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Cockroach exterminators in New York City

Licensed exterminators for roaches in New York City from NYS DEC records, plus 34,461 HPD roaches violations by neighborhood and what landlords must do.

Which borough is the job in?

How do you get rid of roaches for good?

Most apartment roaches in New York are German cockroaches. They live in kitchens and bathrooms and move between units along pipes and wall voids. Gel baits placed in cracks, insect growth regulators and sealing gaps work far better than spraying, which can scatter them into neighboring apartments.

HPD inspectors wrote 34,461 violations for roaches in NYC rental buildings in the past 12 months: Bronx 13,753, Brooklyn 10,486, Manhattan 5,554, Queens 3,792, Staten Island 876.

Which New York City neighborhoods have the most roaches?

NeighborhoodHPD violations (12 mo)Per 1,000 homes
East Flatbush, Brooklyn1,63326.1
Washington Heights, Manhattan1,37923.6
Flatbush, Brooklyn1,37530.5
Harlem, Manhattan1,27520.6
University Heights, Bronx1,17327.6
Crown Heights, Brooklyn1,15619.4
Mount Hope, Bronx94445.8
Concourse, Bronx90932
East New York, Brooklyn86517.8
Belmont, Bronx78558.7

Which licensed exterminators handle cockroach exterminators in New York City?

  1. One Hour Pest Control LLC

    Based in Harlem (10026) · registered since 2013
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15107

  2. A C E Inc.

    Based in East Flatbush (11203) · registered since 2013
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #10444

  3. Merchant Boys LLC

    Based in Crown Heights (11213) · registered since 2013
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15765

  4. Empire Exterminating LLC

    Based in Concourse (10451) · registered since 2013
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #14949

  5. Matador Systems Inc.

    Based in Washington Heights (10033) · registered since 2014
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16146

  6. AAA Sure Pest Control Incorporated

    Based in Washington Heights (10032) · registered since 2014
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16012

  7. JW Environmental Pest Control LLC

    Based in Harlem (10030) · registered since 2015
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15463

  8. M & U Pest Control Service Incorporated

    Based in East Flatbush (11226) · registered since 2015
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15549

  9. Red CAP Exterminating Co. Incorporated

    Based in Concourse (10451) · registered since 2015
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #12417

  10. Kristof Pest Management LLC

    Based in Belmont (10458) · registered since 2016
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16790

  11. Prestige Exterminating Co. LLC

    Based in University Heights (10453) · registered since 2016
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16652

  12. Northeastern Environmental Services LLC

    Based in East Flatbush (11203) · registered since 2017
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16815

  13. Goodfellas Pest Management LLC

    Based in Harlem (10039) · registered since 2019
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17405

  14. Top Class Pest Control Corporation

    Based in East Flatbush (11203) · registered since 2019
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17432

  15. Nardtheexterminator LLC

    Based in Crown Heights (11213) · registered since 2020
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17656

  16. Take Over Pest Control Incorporated

    Based in Harlem (10039) · registered since 2020
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17809

  17. American Empire Pest Control Incorporated

    Based in Washington Heights (10040) · registered since 2020
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17810

  18. AG Pest Control Inc.

    Based in Harlem (10039) · registered since 2021
    NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17966

Showing 18 of 493 registered pest control businesses in New York City; those based in the hardest-hit neighborhoods first.

What should you ask before you hire?

Do exterminators need a license in New York City?

Pest control businesses in New York are registered with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and anyone applying pesticides for hire must be a DEC-certified applicator or technician. In NYC rentals, landlords must fix pest conditions, and they file a bed bug report with HPD every year.

How can you check the license yourself?

Ask for the company's DEC business registration number and the technician's certification ID. Our listings come from DEC's list of currently registered pesticide businesses.

Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?

Questions people ask

Does the landlord have to get rid of roaches in NYC?

Yes. Roaches are a housing code violation in NYC rentals, and buildings with three or more apartments must use safe pest management methods. Ask the landlord in writing, then call 311 if nothing changes.

How many treatments do roaches need?

Usually two to three visits about two weeks apart, with baits refreshed each time.

Cockroach exterminators in other boroughs

Sources: NYS DEC registered pesticide businesses; NYC HPD housing violations (12 months to November 4, 2026).