16-cubic-yard truck).
My LES tenement staircase is unreasonably narrow. Can you still do it?
Yes — LES tenement staircases between Orchard, Ludlow, Rivington, Allen, and the surrounding streets are some of NYC's narrowest, built in the 1880s for a different standard of living. Our crews carry the disassembly kit (straps, blankets, screwdrivers, allen sets, hex tools) as standard. Sectionals come apart in the apartment, mattresses come down in their bags, IKEA wardrobes flat-pack. Pricing flat across all floors.
Closing my bar on Ludlow or restaurant on Orchard. How does that work?
Bar and restaurant turnover on the Orchard / Ludlow / Rivington / Stanton / Essex commercial corridors is steady — the LES is one of NYC's densest nightlife strips. We handle refrigeration with EPA Section 608 refrigerant recovery (included in the standard refrigerator price), bar stools, prep tables, broken POS gear, decommissioned tap systems. Per-item plus truck-fill bulk pricing for high-volume jobs. Written disposal manifests for landlords.
Can you handle Essex Crossing and the new LES luxury towers?
Yes. The Essex Crossing developments and the new Pearl Street / East Broadway tower stock have standard managed-building protocols: COI to managing agent, freight-elevator slot booking through resident manager. Loading docks at the newer buildings make pickup fast.
Cantonese / Mandarin crews for the East Broadway Chinatown extension?
Yes. East Broadway and the surrounding blocks are home to a significant Chinese-American community (an extension of the larger Chinatown to the west). Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking crew members available on request.
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