The NYC Classifieds is almost here.
This is New York City classifieds the way they used to be — back when you could actually trust who you were dealing with, before every board turned into scams, wall-to-wall ads, and noise from neighborhoods you've never set foot in. We're bringing that back.
The NYC Classifieds is the best fully free, safe, and stable classifieds site ever built for this city — and it's granular all the way down, to your specific block, neighborhood, or community. Not just your borough.
- ✗No scams — every user is a verified real person, not a bot or an out-of-towner.
- ✗No fee-hungry premium tiers or wall-to-wall ads burying your post.
- ✗No complaint-board noise — hyperlocal, down to your actual block.
Be a founding member
We go live once 10,000 New Yorkers sign up. Join now and you're in from day one — before the crowd, before the noise.
What it looks like
Illustrative examples — the real thing opens once we launch.
Sunny 2-bedroom with in-unit laundry and a shared roof deck, 5 min to the F train. Freshly painted, hardwood floors throughout, and a super who actually picks up the phone. Available now — flexible move-in date.
“Anyone know a good super-cheap plumber near the F train? Kitchen sink's backed up again.”
“Tony's Plumbing on 5th Ave — cheap, fast, and honest. Tell him Mike sent you.”
24/7 emergency plumbing, water heaters, and drain cleaning. Licensed & insured, serving Park Slope for 15+ years.
What's in it
- ✓Free listings. Apartments, jobs, gigs, stuff for sale — post as much as you want. No fees, no premium tier, ever.
- ✓Alerts. Save a search once — keywords, category, price range — and we'll notify you the moment something matching goes up. No more refreshing the page all day.
- ✓Verified neighbors. Every single user confirms their identity and NYC address with a live selfie and GPS. No bots, no out-of-state scammers, no catfishing — just real people who actually live here.
- ✓The Porch. A neighborhood board scoped down to your block — recommendations, lost & found, stoop sales, local alerts, events. Local, without the noise from three towns over.
- ✓Confirmed video reviews. Business reviews here are short videos with a star rating, and only from customers the business has confirmed working with — no anonymous drive-by reviews, and an AI overview of what customers say so you don't have to watch them all.
- ✓Real local businesses. We're building a devoted Free NYC Business Directory — every business gets its own profile, and every profile carries star ratings and short video reviews from customers the business has confirmed working with. It's free for them, so you get honest options before you ever pick up the phone — not just another listings board.
Run a business in NYC?
A free profile, a real rating system, and a whole neighborhood looking for you.
- ✓Own a business? If you run a business in NYC, this is your neighborhood's front door. Get discovered by real, verified New Yorkers browsing every day — no fees, ever.
- ✓Add your business Same "Sign Up" button as everyone else — just pick "Business" on the second screen and you're building your profile in minutes.
- ✓Create a business profile Your own page with your website, hours, photos, and services, listed in the Free NYC Business Directory and searchable by category and borough.
- ✓Confirmed video reviews Star ratings and short video reviews, only from customers you confirm you worked with — and the ability to reply publicly to every review.
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