One last thing to prove what a lying piece of shit Ricky is, attached is all of are email correspondence back & forth. If you've read my previous review, you will see Ricky sent me a message here through YELP claiming I tried to get him to move an extra bedroom set FREE! But, as you'll see from the detailed list I sent him TWO beds are CLEARLY listed. If you haven't read my previous review, PLEASE take the time to do a search on the NJ Division Of Consumer Affairs website, before hiring a mover. The license number Ricky is using is FAKE, they have no record of him, or NJ Helpers. He also doesn't have a DOT license but continues to do interstate moves - WHICH IS ILLEGAL!!! read more

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Not good. I should have known better after having one phone call with Ricky but was under strict time contraints. On the day of the move two teenagers (just out of high school) were dispatched to help me. Albeit, one guy was fine, but whatever positivity he brought to the job was overshadowed by the second guy. There was little regard paid to my items and the few nice things I have were handled poorly. Oh, and they smoked up on the job. They reeked of pot when I picked them up (Ricky had me pick these guys up) and smoked up again once we got to my rental unit to unload my stuff onto the truck. read more

AVOID!! UNRELIABLE & UNPROFESSIONAL Ricky Burgos is a little weasel that will try to talk his way out of everything. He will sound very friendly and accommodating on the phone. Don't be fooled by it!!! This is not even a real professional moving company. They do not accept card or personal check, only cash. The move was scheduled for Saturday arrival between 10-11AM but he had to drop his kids off at his dad's, so extended the arrival time to a little past 12PM. He showed up at 2:40PM. He showed up in a brand new RENTED Budget truck. Really? This alone should exemplify how unreliable and unprofessional he is. Oh and I didn't get confirmation until 2:10AM on Saturday via email. Well to make matters worse - I am in Apt 4. In Manhattan, it is safe to assume it is a walk up. So after he gets to my place and we walk up to my apartment. He kept on ranting about the stairs, saying this wasn't part of the job description, but Ricky and his mover proceeded to move things out of my apartment. If the stairs were such a problem, then maybe they shouldn't have touched my things before trying to negotiate a new price. He asked me to stand outside and watch the truck in case of parking tickets. When we get outside, he tells me he has bronchitis/asthma and that the stairs are a problem. Again, really? Obviously, you are in the wrong business... So he said that the quote he gave did not include the stairs and said he will now need to charge $500 for the move. My move only had a twin mattress, metal bed frame, three drawer dresser, small book shelf, and maybe about 10-15 boxes/ikea bags. Of course I said no and cancelled the move. He started yelling at me saying I screwed him over. There was one ikea bag and a book bag moved onto the truck. He said, "I'll be a gentleman and put these back for you," then as he was walking up the stairs he said, "You know what, this b**** is going to leave me a bad review. Leave her things in the hallway." Ricky and his mover left all of my things on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor stairway. Well here is your bad review. AVOID RICKY BURGOS/ NJ HELPERS/ MOVERS ON THE HUDSON. I needed to sign the lease on my storage unit by 5PM but Ricky was so late that I didn't have time to hire a different company to move and make it to Hoboken in time. Luckily, this happened on a Saturday. I was able to reserve a 10' Uhaul truck for Sunday. When you rent an Uhaul, you have to option to hire loading/unloading help. 2 guys, 2 hours = $100. My move ended up being three and a half hours, totaling $175. Then I gave them a $50 tip. Total move cost me under $300 (includes truck, helpers, tip, toll and gas). This was my first time driving a 10' truck and it actually isn't that bad. You are way better off renting your own truck and hiring helpers than relying on fake moving companies like NJ Helpers. ----------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE This guy is ridiculous. After I posted this, he is harassing me via text. Seriously, if he cared so much about getting a good review, he should learn the basics of customer service. If stairs are a problem, don't say things on your website like, "no additional fees for walk-ups." I hope my review can help people avoid being stressed out on moving day with an unreliable company like this one. read more

