Tips For Moving Within New York City

Are you moving within NYC? Do you need help deciding how to go about it? Don’t worry! This guide is for you. To make sure that your moving out and moving in to new apartment is as smooth and as hassle free as possible, there are a couple of things you should keep in mind:

1. The experience factor- Hire a service that has quite a lot of experience with moving. You should make sure that the company that is assisting you with moving understands the process thoroughly and should be able to guide you along the way as well.
2. When to move? - Ideally, you should do your moving during the weekend so that it doesn’t hamper your work. But you should keep in mind the fact that the first of the month may not be a weekend if you’re renting an apartment. Also, if you’re renting an apartment, you should make sure that your old landlord is aware of your move out date and your new landlord also knows your move in date. This doesn’t have to be this complicated if you buy a house, in which case, the question of coordinating with the landlords does not arise.
3. Lose what’s not necessary- After you’ve coordinated with your landlords, the next thing which you should do is make a note of your possessions. If you’ve lived in one place for a long amount of time then it is likely that you’d have accumulated a lot of possessions in one place. In that case, you may find that you’ve stored things which you would not need to use. If you find items you haven’t used, which you’re not likely to need, you can choose to sell them. You may also choose to give away those items to acquaintances or donate them to charity. You should keep in mind that in case you have items that can be classified as ‘curb junk’ then there’s a chance that the NYC department of sanitation will accept those. You should take care not to throw away furniture in a hazardous manner.
4.  The knowledge and expertise factor- You should only hire the services of a mover NYC that has a lot of experience handling moving within NYC. Moving furniture within small congested areas and the ability to guess whether or not a particular furniture will fit in an area or not is something they should be able to handle instinctively. You should only hire a company that offers packing services and are able to insure all your possessions that you’re moving.
5. Avoiding unnecessary drama- you should make sure that on the day of your moving out, no other tenant is also moving out on the same day. To avoid any unnecessary arguments, you can choose to reserve the elevator for the time period for which you’ll need it.

These are a few things you should keep in mind while moving within NYC.