Student Moves
Student Moves in NYC Around Your Term Dates
Every May and every late August, it feels like half of Greenwich Village and Morningside Heights is moving on the same weekend. We plan student moves around the NYU and Columbia calendars, from a dorm room to a sublet, a shared apartment or our storage for the summer.
Roommates can share one truck and split the bill, and parents can book and pay from out of state. Text or chat for a reply in under a minute, or call (212) 555-0142.
Quick answer
Do you offer student moves in NYC?
Yes. We move students between dorms, shared apartments and sublets across the city, and into storage over the summer. Student moves use our normal rate of $165 an hour for two movers and a truck with a 3-hour minimum, and roommates moving the same day can share one truck. We check your dorm’s or building’s move-in and move-out rules before the day. Book early for May and late August, when every school in the city moves at once.
Typical job · Example pricesMost dorm-room and shared-apartment moves within the city finish within the 3-hour minimum: $495. Two or three roommates sharing a truck often split a 3–4 hour job.
Exact written quote, usually back within minutes.
- Best for
- Dorms, shares and sublets
- Quote details
- Photo of your room + dates
- Base
- Brooklyn, NY
Is this right for you?
When a student move is the right choice
Student moves are small but rarely simple. Dorms hand out fixed time slots, the elevator is shared with everyone on your floor, and the street outside is lined with other trucks and family cars. A crew that knows the rhythm of May and August gets you in and out on time, and you don’t spend move-out day hunting for a cart.
Typical jobs for us are a dorm room near Washington Square going to a share in Bushwick, a Columbia grad student moving from Morningside Heights to Astoria, or three roommates loading one truck and splitting the drop-offs. Plenty of students keep their things with us over the summer and have them delivered to a new place in the fall.
Best fit
Who this service is for
- You’re moving out of a dorm and into an off-campus apartment
- You and your roommates are moving to a new share on the same day
- You need your things stored over the summer or a semester abroad
- You’re a parent booking a move for a student from out of town
- You’re graduating and moving from a dorm into your first lease
- You only have a room’s worth of things, but four flights of stairs
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When another service is a better fit
We would rather point you to the right service than squeeze every job into the same box.
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Free quote
How we quote this kind of job
Tell us your dates
Send your move-out and move-in dates, both buildings and any time slot your dorm has given you.
Show us your room
A quick photo or video is enough. We confirm the time, the price and whether roommates can share the truck.
Move on the day
Two movers load your things, drive and carry them in, or take them to storage until you’re back.
Student Moves questions answered
Still not sure? Ask us. We reply in under a minute.
Chat nowHow far ahead should I book for May or August?
Four to six weeks ahead for the end of the spring term and for late-August move-in. Those weekends fill first because every school in the city moves at once.
Can my roommates and I share a truck?
Yes. If you’re all moving on the same day, we load everyone together and do the drop-offs in turn, and you split the bill however you like.
Can you store my things over the summer?
Yes. We pick up at move-out, keep your boxes and furniture in our Brooklyn warehouse and deliver to your new place in the fall.
Can my parents book and pay?
Yes. Parents can book by text, chat or phone and pay by card, and we keep the student in the loop on the day.
Do dorms have special move rules?
Most set move-in and move-out windows and their own loading rules. We check your building’s and your block’s rules before the day and plan around your slot.
Want a proper quote? Just ask
Send us the details by chat or text and we will tell you the right way to book it. No forms, no pressure.
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