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HOMES · APARTMENTS · CO-OPS · THE BRONX

Residential Security
Camera Installation
The Bronx

Home CCTV for Apartment Buildings & Walk-Ups · Co-ops & Garden Apartments · Two-Family & Detached Homes · Lobbies, Vestibules, Driveways & Backyards — Local Fordham Rd Office · 4K PoE · Local NVR · No Monthly Fees · Licensed & Insured

Professional residential security camera installation, home CCTV surveillance systems, 4K IP cameras, and local NVR recording for Bronx residents across more than thirty neighborhoods — the pre-war Art Deco apartment buildings and walk-ups along the Grand Concourse, the co-ops of Co-op City and Pelham Parkway, the garden apartments of Pelham Bay and Throgs Neck, and the detached and two-family homes of Riverdale, Fieldston, Country Club, and City Island. Coverage for apartment lobbies and vestibules where packages disappear, building hallways, stairs, and elevators, vandal-resistant lobby cameras for co-op boards, and full driveway, backyard, and side-yard coverage for detached and two-family homes — with full-color night vision, person-and-vehicle AI, stainless mounting for the waterfront, and a local office right on Fordham Road for fast service after the install. From a single doorbell camera to a whole-building system, no monthly fees on local NVR. Abstract Enterprises is a licensed and insured residential security camera company. For business and commercial CCTV, see our commercial security camera installation in the Bronx; for our full residential and commercial camera service in the borough, see security camera installation Bronx.

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Why Home Cameras

Why Bronx Residents Install Cameras

In the Bronx it usually starts in the lobby or the vestibule. Packages lifted before you get home from work, someone tailgating through the front door of the building, a car broken into on the street, or wanting eyes on the driveway and backyard of a two-family while you’re away. A camera at the entrance and the package drop gives you a clear face and an instant phone alert the moment something moves — and whether you’re a homeowner, a co-op shareholder, or a landlord with tenants, that’s the difference between a shrug and a police report that actually goes somewhere. Many Bronx insurers also trim the premium for a documented system, and our office is right on Fordham Road, so when something needs service we’re back on site fast, not routing a ticket through a national queue.

What makes the Bronx different is the sheer contrast in building stock. On one end, the pre-war Art Deco apartment buildings and walk-ups along the Grand Concourse, with thick masonry walls and original wiring nobody wants to disturb, plus Co-op City and the garden apartments of Pelham Bay and Throgs Neck. On the other, detached single- and two-family homes on suburban-sized lots in Riverdale, Fieldston, Country Club, and out on City Island, with eighty to a hundred-plus feet from the front door to the back fence. Each one needs its own plan: lobby, vestibule, hallway, stair, and elevator coverage with vandal-resistant cameras for the buildings; driveway, backyard, and side-yard coverage with weatherproof cameras for the homes; board documentation for co-ops; per-unit setups for two-families; and stainless mounting for the salt air near the water. Getting a system that fits your property means knowing all of that first.

Home Camera Systems

The Home Camera Systems We Install in the Bronx

We start with your property type, your block, and your real problem — not a boxed package. A Grand Concourse walk-up, a Co-op City unit, a Riverdale detached home, and a Throgs Neck two-family each get a different plan, and most end up with a doorbell at the entrance plus wired cameras on the real vulnerable spots.

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Doorbell & Entry Cameras

A camera at the building entrance or your apartment door with two-way audio, covering the vestibule and package drop where most Bronx package theft happens.

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Building & Co-op Systems

Lobby, vestibule, hallways, stairs, and elevators on one recorder with vandal-resistant cameras and manager or super remote access — board documentation handled, no monthly fee.

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Two-Family & Detached Home Coverage

Driveway, front entrance, backyard, side yards, and both entrances on a two-family — hardwired so nothing drops, with per-unit viewing if you rent.

