Being a tourist in a middle of NYC is really unforgettable experience. Can you imagine the thrill of moving to this amazing metropolis? Moving to NYC can be quite an adventure, especially if you are visiting it for the first time. Probably you will be fascinated by unlimited opportunities, landmarks that could be seen in movies and documentaries, cultural and ethnical diversity,... Moving to any borough of New York City can get you overwhelmed with joy and happiness, but you have to take some time to think about the move thoroughly. Moving to Manhattan is really challenging and requires serious preparation and planning. It is … [Read more...]
Tips for Storing Guitars by Lior Rachamny CEO of Dumbo Moving
Lior Rachmany is the CEO of Dumbo Moving and Storage, Inc. He started out in the Brooklyn music scene in Williamsburg and DUMBO; making music with such artists as Matisyahu. At night he made music but during the day he was a mover. Lior started out as a driver than a manager. While being a manager of a moving company, he opened up a recording studio. The scene began to change and a lot of musicians left Brooklyn. Lior decided to focus on moving and he opened up a moving company next door to his studio. His company grew to one of the largest moving companies in New York. Lior Rachmany still loves music (still owns three … [Read more...]
Guidelines for a long – distance move
Long distance move includes certain logistical challenges and storing your possessions could be a viable solution. Reputable moving company can help you minimize the effort, unpleasant situations and delays during the moving process. Since long distance move requires additional attention and strategy, Dumbo movers are fully dedicated to the moving process. We will be more than happy to assist you and make the move go as smoothly as possible all along providing high-quality professional service. Dumbo moving specialists are available in case you have some further questions or concerns about moving costs, packing strategy, … [Read more...]
NYC Moving tips: Last-minute move
Under normal circumstances most people need at least two months to prepare for the moving day. But what if you don't really have that much time? What if you have received a business offer and you have to relocate to another city as soon as possible? What if there is a family emergency forcing you to move quickly? Moving itself can be really stressful and frustrating, especially last-minute moves. Although you have only a couple of weeks (or even days) to organize everything, there's no reason to panic, because moving on short notice is doable. In case of the last-minute move, quick sorting and packing of your possessions is your … [Read more...]
Unpacking tips
After putting a lot of time and effort in packing, you may get discouraged when you realize that unpacking takes a lot more time. Reaching a new place is a huge relief, but the moment you will have everything arranged is still far away. Provided that all of the boxes are properly labeled and that you have a strategy, unpacking process will go smoothly. However, without a plan, unpacking can become very difficult and unpleasant, because there are so many items that need to be unpacked, unwrapped, cleaned and put in the right place. Arranging your home after the move If you have moved with your family, have them all do a certain … [Read more...]
NYC Moving tips – Moving day guidelines
Moving day requires your full attention and it usually takes longer than expected, so don't make any other plans except move-related ones. Whether you are performing the move on your own or with the professional help, you should be fully prepared for the moving day.With moving strategy or specific plan moving day doesn't have to be necessarily a nightmare. Here are some of the most important guidelines on how to behave when the big day arrives. - After you have previously verified with your NYC moving company the details of the move - date and time, addresses, inventory list etc, ask them to show you the Bill of lading … [Read more...]
Current moving tendencies in NYC
In order to determine actual moving tendencies in New York we have examined the data available at Dumbo Moving and Storage. We have consulted company's database to establish the most frequent moving trends among New Yorkers. Our goal was to identify the favorite NYC areas to move to and the most popular areas New Yorkers were moving from in the past six months. The percentage is calculated out of all the moves we performed during that period. The most popular area on both of the lists is Northwest Brooklyn. Second and third most popular moving-to and moving from locations are Murray Hill and Chelsea and Clinton. Forth most … [Read more...]
NYC Moving Tips – How to prepare for the move
A solid moving plan should be made in stages and a few weeks in advance. Only detailed moving strategy can help you perform an effective and a smooth move. The transport of your goods might be the easiest part of the move, compared to all tasks you should take care of before and after you have your belongings transferred to the new location. - First of all, establish your moving budget. Whether you are moving on your own or hiring professional assistance moving process could be really expensive. So, organize the move according to your current financial situation. - Unless you are moving few blocks away, hire professional moving … [Read more...]
Fun for the whole family – recycling
Having plans to move, you will need every sort of available help. If you have big family, let all members be active participants of the moving process. All of them are able to take care of some personal items according to their possibilities. Elders and kids are not supposed to invest any major physical effort, but sorting their items (clothes, books, toys) could be more than helpful. As a result, there will be plenty of things that don't need to be transferred to the new home.Each family member, even children, should be aware that one of the consequences of the move is certainly a lot of waste. Moving is a perfect occasion to throw … [Read more...]
Things to Know When Moving Large Items
People aren’t concerned with moving boxes, it is the large heavy stuff that causes all the worry. When moving items, the weight of something is rarely an issue (to professional moving companies) it is more the length of something that causes problems and the length and width of your door frames and hallways. The dimensions of the hallways are more important because you can angle furniture out of or into the door frame to the hallway. Let us walk you through the thought process of moving large pieces of furniture to help you on your moving day. First of all, an average 3 seat sofa couch is 7.5' in length, 2.5' in width, and 2.2' … [Read more...]
