A walk-up town
Union City sits high on the Palisades ridge and is built close together. Much of the housing is three- and four-story walk-ups, brick apartment buildings and multi-family frame houses. Elevators are the exception. That makes stairs, not distance, the biggest part of most moves here.
Bergenline Avenue runs through the middle of town, lined with shops and full of buses, deliveries and people on foot. The side streets are narrow and parked solid. Route 495, the road down to the Lincoln Tunnel, passes through the city, so a truck coming from Midtown Manhattan usually takes the tunnel and climbs the helix. From Brooklyn, where our trucks start, the trip usually crosses Manhattan first.
If you live right on Bergenline, a truck stopped on the avenue gets in the way of buses and deliveries. We look at the nearest side street on the estimate and plan the carry from there. Tell us if your building has a back or side door; it can save a lot of steps.
Seven ways to make a walk-up move faster
- Pack everything in closed boxes of similar sizes. Loose items and bags slow down every trip on the stairs.
- Keep boxes light enough to carry up a narrow staircase. Put books in small boxes only.
- Take apart what you can, or leave it to us on the day. We take beds, tables and wardrobes apart and put them back together.
- Clear the stairs and the hall of bikes, strollers and shoe racks.
- Stack boxes near your door, not in back rooms.
- Ask your neighbors to keep the space in front of the building open that morning, if they can.
- Read your lease for move rules. Some landlords limit the hours.
Small moves are welcome
We move studios and one-bedrooms. We also move a single dresser to a cousin two blocks away, or a few pieces into storage. A small move gets the same free written price as a large one. If you only need help with the heavy things, say so. We can pack part of your home, or just deliver boxes and tape.
Want to know what goes into a written price? Our moving prices page explains what we count and what can change it.
How pricing works: your hourly rate and terms are in writing before moving day, and the total follows the actual hours. If you add items or services, we confirm the change in writing first.
Where Union City moves go
Next door
Some moves here are short: a few blocks, or into West New York, North Bergen or Weehawken. Short moves still need a plan for stairs and parking at both ends.
Into the city
A new job in Manhattan or family in Brooklyn or Queens. New York buildings usually ask for a COI and a booked elevator. We issue the COI and send it with your contract.
Out to a house
A family that needs a yard heads to Bergen County. That move adds a garage, a basement and more furniture at the new end.
Walk-up tips from the top floor
- Tell us the floor number at both ends, and whether the stairs turn.
- Measure your largest piece against the narrowest door on the way out.
- Book a morning start if your street gets busier later in the day.
- Photograph how your TV and computer cables connect before you unplug them.
- Keep a small bag with papers, medicine and chargers off the truck.
Union City questions
Is the fourth floor more expensive than the first?
Stairs take time, so we ask about them on the estimate and include them in your written price. You know the price before moving day.
Can you come today?
Maybe. We take last-minute and same-day moves when a crew is free. Call and ask.
What languages do you speak?
The phone is answered in English and Russian. Our crews speak English and Russian, and they move customers of any language.
How do I pay?
Cash or Zelle.
Get your free written price
Tell us about the move. A mover calls you back, confirms the details and sends your price in writing.