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Manhattan Movers With 20+ Years of Experience

Moving in Manhattan requires more than a truck and a few movers. Between building regulations, elevator reservations, parking restrictions, and busy city streets, even a simple move can become complicated without the right team.

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How you move is up to you

Since 2002, Movers Not Shakers has helped New Yorkers complete more than 20,000 moves throughout Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. From Upper West Side apartments and Midtown high-rises to Tribeca lofts and Financial District residences, our experienced crews understand the logistics required to keep your move on schedule. As New York City’s original green moving company, we also help reduce waste through reusable moving bins and environmentally responsible moving practices.

Why Manhattan Residents Choose Movers Not Shakers

Moving in Manhattan often involves challenges that don’t exist elsewhere.

Our crews regularly coordinate:

  • Certificates of Insurance (COIs)
  • Freight elevator reservations
  • Doorman building requirements
  • Co-op and condo move approvals
  • Loading dock scheduling
  • Limited parking access
  • Tight hallways and staircases
  • High-value furniture and artwork transport

Because we work throughout Manhattan every day, we understand how to plan around these challenges before they become delays.

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With over 20 years and 20,000 moves under our belt, Movers Not Shakers! makes your move stress-free.

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Neighborhoods We Serve

We provide moving services throughout Manhattan, including:

  • Upper East Side
  • Upper West Side
  • Harlem
  • Washington Heights
  • Inwood
  • Midtown
  • Chelsea
  • Gramercy
  • East Village
  • West Village
  • SoHo
  • Tribeca
  • Financial District

Whether you’re moving into a luxury condominium, a historic brownstone, or a pre-war co-op building, our team is prepared for the requirements of your property.

Licensed, Insured, and Building Ready

Many Manhattan buildings require proof of insurance before moving day.

Movers Not Shakers provides Certificates of Insurance (COIs) when required and works directly with building management to help ensure compliance with move-in and move-out requirements.

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Manhattan Move Planning Expertise

Every successful Manhattan move starts with careful planning. Before moving day, our team reviews building requirements, access restrictions, elevator availability, parking logistics, and move schedules to help prevent unexpected delays. By coordinating these details in advance, Movers Not Shakers helps ensure a smoother, more efficient moving experience from pickup to delivery, regardless of the size or complexity of your relocation.

What You Need to Know Before Moving to Manhattan

Manhattan Moving Services

✔ Local Moving: Apartment, condo, townhouse, and residential moves throughout Manhattan and New York City.

✔ Commercial Moving: Office relocations, retail moves, and business transitions planned to minimize disruption and downtime.

✔ Packing Services: Professional packing and unpacking services using high-quality protective materials and reusable moving bins.

✔ Long-Distance Moving: Moves throughout New York State and interstate relocations across the United States.

✔ Storage Solutions: Flexible storage options for customers who need temporary or long-term storage during their move.

✔ Sustainable Moving Solutions: Movers Not Shakers was one of the first environmentally conscious moving companies in New York City.

Our reusable moving bins help reduce cardboard waste while providing stronger protection for your belongings during transport. Combined with our biodiesel-powered fleet and responsible operating practices, we continue to reduce the environmental impact of moving across Manhattan.

Move Green

We were NYC’s first green mover. We use biodiesel and reusable bins to minimize your carbon footprint.

Think Green

We save over 1,000 trees per year, and over our 20+ years moving people in NYC, that’s added up.

Be Green

We’ve completed over 20,000 moves using our green principles, and we don’t plan on stopping any time soon.

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Trusted by New Yorkers Since 2002

For more than two decades, Movers Not Shakers has helped residents, businesses, and property managers complete successful moves throughout Manhattan.

Whether you’re relocating from a studio apartment in Chelsea, a family home on the Upper West Side, or an office in Midtown, our experienced team is ready to make your move efficient, organized, and stress-free.

Frequently Asked Questions

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1. How Do You Quote?

We offer VIP service at a midrange cost. Once we get your inventory, we evaluate the below factors and give you a price. If your circumstances remain the same, so will the quote.

The factors are:

  1. The size of the move.
  2. The size of the furniture (every coffee table is different).
  3. Elevator or walkup? If walk up, how many flights?
  4. Distance between the two points.
  5. Amount of dis/re-assembly required.
  6. Long Carry.
2. What Can We Expect?

As a customer of Movers, Not Shakers! you can count on us to do our very best in every situation to make sure your goods are handled with care. We take many steps to reduce waste, reduce stress, and make your move easy and stress-free. If you have any specific questions, please call us: 718-305-1245

3. What Is A Certificate Of Insurance?

We are an insured and licensed moving company. However, your building may require us to present that information in the form of a “Certificate of Insurance.” It is a legal form that needs to include information held by the building, the staff of which either gives that information to you to forward to us, or provides it directly to us, depending on the amount of legal verbiage involved. The document indemnifies the building in the unlikely event something occurs during the move.

4. What Is An Appropriate Timeline To Follow?

Once you’ve signed your lease or closed on your new home or apartment, here are some good general guidelines to follow to help make your move go smoothly.

One month out:

  1. Decide whether you are going to keep or get rid of any furniture, and if you are buying new, place your orders early.
  2. If you are disposing of items or furniture, please do so responsibly.
  3. Take measurements, and make sure everything fits.
  4. Update your voter registration.
  5. Gather all your important docs and financials.
  6. Shop around for the best deals on cable/TV/internet bundles.
5. Do you handle disassembly and reassembly of furniture during the move?
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Yes, our team can take care of disassembling and reassembling furniture as part of our services. This ensures that your larger pieces can be safely transported and reassembled in your new location.