Find a licensed electrician in Morningside Heights, Manhattan
168 licensed electricians in Morningside Heights, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights?
Morningside Heights electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Morningside Heights in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Borowide Elect'l Contractors's
Master Electrician #010285Doumas Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #012388NEE Electrical, LLC
Master Electrician #010552Heso Electrical Inc.
Master Electrician #012776New AGE Electric'l Contrg Incorporated
Master Electrician #012236Westrise Electric LLC
Master Electrician #012786Live Wire Electric 1 LLC
Master Electrician #012113Century Electric LLC
Master Electrician #011706LIT Mode Electric Contracting Incorporated
Master Electrician #013127Luna NYC Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013198Top Shelf Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012022Signs CAD Corp
Master Electrician #011851Matros Automated Electric'l
Master Electrician #010949Wiretech Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012199
Every Morningside Heights electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Morningside Heights?
Morningside Heights has about 16,926 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1921. 65% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 81% are in elevator buildings.
HPD wrote 41 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Morningside Heights rental buildings in the past year (9th of 25 in Manhattan). 168 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 16,926 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1921 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 65% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 41 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 168 (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 Morningside Heights 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 Morningside Heights?
168 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Morningside Heights in the last two years. The most active here was High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC, with 45 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Morningside Heights?
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.