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Full-Color Night Cameras

Cameras that stay in real color after dark instead of a gray blur, so a face in the lobby or a car in the driveway at 2am is actually identifiable.

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Smart Person/Vehicle AI

Person and vehicle AI that classifies real activity from passing traffic, so your phone only buzzes when it matters — not every car on the Concourse.

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Waterfront & Stainless Mounting

For City Island, Throgs Neck, and Edgewater Park: corrosion-resistant, all-stainless mounting that survives the salt air year after year.

What We Cover

The Spots That Actually Matter on a Bronx Property

Coverage is about placement, not camera count. In a building, the lobby and vestibule do the heavy lifting; on a home, the driveway and entrances. We walk the whole property — entrance to elevator, or driveway to backyard — and design around your real entry points.

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Lobby, Vestibule & Package Drop

Face capture at the building entrance and the package shelf — the first thing we plan in almost every Bronx apartment building.

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Hallways, Stairs & Elevators

Common-area coverage on one recorder, placed to protect residents without seeing into any unit.

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Driveway & Curb

For two-family and detached homes: plate-readable coverage of the driveway and the street in front.

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Backyard & Side Yards

The rear yard and side yards of a Riverdale or Throgs Neck home, often unlit and reachable from neighboring lots.

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Both Entrances (Two-Family)

The front and side or basement entrances on a two- or three-family, including the tenant’s separate way in.

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Front Door (Apartment)

For renters and co-op shareholders: a camera covering your own apartment door and the immediate hallway space, compliant with NYC rules.

Plain English

Bronx Home Camera Terms, Decoded

A few terms come up on every Bronx quote. Here’s what they mean in plain English.

PoE

One thin Cat6 cable carries both power and video to a camera — the cleanest, most reliable wiring, and the right choice for a pre-war Bronx building with thick masonry walls.

NVR

The recorder that stores your footage on a drive inside the building or home. No cloud invoice, and the video stays put on the property.

Vandal-Resistant

Dome and turret cameras in tough housings built for lobbies, hallways, and elevators where a camera could be tampered with.

Full-Color Night Vision

Cameras that stay in color after dark instead of gray infrared — essential for dim Bronx lobbies, vestibules, and unlit side yards.

Board Documentation

The written scope, placement plan, and proof of insurance a co-op or condo board needs before a common-area install — we prepare it.

Per-Unit Viewing

Separate phone access for each unit of a two- or three-family, so a tenant sees their own entrance without the owner sharing one login.

Hardware

The Camera Brands We Install in Bronx Homes

We install professional-grade cameras chosen for a Bronx building or home, not a corporation — brands that deliver 4K, full-color night vision, vandal-resistant housings, and reliable AI at a price that makes covering a whole property affordable. Depending on the building or home and what you want on your phone, that usually lands on Hikvision, Dahua, Lorex, Reolink, Amcrest, or Uniview, with premium picks like Eufy or Axis when a client asks. Because our office is on Fordham Road we keep stock nearby, and we’re not tied to one manufacturer or making anything extra steering you to a brand — we pick what fits your building, your block, and your budget. We also install bring-your-own cameras, set up doorbell-only systems, recover lost passwords and secure cameras someone bought online, and upgrade or take over older setups another company left behind.

Honest Pricing

What a Home System Costs in the Bronx

Every quote is fixed-price after a free walk-through — here are honest ranges so you can budget first. Everything’s folded into that figure — cameras, cabling, recorder, labor, setup — with no monthly charge on a local NVR. Here the property type swings the total as much as the camera count: a detached Riverdale home with a driveway and yard covers more ground than a co-op unit, and a building’s common areas mean more cameras and board coordination.

Apartment / Co-op Unit
1–3 cameras
$850 – $2,000

A doorbell plus one or two cameras on the entry and a window, board-friendly, no monthly fee.

Two-Family Home
4–8 cameras
$2,000 – $4,500

Driveway, both entrances, backyard, and side yards, with full-color night vision and a local recorder.