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Ricky will not show up at the day of move out. I rate the service highly unreliable. A day before the move, I got to know he has double booked two folks in my building and didn't show up even for one. I was following up for a week and no response. I think it is one man army and one phone line. You get good price with zero probability of the guy actually showing up. Get some professional service or book a u haul as back up. read more

Nice kid but very unprofessional and undependable. Never showed up for a scheduled move and I had to scramble to find another mover. read more

IRRESPONSIBLE AND NOT DEPENDABLE. Hired him for a mover job. Day of the move - informed me his truck broke down. I tried to be accommodating and agreed to move the move out day to next evening to help him out on this Day 2 of Move - No response to calls or texts. Had to rent a truck in the end and call in favors from friends to complete the move. Today is Day 4 - Still no contact or apology message. I am starting to wonder if even Day-1 "car breakdown" were real! Avoid these gentlemen if you can. read more

Richard and Robert moved me from a shared two bed in JSQ to my own Studio downtown Jersey City very effectively and quickly, even with my new ridiculously narrow 3 story stair case. Both were incredibly kind, friendly and diligent in the work as soon as they clocked in they were lifting and moving. Robert is insanely strong and was lifting some of the heavier pieces on his own with a smile on his face the whole time. Everything made it inside my new space in 3 hours with no damage to my things and lots of quick on the spot problem solving completed. I recommend them fully for your moving needs! read more

Solid service. Long due review I wanted to pen down. These guys helped me move my 1-BR apt just a day after the heavy snow blizzard of Jan 2016. They move wasn't far, probably a mile apart. Two moving companies bailed out due to weather conditions(wont blame them, ppl were not able to pull out the cars forget about trucks). Ricky said he has been able to pull out his truck and can get his two ppl. Ricky arrived with his truck and two men pretty much on time. After the 3 hour timer was set, we just started rolling. I want to give a BIG shout out to one of his start movers, Hector(not sure if I recall the name correct) but that guy is solid. He is just 18 yo big guy, but he can work and can work fast and smart. At one point in the target building he alone carried big queen sized memory foam mattress by himself over his head(the mattress is a beast and even 3 ppl have a tough time tackling it). I had my brother, sis-in-law and one friend to help me. Definitely one has to keep pushing a bit at times or drive so that time doesnt go overboard. Also a BIG shout to my folks who helped me and made the move possible within 3 hours. Hectors smart way to putting stuff for optimal use of every round of elevator really helped get it done without paying extra minute. The other guy who was helping out was decent too - older guy, slower but we and even Hector at times did drive him. Not sure if Ricky also helps in moving but that day he didnt get out of the truck, was just driving. He did a great job pushing the truck through the snow filled driveway of the building service entrance to get as close as possible to the entrance. Highly recommend read more

I moved on March 2nd from a 3 bedroom apartment to a storage unit ricks crew was fast very careful with items. extremely experienced very friendly Will use them again soon if your looking for expert movers for a affordable price you've found them!! Very reliable he said 8am he was their on time very trustworthy people his workers are read more

Ricky's helpers were knowledgeable, efficient and exceeded my expectations. I contracted two helpers to load my belongings into a truck, they wrapped my furniture and loaded the truck in a timely fashion. My belongings made it across the country intact all thanks to the way the truck was packed. I highly recommend this service for anyone looking for expert movers. P.S. This is the first time I write a review for services, that's how good they are! read more

These guys are fantastic!! I had a horrible moving experience with a company moving here from Atlanta and was really in a bind! Ricky showed up with knowledgeable well mannered guys and in only 1/2 day, they made me 100% better by showing me that they were willing and able to do whatever was needed to correct what others had messed up! Since that 1/2 day in the 2nd week in December, I have had them help me at least 3 additional times and was totally impressed with everything they've done!! read more

Great company , fast reliable, and best of all, hard workers. Highly recommended, my family all use their services, long or short distant moves, big or small, does not matter they are the go to movers in my eyes. read more

