NYCHA rules first
Handyman in Queensbridge
- Where
- Long Island City, Queens
- ZIP
- 11101
- From our shop
- 0.5 mi, straight line
Queensbridge Houses, finished in 1940, is 26 six-story buildings with 3,147 apartments between Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street. NYCHA calls it the largest public housing development in North America. On weekdays the M stops at 21 St-Queensbridge.
NYCHA repairs its own building systems through work orders, so anything in the walls, pipes, heat or wiring goes to NYCHA. What residents can hire help for is their own things: assembling furniture, hanging pictures and shelves with care, and putting in an air conditioner once NYCHA has approved it. NYCHA requires an Appliance Agreement (form 150.110) before an AC goes in, doesn't allow clothes dryers, and only allows video doorbells that mount with adhesive, with no holes. We follow those rules.
Core services
Mount it. Build it. Patch it. Cool it.
Hunters Point · Court Square · Queens West · Dutch Kills
TV & wall mounting
TVs, soundbars, art, mirrors and shelves — on whatever wall you've got. We ask what's behind it before we drill.
Drywall · metal studs · concrete · plasterFurniture & IKEA assembly
Flat-pack from any store, built square and anchored to the wall when it's tall. Elevator booking planned in.
Beds · PAX · cribs · desksDrywall, paint & caulk touch-ups
Anchor holes, dents and old mount holes patched and painted to match. Tubs and showers recaulked clean.
Patches · paint · caulkWindow AC install & removal
Window units installed on a support bracket or pulled for the winter. Through-wall units swapped into the sleeve you have.
Brackets · removal · wall sleevesStraight answers
Can you install my air conditioner in Queensbridge?
After NYCHA approves it. File the Appliance Agreement (form 150.110) with NYCHA first. Window guards can only come out of a window where an AC is permanently installed, and the unit has to be properly supported. Once you have approval, send us the model and a photo of the window.
Will you fix the heat or a leak in my NYCHA apartment?
No. Those are NYCHA building systems and go through a NYCHA work order. Heat is the landlord's legal duty from October 1 to May 31, and 311 takes heat complaints.
Got a list in Queensbridge?
Call. Tell us the job, the wall and your building's rules. You get a quote before any work starts.