Detached Single-Family
5–10 cameras
$2,500 – $6,000

Whole-property coverage — driveway, front door, backyard, garage, and side yards in Riverdale or Country Club.

Building / Co-op Common Areas
Custom
Custom

Lobby, vestibule, hallways, stairs, and elevators with vandal-resistant cameras, board documentation handled.

How It Works

From First Call to Cameras on the Property

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Free On-Site Walk-Through

We come to your property — from a Fordham Road walk-up to a Riverdale home — look at the lobby, vestibule, entrances, driveway, and yard, find the blind spots, and hand you a written fixed-price quote. We’re local, so we know the building stock and the precincts.

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Clean, Concealed Installation

Licensed technicians run cable through pre-war masonry, basements, and risers, mount vandal-resistant or weather-rated cameras, and conceal everything — nothing exposed, board documentation handled where needed.

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Setup, Phone Access & Walkthrough

We configure the recorder, put the owner, super, or each tenant on the app for free, change any default passwords, test every camera, and walk you through the app before we leave — with fast local follow-up if anything needs it.

Real Questions

What Bronx Residents Actually Ask

Cost & Budget

What should I budget for cameras on a Bronx home?

For a 4 to 8 camera two-family, $2,000 to $4,500 all-in is realistic — cameras, wiring, recorder, labor, no monthly fee. An apartment or co-op unit can start around $850; a detached Riverdale home or a building’s common areas runs higher. The property type, not just the camera count, drives the number.

Why does a building cost more than an apartment?

More to cover and more coordination. A building means the lobby, vestibule, hallways, stairs, and elevators with vandal-resistant cameras, cable run through pre-war masonry and risers, and board documentation. A single apartment is a quick job; a whole building is a bigger one.

Quality & Trust

How do I avoid a bad installer in the Bronx?

Half the results you find online are national platforms that sell your lead to whoever’s closest that day. Skip anyone who quotes without seeing the property or uses unnamed off-brand cameras. We’re a local installer with an office at 460 E Fordham Road — ask for our NYS license number, a written fixed-price scope, and neighborhood references.

Do I need a licensed contractor?

In New York you need a state license to install and maintain these systems — period. A licensed low-voltage contractor also threads the code-compliant, hidden cabling through pre-war Bronx masonry a handyman steers clear of — and warranties it. We hold NYS #12000287431, we’re insured, and our office is in the borough.

Renters & Tenant Rights

I rent in the Bronx — can I install a camera without my landlord?

Yes — under NYS Real Property Law as amended in 2023 and broadened in 2024, a tenant has the right to install a non-permanent camera that doesn’t damage the unit. Inside your apartment and covering your own door, you have wide latitude; anything that drills or runs through building structure needs landlord approval.

Where can my camera legally point in a building?

At your own apartment door and the immediate space in front of it — not into a neighbor’s unit, and audio off in shared hallways under one-party-consent. In common areas, cameras are generally permitted but can’t infringe on a reasonable expectation of privacy, and notice is typically required. We aim every camera to keep you on the right side of the rules.

Technical

How many cameras does a Bronx property need?

It depends on the property. Rough starts: 1 to 3 for an apartment or co-op unit, 4 to 8 for a two-family covering the driveway and entrances, 5 to 10 for a detached home, more for a building’s common areas. We map every camera location during a free on-site visit to the building or home.

Can you wire a pre-war building without disturbing the walls?

Yes — we run concealed cable through risers, basements, and existing pathways so we don’t disturb the original masonry and wiring along the Grand Concourse and in the walk-ups. It’s standard pre-war work for us.

How long is footage kept?

Most homes and buildings keep around 30 days on a local recorder, longer with a bigger drive. No cloud fee — the footage stays on a drive on the property.

Co-op & Landlord

Can you handle a co-op or condo board install?