Ricky and his team were great to deal with. I had a simple move for one room from one floor to another in the same building. Other movers wanted to charge me a minimum rate of $600. Ricky was responsive, offered a very competitive rate, let me know what the add-on costs for additional hours were up-front and stuck to his word. They were SO nice, polite, responsive to our requests and did everything in a very reasonable time and at half the cost. I am very happy with them and definitely recommend them. read more

Extremely unprofessional and unreliable. Booked him 2 weeks in advance for my move. Reminded and confirmed 3 times before the move, and Ricky left me hanging until 3 hours after the scheduled move time, assuring me with non-informative texts saying "they're on the way" and he will still be able to complete the job. Even if I were to believe that his phone wasn't working, and his crew member did suffer an injury, having absolutely no contingency plans and not responding to your client until they say they're going to hire someone else is not a prudent way to run a business. Calling up later on to apologize and assure them that this has never happened before, hardly makes anything more believable if everything else you do is so suspicious. It also gives you no monetary benefit to promise something you cannot deliver. You do this enough times, and the number of suckers like me who will overlook the negative reviews drops to zero pretty quickly. Sure, statistically maybe you only do this 20% of the time - but why would someone take that risk? It's not like you're in a high-margin business where you can lower your prices any further. Wouldn't it just be better if you did fewer jobs but did them right? read more

****HORRIBLE Experience!! RICKY BURGOS IS STUPID and UNPROFESSIONAL PERSON**. ***LOOK OUT ALMOST ALL REVIEW IN NJ/NY are bad. BEWARE!!! SAVE YOURSELF!!! I absolutely agree with Erica K review. My bad that I did not read the reviews earlier but after experiencing his foolish ways, I later realized that she is absolutely right. He seems very friendly and accommodating on phone but he is very clever. He fooled us and wasted our entire evening going back and forth with his stupid messages, asking same questions again and again over email and messages. Seems likes he is a CEO running a multi-billionaire company, showing so much attitude. Useless person with no value for anybody's time. We replied to his mail with all answers he needed. We kept on talking with him over messages answering his questions and sending pictures of our stuff. He later came up saying that we were trying to hide our stuff. How stupid is this!!!. If we are giving u exact number of our stuff on email and message then why would we hide it. I mean he just has to come, count the exact number of stuff to be moved(which we mailed, messaged), pick the exact number and move. I mean seriously!! I think he is crazy!!! Thank god we canceled!!. But I told him I will write a review to let others know how stupid he is. He was laughing on us. I have never seen such an attitude of a person running a business. Imagine he is doing so much drama even before coming to move our stuff especially when we sent him pictures and answered all his questions. What else can a customer do more, I mean we even sent pictures to this guy and he is like "you are trying to hide stuff". The only reason we wanted movers was because we have a big couch otherwise we could have moved our stuff ourselves. He walked off easy money!! What a fool. But wasted our entire evening which is not fair. Can you imagine after everything this guy is telling me I did not answer him the number of steps in my 2nd floor building.. CRAZY!!! Save yourself from such a nut. People like these do not trust others, waster time asking same questions again and again and think they are doing a favor to their customer. What a jerk!!! read more

This was a joke. Showed up late and when they realized they were moving too fast took 2 hours to take a railing off, broke a hallway light. I ended up moving more of the stuff then the two pathetic movers on the second leg of the move. DO NOT USE THESE GUYS! Also asked for a receipt to no avail. read more

I used NJ Helpers to move my 1 bedroom apartment into a storage unit a few miles away. The one negative was that they were running late, however they were very apologetic, professional, and kind. They arrived and were very gentle with my belongings, and took their time to really make sure it was transported and stored in the safest way possible. They took the time to disassemble some furniture, and wrap others without charging me extra. I will definitely be using them again in the future!!! read more

Really helped me out in a moving bind during memorial day weekend - easy to make a quick appointment, and movers came on time to help move us to a third floor unit. Highly recommend them! read more

