Find a licensed electrician in Greenwich Village, Manhattan
392 licensed electricians in Greenwich Village, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Village?
Greenwich Village electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Greenwich Village in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Top Shelf Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012022Conductor Electric Services Incorporated
Master Electrician #012431Jumper Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012498High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989WCK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #010377Empire LIC Electric Contrs
Master Electrician #013326Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113Borowide Elect'l Contractors's
Master Electrician #010285E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768Glendale Electrical Contracting In
Master Electrician #013278Signs CAD Corp
Master Electrician #011851Approved Electric Corp
Master Electrician #011171Nash Electric Services In
Master Electrician #013498Warren Ostroff Electric., Incorporated
Master Electrician #010341Power Surge Electric, Incorporated
Master Electrician #011440
Every Greenwich Village electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Greenwich Village?
Greenwich Village has about 21,491 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1892. About 58% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 46% are in elevator buildings.
HPD wrote 15 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Greenwich Village rental buildings in the past year (20th of 25 in Manhattan). 392 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Village compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 21,491 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1892 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 58% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 15 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 392 (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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich Village?
392 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Greenwich Village in the last two years. The most active here was Top Shelf Electric Corp, with 29 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Greenwich 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.