Yes — we prepare the board documentation, coordinate with the managing agent, and mount vandal-resistant cameras in the lobby, halls, and elevators placed to avoid any view into a unit. We do this across Co-op City, Pelham Parkway, and Riverdale co-ops regularly.

I’m a Bronx landlord with a two- or three-family — what can I cover?

You can cover shared and exterior areas — the entrance, vestibule, driveway, backyard, and hallways — with per-unit viewing if you want, but not inside a tenant’s unit, and audio off in shared spaces. We place cameras to protect the building and stay compliant with tenant-privacy rules.

Complaints & Reliability

My old system is offline and I lost the password — can you fix it?

Yes — we recover lost passwords, fix the wiring, secure the whole system, and put the owner or super back on the app, even on systems we didn’t install. Being local on Fordham Road, we’re back on site fast when a camera drops or a drive fills.

Reality Check

Home Camera Installation in the Bronx: An Honest Reality Check

Search “home security camera installation cost” and the AI Overview, Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Fixr hand you national numbers that have little to do with a real Bronx building or home. Here’s what they leave out.

The “average cost” number ignores your property type

Angi, HomeAdvisor, and Fixr publish a national per-camera average. In the Bronx the cost lives in the property: a pre-war building with masonry walls and common areas, versus a co-op unit, versus a detached Riverdale home with a driveway and yard. Cable through pre-war risers and how many entrances you have move it far more than the camera count.

National results sell your lead, not local service

Search the Bronx and half the results are national platforms that sell your lead to whoever’s closest that day. They’re gone after the install. A local installer with a Fordham Road office is back on site fast when a camera drops or an NVR fills — response time the aggregators can’t match.

“Best home camera” lists are paid placement

Best-of roundups push whatever brand pays for the slot, then assume one generic house. The right camera for a Bronx walk-up, a co-op lobby, or a Throgs Neck two-family depends on the building and the block — not a sponsored list. We match the hardware to the property.

National advice skips NYC building rules

Generic guides never mention co-op board documentation, vandal-resistant lobby cameras, tenant-privacy limits in common areas, or NYS tenant camera rights — the things that decide whether a Bronx install is legal and approved. We handle all of it.

“Just use Wi-Fi” fails in pre-war masonry

Wi-Fi drops through thick pre-war Bronx walls and across a big Riverdale lot, and a dense building is full of competing networks — so consumer cameras fall offline. Serious Bronx installs are wired PoE, something national guides never warn you about.

“No monthly fee” needs a real recorder

Cloud kits sell convenience and then bill you per camera every month with no end — stop paying and you lose your own recordings. A local recorder keeps the footage yours, on the property, with nothing charged month to month.

The honest bottom line for a Bronx property

A home or building camera system here is worth it — for package theft, lobby and entrance coverage, driveway evidence, and protecting a two-family while you’re away — but only when it’s designed for your property type and set up to satisfy the board and the law. The right move isn’t the cheapest per-camera lead online; it’s a licensed, local contractor, a real walk-through, and a fixed price you can hold them to.

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DIY vs Professional

Doing It Yourself vs. a Licensed Install

Plenty of Bronx owners start with a DIY kit and call us later. Here’s a straight comparison so you can see where your building or home falls.

Single doorbell on a co-op

DIY is fine — a battery or non-permanent doorbell you can mount yourself as a tenant.

Whole two-family, driveway to backyard

Professional. Both entrances, per-unit viewing, and concealed runs are not a weekend job.

Building lobby and common areas

Professional. Vandal-resistant cameras, board documentation, and pre-war cabling take a licensed crew.

Pre-war masonry cabling

Professional. Concealed runs through thick Grand Concourse walls take a contractor who knows the building stock.

Waterfront stainless mounting

Professional. Corrosion-resistant hardware for City Island and Throgs Neck takes the right materials and know-how.