Not only did these guys do my move in less time than expected...they did it on short notice. Extremely professional and courteous on the phone...quick and efficient on the job. Highly recommended read more

This is my second time utilizing NJ Helpers' services this year and each move was perfectly executed. Im so grateful to have found such a professional, polite and efficient team to assist me with moving - especially with fair pricing.The guys are fast and work smoothly making everything much less stressful for me. I hope not to move again any time soon, but if I do I'll be hiring NJ Helpers for the job. read more

NO. I would not refer them at all. My appointment time was for 12pm after a change from 10am. They said they had another job @ 10am. they didn't show up until 737pm. Thank God there was not another tenant moving in behind me. They did not finish up until 330am the next morning. Mind u we moved all the big bags of clothes etc. So they didn't move Everything. I was so disappointed and tired. Some of my food had to be thrown out because we couldn't connect the fridge back up right away and I had already took everything out because they said they were on their way. We wound up falling asleep. The two guys that worked, worked hard but why it took forever I don't know. They did not wrap the mattresses and waited til they got to the master bedroom to ask if i wanted the mattress wrapped. Mind you, that mattress and box spring still had the orig. plastic on it. I still can't find my house phones. Maybe I should've packed a lil better but the little things left behind they packed was thrown easily into a bag. I even put everything in the middle of the floor. The first run was quick, they moved fast. The 2nd trip was the bigger things. I think they may have been tired by the time they got to me. But I blame Ricky because if this is his company he should have kept his appt time which was @ 12 not 7pm!! I couldn't even go to work the next day. I was patient and didn't complain because my guy hired and paid them. read more

Best movers around! I have used some other companies in the past but they really outdid every other company I have used. I didn't have much to move but they took care of me and treated me like I was important! Definitely would recommend them to anyone! read more

I had a bunch of boxes that needed to be moved from a 2nd & 3rd fl townhouse near Bayonne to a 3rd fl walk-up in downtown JC, somewhat last-minute. Ricky was organized, professional, friendly, and gave me a very reasonable quote (that did not change). He and one other mover completed the task at lightning speed without any problems. I will definitely use NJ Helpers again! Thanks, Ricky! read more

I used Ricky before for my last move about 2 years ago. Ricky was very responsive and I was able to have them move me on a Saturday morning from Morristown to Tewksbury. They let me know when they got there and moved me quickly, within 3 hours which included travel time! During the whole move, they were joking and laughing with us, which made the process so much easier! I've recommended Ricky to my boyfriend and old neighbors and all of us have had a great experience! I will use them again if I ever move! read more

I found NJ helpers through Yelp very last minute as my husband and I were giving up moving our stuff on our own to the second floor walk up. Since we already moved most of our heavy furniture, all that left were about 60 boxes and ikea furniture pieces. But it was about 100 degree outside(feeling like 105 degrees) and very humid. Also, my left shoulder and right ankle got hurt, we decided to find a help. Ricky answered his phone immediately and got back to me promptly about availability and gave me a quote for 2 guys for 2 hours. It was a reasonable rate considering it was the hottest day of my life. Ricky brought an extra guy to make it quicker and they finished moving everything in an hour. Very fast and no damage on any of our stuff. Ricky is a nice guy and has a professional mindset. I recommend Ricky and his company. read more

A+ for Ricky and his buddy. I asked for their service after looking them up on yelp (without any referral or word of mouth) so was a little concerned but they are both very genuine hard working and professional guys. My move was executed perfectly. I couldn't have asked for anything better. Thanks guys! read more

Ricky and his associate moved a TV from my house to another apartment. Professional and courteous, they completed the pick-up in 20 minutes. read more

Nj Helpers - Movers Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

These guys did a great job. I was moving from 1st floor in jersey city to 3rd floor (walk-up) in hoboken and had a ton of stuff. They were able to finish the Job in about 2.5 hours which was a lot shorter than i anticipated. They showed up on time and Rickey was in constant contact with me to confirm/let me know the status of his guys. Angel was awesome. Worked hard and very familiar with area. Would use them again. Highly recommend. read more