Dumbo Moving’s Scholarship Winner
Before we announced the winner of our Dumbo Moving’s Forward Scholarship, we want to extent the sincerest gratitude to all our applicants. We received many amazing videos, letters, and/or resumes showcasing the lives of truly extraordinary people. It was difficult but we managed to single out one candidate that exemplifies the spirit of our scholarship. The Winner of our Scholarship is Nenad Ivovic. Nenad Ivovic will be awarded $3,000 for the college of his choice. We hope the $3,000 will help further his dream of becoming a world class pianist. … [Read more...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Moving
As a convenience to our customers, we thought we would compile a list of our most frequently asked questions about moving. If you do not see a question you would like to ask please email us or give us a call. How much should I tip my movers? This one is an easy one, 20% is the customary tip for movers. You give the full tip to the foreman and he or she hands out the tip to the rest of the moving crew. In long distance moves, you will generally be receiving two moving crews: one crew for picking up the furniture and another crew for the drop off. So if you have a long distance move, it is customary to tip each of your movers 10%. … [Read more...]
Moving with Children
Here at Dumbo Moving and Storage we have advice in moving a lot of precious things but we haven’t given advice in moving the most precious thing, children. It can be very hard on a child to move. So we thought we offer tips on helping children cope with moving. -Throw a going away party for the child. It gives time for your child or children to say good bye to their friends and vice versa. -Encourage your child to keep old friends at pen pals. With email, instant message and all the various forms of social media there is no reason why your child has to stop talking them. -Allow them to help pack their own stuff. It will help let … [Read more...]
Earth Day 2015 at Union Square
Earth Day is the quintessential day to talk about recycling and renewable energy. And what better way to celebrate the Day then in Union Square. Union Square is a park that has always been a haven for market places that care about the environment and want to provide as much as a low impact product or service as much as possible. Dumbo Moving set up shop at Union Square, to tell people about the green services we offer, collect recycling, and to give back to the people items that they can use over and over again to reduce waste. We gave out some tote bags that would be great to take to the supermarket with. Also if someone … [Read more...]
Definitive Moving List
You will find a lot of moving tips on our website. In this article, we searched through all the posts for tips and created a quintessential list of moving tips. Everything you need to know to about moving in to any kind of apartment. Whether you are moving to a small Bronx apartment or you are one of those lucky Long Island Movers headed to a big house with a big back yard. -First thing first, sort out everything you have. See what you want to get rid of, what you want to donate, and what you want to keep. This is important for two main reasons, first it lowers your moving inventory. The less you have to pack, the less work you … [Read more...]
Dumbo Moving’s Moving Forward Scholarship
Dumbo Moving & Storage has helped a lot of people make big transitions in their lives. We have assisted people moved into their first homes, their first apartments, and helped people move into college. Here at Dumbo Moving & Storage, we want more people to go to college and we want to help you be able to get into college. Dumbo Moving & Storage is creating, The Dumbo Moving’s Moving Forward Scholarship. We will be rewarding one person of extraordinary talent with $3,000. The decision will be made by company management based on the following criteria: awards on different state, national or international competitions, … [Read more...]
Family moving
One of those so-called ''big days'' during the lifetime is certainly a moving day. In order to accomplish the moving-mission as fast as you can, you will need good strategy and solid plan. Since the unforeseen circumstances are likely to happen, every participant of moving process, every house member should be dedicated to his task. If you hired NYC movers to help, you should do the packing before they arrive, mark the boxes correctly and base them on a proper place. Duties between family members should be shared logically. Husband can handle packing cumbersome items, heavy pieces of furniture and also can help with loading … [Read more...]
Moving VS Gym
Can working as mover make one look handsome and attractive? One of the most common real - life professions in New York demanding major physical effort is moving. Does this make movers popular among New York girls? To what extent do movers working in NYC moving company enjoy their popularity and their job? By watching movies and soap operas we can’t help wondering who is better looking – guys who are doing physical work or those who are working out in the gym regularly? Very first difference that we can think of is the fact that the first group is usually made of hard workers (movers, construction workers,…) who are doing … [Read more...]
Moving doesn’t have to be stressful
Moving can be great experience if you are doing it right. Dumbo Moving and Storage is trying to provide as much of a stress-free moving experience as possible. By taking only a few simple steps you can make your move easy for you and for our movers. Here are some tips to help you go through the move easily: - Make sure you need all the items want to move. If there some pieces of furniture you don't use at all, or some clothes you haven’t worn for 5 years, you should consider donating it. Not only will you have less items to move and an easier time packing and unpacking but you will also help someone who doesn't have enough. - … [Read more...]
NY Real Estate Trends
Here at Dumbo Moving & Storage, we looked at data from the past 3 months to see what the moving trends in New York are. We wanted to find out: what areas of New York people are moving from?, what areas of New York people are moving to?, and lastly where do New Yorkers go when they leave the state? Boerum Hill is the most popular area people are moving to and people are leaving. Murray Hill is second on both our lists. Yorkville is out third most popular area that people are leaving, followed by the Upper West Side and Morning Side Heights. Morning Side Heights is getting replenished by new neighbors because they are third … [Read more...]