How We Compare

Local Licensed Install vs. ADT, Ring & SimpliSafe

vs. ADT / Vivint

Long monitoring contract, multi-year monthly fee, proprietary gear you never own — and a national queue for service. We install a system you own outright, with local Fordham Road service, no contract, no monthly fee.

vs. Ring / Nest DIY

Consumer Wi-Fi cameras that drop through pre-war masonry, cloud subscriptions to unlock features, no board documentation. We do licensed, wired PoE with vandal-resistant housings and zero fees.

vs. SimpliSafe

Boxed self-install kit with monthly monitoring — thin for a building or a two-family. We design real coverage for the lobby, entrances, driveway, and yard.

vs. a Handyman

No license, no code-compliant cabling, no board documentation or pre-war know-how, no warranty. We’re a licensed local contractor who documents and warranties the work.

Our Model

Free walk-through, fixed price, professional-grade cameras, vandal-resistant or weatherproof mounting, a local recorder you own, fast local service, no monthly fee — ever.

Coverage

The Bronx & the Rest of NYC

This is our Bronx residential page, part of our NYC home-camera network. Jump up to the NYC hub, see our full Bronx camera service, or switch to commercial.

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Our NYC residential hub — home cameras across all five boroughs.

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Our full residential and commercial camera service across the Bronx.

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Business CCTV for Bronx bodegas, retail, restaurants, and buildings.

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Problems We Solve

Bronx Home Camera Problems We Fix Every Week

“Packages keep disappearing from the lobby.”

A camera on the vestibule and package drop with face capture and two-way audio — the highest-value Bronx building camera.

“People tailgate through the front door.”

Entrance coverage paired with the lobby, often on the same visit as lobby fob entry — you see who comes in and when.

“My car got broken into on the street.”

A plate-readable camera on the driveway and curb in full color — a “blue sedan,” not a “dark car,” for the report.

“My old system is offline and I lost the password.”

We recover the password, fix the wiring, secure the system, and put you back on the app — even if we didn’t install it.

“My Wi-Fi cameras drop through these old walls.”

Pre-war masonry kills Wi-Fi. We hardwire PoE through risers and basements so the cameras stay up.

“My board needs documentation before I can install.”

We prepare the board package — scope, placement, proof of insurance — and mount vandal-resistant cameras the board approves.

Customer Reviews

What Bronx Residents Say

“Two-family in Throggs Neck — cameras on the driveway, backyard, and both entrances, wired so nothing drops. Office is right on Fordham so they came out quick to quote and just as quick when I had a question.”

— Luis R., Throggs Neck

“Riverdale co-op — they did the board documentation, mounted everything clean, and the lobby cameras are vandal-resistant. Package theft is finally on camera in full color. No monthly fee.”

— Marian T., Riverdale

“Walk-up near Fordham — the old system was offline and we’d lost the password. They recovered it, fixed the wiring, secured the whole thing, and put the super on the app. Didn’t even install it originally.”

— Hector M., Fordham

“Detached home in Country Club near the water — stainless mounting on the driveway, yard, and entrances so the salt air doesn’t eat it. Local guys, fast, great price, no monthly bill.”

— Anita P., Country Club

From the Field

Field Notes from a Bronx Home Install

The Grand Concourse walk-up that explains why local and pre-war experience matter: a six-story Art Deco building, a co-op board that needed documentation before anything went up, thick original masonry walls nobody wanted to disturb, a lobby and vestibule where packages kept vanishing, and a previous system that had gone offline with the password long lost. On paper, hang some cameras. In reality the job was the building and the paperwork: we prepared the board package so the install was approved, ran concealed cable through the risers and basement so the pre-war masonry stayed untouched, mounted vandal-resistant dome cameras in the lobby, vestibule, halls, and by the elevator, put full-color cameras where the lighting was dim so a face actually reads at night, set the recorder with 30-day retention and remote access for the super, recovered and reset the old credentials, and secured the whole network. Because our office is on Fordham Road, when the board added a camera at the rear door two weeks later we were back the same week. The part that actually protected the building was never the cameras off a website — it was the board documentation, the pre-war cabling, the vandal-resistant placement, and a local crew that answers the phone.