I had a great experience with these guys. Ricky came through for us hands down. They were on time and very professional. The price was very reasonable. I will definitely be keeping them in mind for any future moves. read more

NJ Helpers (in the form of Ricky, two moving men, and a truck) moved us (2 bedroom apartment) last week. Pros: The two moving men were efficient and careful with our furniture. They took apart our bed on one end and fixed it up on the other, wrapped dressers and mattresses in plastic, and moved many boxes. They were courteous and respectful. Ricky stuck to the rate he quoted me and was scrupulous about start and end times. Cons: They came late. Ricky spent most of the time in the van due to illness so I can't speak to his moving abilities, just his organizing abilities. I would use them again for moving. read more

I had an emergency and needed to move fast, NJHelpers helped get my move done in less than an hour. These guys are great!

I have used NJ Helpers twice. They are really professional and efficient. First time was just unloading stuff to my one bedroom apartment in jersey city, and second time was moving from one apartment to another studio in jersey city. It's very convenient to use their service. Also I think the price is reasonable and worth it. read more

Ricky was able to accommodate a same day move when a competitor Pacman Mark who I hired 2 weeks prior and who boasted how reliable he was, was a no show. The inclement weather and getting a helper caused some time delays but Ricky stayed in contact the whole time. Both the seller and myself were impressed by how organized and meticulously every piece of furniture was wrapped carefully in blankets and shrink wrap to insure against damage. Both he and his helper did a great job disassembling, moving and reassembling the furniture. Neat, courteous, knowledgeable. I was very satisfied with the service and would not hesitate to use again and recommend to others! read more

I used Ricky moving company for a move less than a year ago to move out my 2 bedroom apt into a storage unit. I remember him and his worker arriving on time and being very professional. My doorway was too narrow to remove my sofa through the door so they had to remove my kitchen window to remove sofa. My belongings was wrapped and protected. The move was done within two hours. I would definitely use them again. read more

Ricky is a great guy. I recently moved and these guys helped me out in a big way. They were very quick and understanding, communicative and friendly. Their rates are extremely fair and they simply do a great job. Everything fragile was wrapped up, everything was delivered in perfect condition as well. Even with a minor amount of small talk, these guys just kept moving with no complaint or concern. They got the job done and I was very satisfied. Highly recommended. read more

Ricky and his team are BY FAR the best movers I have ever come across in the tri-state area. No exaggeration at all! Ricky is hard working, honest, and more than willing to help you out any way you can. Moving in NYC can be one of the worst experiences, especially if you go with a bad mover. Lots of movers will offer you a FlatRate based on a conversation, however, they will always try to charge you more on the day of your move. Other movers will charge you by the hour and clearly drag their feet. Ricky will start the clock right in front of you and his team doesn't stop working until the job is done. No breaks, no complaining, no asking for tips. Honest, hard working, and reliable. As someone who worked for one of the largest movers in the city for quite some time I will always recommend Ricky and his team over the big guys. read more

I must admit I was a bit surprised at the quality of this move because after dealing with Ricky on the phone he seemed very attentive and responsible. First, the good things: Ricky gave me a good and reasonable price for a local move and the two movers completed the job very quickly ( a 1 bedroom apartment move) in under the expected time. That being said though, I didn't get confirmation of my move the night before until about 11:00pm, and on the day of the move they arrived 45 minutes late and didn't give me a call to let me know where they were, were not careful with my belongings- were dragging them on the floor and bumping them into walls at the moving facility, and importantly they did not bring enough wrapping supplies or blankets to cover up my furniture. Because of the lack of wrapping supplies, many of my pieces were uncovered (it was pouring rain) or wrapped once around in plastic wrap (why bother). While the movers themselves were friendly people and kept a positive attitude throughout the whole move, at the very end of the move before payment was due they reminded me that their "tip should be handed out individually". I was really taken by this and will probably not use this company again. read more