Find a licensed electrician in East Village, Manhattan
324 licensed electricians in East Village, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in East Village with an active license, for electrical repairs, panel upgrades, outlets and circuits, lighting, EV chargers and rewiring. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which licensed electricians work in East Village?
East Village electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in East Village in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Electric Power Light & Mechanical
Master Electrician #012553High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Blue Seagull Electrical
Master Electrician #012694Jemco Elect. Contrs Inc.
Master Electrician #010862E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768LIT Mode Electric Contracting Incorporated
Master Electrician #013127WCK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #010377Borowide Elect'l Contractors's
Master Electrician #010285Daven Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013346Anco Electrical Contctng Incorporated
Master Electrician #012782Gm-Power Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012862Kwong Ming Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #012124T. Dirusso Electric'l Contractors In
Master Electrician #011007Accurate Electric'l Corp
Master Electrician #011485Nash Electric Services In
Master Electrician #013498
Every East Village electrician record, A to Z
- AZ Electric Inc.
- Blue Seagull Electrical
- Con-Nect Elect & Commctns
- Demand Electric Inc.
- Electric Power Light & Mechanical
- Gm-Power Electric Corp
- Infinity Electric'l Contractors's
- JIN Electrical Contractors Inc.
- Main Power Elect Contractors
- S&f Electrical Service In
- Steel City Electrical Contracting
- T. Dirusso Electric'l Contractors In
What should you know about electrical work in East Village?
East Village has about 40,193 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1913. 63% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 48% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 108 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in East Village rental buildings in the past year (7th of 25 in Manhattan). 324 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in East Village in the last two years.
In buildings this old, ask whether the job will touch original wiring and whether the panel has room for new circuits before you agree on a price.
How does East Village compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 40,193 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1913 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 63% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 108 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 324 (DOB NOW) |
Do electricians need a license in New York City?
Electrical work in New York City must be done by a Licensed Master Electrician (or a Special Electrician for a specific building) licensed by the Department of Buildings. The electrician files the permit in DOB NOW: Electrical, and DOB inspects the work.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an electrician in East Village help with?
- Panel and service upgrades
- New outlets and circuits
- Lighting installs and rewiring
- EV charger installation
- Troubleshooting tripping breakers
- Smoke and CO detector wiring
- Old wiring replacement (knob-and-tube, cloth)
- Generator and transfer switch hookups
Questions people ask
How many licensed electricians work in East Village?
324 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in East Village in the last two years. The most active here was Electric Power Light & Mechanical, with 60 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in East Village?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
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Sources: DOB NOW: Electrical permit filings; NYC HPD housing violations; NYC DOHMH rat inspections; NYC PLUTO. Counts cover the 12 or 24 months before November 4, 2026.