Need Repair?

Cameras Down at Home in the Bronx? Same-Day Repair

Camera offline, recorder not recording, can’t view on your phone, footage blurry, lost the password, NVR failed, or a system another company installed and abandoned? Our office is right on Fordham Road, so we diagnose and fix residential camera systems across the Bronx fast — same-day. We recover passwords, repair wiring, secure existing setups, and take over systems we didn’t install.

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Questions

Bronx Home Camera Questions Answered

How much does home security camera installation cost in the Bronx?

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A 4 to 8 camera two-family typically runs $2,000 to $4,500 all-in — cameras, wiring, recorder, and professional installation, with no monthly fee on a local NVR. An apartment or co-op unit can start around $850; a detached home or a building’s common areas runs higher. The property type drives the price more than the camera count. We give you a locked-in price once we’ve walked the building or home at no charge.

Do you handle co-op and condo board documentation?

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Yes — we prepare the scope, placement plan, and proof of insurance the board needs, coordinate with the managing agent, and mount vandal-resistant lobby and hallway cameras placed to avoid any view into a unit. We do this across Co-op City, Pelham Parkway, and Riverdale regularly.

Can a Bronx renter install a camera without landlord permission?

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Yes — under NYS Real Property Law as amended in 2023 and broadened in 2024, a tenant can install a non-permanent camera that doesn’t damage the unit. Inside your apartment and on your own door you have wide latitude; anything that drills or runs through building structure needs landlord approval.

Where can my camera legally point in an apartment building?

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At your own apartment door and the immediate space in front of it — not into a neighbor’s unit, with audio off in shared hallways under one-party-consent. In common areas, cameras are generally permitted but can’t infringe on a reasonable expectation of privacy, and notice is usually required. We keep every camera compliant.

Are there monthly fees for a home camera system?

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No — on a local NVR the recorder and footage on the property belong to you, nothing’s billed monthly, and phone viewing comes set up free. Want a copy stored off-site? Cloud backup is there as an option, not a requirement.

Can you wire a pre-war Bronx building without disturbing the walls?

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Yes — we run concealed cable through risers, basements, and existing pathways so the original masonry and wiring along the Grand Concourse and in the walk-ups stay undisturbed. It’s standard pre-war work for us.

How many cameras does my Bronx property need?

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It depends. Typical: 1 to 3 for an apartment or co-op unit, 4 to 8 for a two-family, 5 to 10 for a detached home, more for a building’s common areas. We lock in each camera spot while walking the building or home.

Do you protect cameras near the water from salt-air corrosion?

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Yes — for City Island, Throgs Neck, and Edgewater Park we spec all-stainless mounting hardware and corrosion-resistant housings built to survive the salt air.

Do the cameras record in color at night?

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Yes — full-color night vision so dim Bronx lobbies, vestibules, and unlit side yards record in usable color, not a gray infrared blur.

Can I watch my cameras from my phone, and can tenants have their own access?

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Yes — live feeds, recorded clips, and motion alerts on iOS and Android, set up free, with per-unit viewing so a tenant sees their own entrance without sharing your login. We won’t leave the property until you can run the app yourself.

Do I need a licensed contractor for a home install?

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New York requires a state license to install and service security systems, and we hold it — NYS #12000287431, fully insured, with a local office on Fordham Road and the concealed, code-compliant cabling a Bronx building or home actually needs.

Do you fix or take over a system another company installed?

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Yes — expansions, upgrades, repairs, password recovery, and takeovers of systems left offline or with no support. Being local, we’re back on site fast. Whatever still runs we keep; the rest comes out.

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Security Systems · Licensed & Insured
1282 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 📞 (646) 490-0629
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Serving all 5 NYC boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Ulster counties.
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