Same team. Same checklist. Same standard, visit after visit. We are a small Queens company, not an app that sends whoever answered first.
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New clients
10 % off
Code FIRST10
Ten percent off the first visit, whichever service you start with. The easiest way to see how we work before you commit to a schedule.
Most flexible
5 % off
Code FLEX5
Give us a four-hour window instead of a fixed hour and we can route more efficiently. That saving comes back to you on every visit.
Biggest saving
$30 off
Code RESET30
Thirty dollars off a first deep clean or a move-in / move-out clean, the two jobs where the difference is most visible when you walk back in.
Your neighbors
Three of the fifteen reviews on this page. Same buildings, same walk-ups, same narrow kitchens as yours.
Emily R.
Upper East Side, Manhattan · deep clean
I was totally overwhelmed preparing for my in-laws' first visit and my apartment was a disaster. Green Hands came in and turned my home into a sparkling oasis, making me feel so much more at ease. The deep clean they provided was a lifesaver and the guests were incredibly impressed.
David K.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn · end of lease
We were moving out and needed a professional end-of-lease cleaning to get our full deposit back. Green Hands was incredibly thorough and detailed, getting rid of all the built-up dust and grime. The apartment looked brand new, and we passed our inspection with flying colors thanks to their fantastic service.
Sarah M.
Astoria, Queens · nesting clean
As a new mom, I was desperate for a "nesting" clean before my baby arrived but had zero energy to do it myself. Green Hands arrived and left my home spotless, focusing on all the important areas like the nursery. It was the most incredible feeling to come home to a perfectly sanitized and fresh environment.
Emily R. called us from the Upper East Side on a Thursday, eleven days before her in-laws landed. She had been putting the apartment off for months. Two jobs, a long commute, a kitchen she cooked in every night and never had a free Saturday to properly scrub. The bathroom grout had gone grey. There was a ring inside the oven she had stopped looking at. On the phone she said the thing we hear more than anything else in this city: "I don't think it's even dirty, I think its just been too long."
That is exactly right, and it is why we exist. New York apartments do not get dirty the way houses get dirty. They get behind. A radiator bakes dust onto a sill all winter. A bathroom with no window holds moisture for hours after a shower. One closet does the work of four. None of that is neglect, its arithmetic. Emily got a deep clean on a Saturday and her mother-in-law asked which building she had moved into. That is the whole job.
We are Green Hands Cleaning Services Corp, at 22-16 79th Street in East Elmhurst, and we have been running a house cleaning service New York families keep coming back to since 2015. This page is about who we actually are: how the company started, who shows up at your door, what we do differently from an app, and how the checklist got written. If you would rather skip to what a visit includes, the house cleaning service page has the room-by-room list.
How we started
In 2015 there were two of us cleaning homes in Jackson Heights and Astoria. The notebook came first: every time a client pointed out something we had missed, it went on a list. That list is now the written checklist every cleaner works from, which is why the standard does not drift when a different person arrives.
We are …
… roughly forty cleaners working out of East Elmhurst, most of whom have been with us for years. Several started in 2016 and 2017 and are still on the same routes. Whoever arrives at your door is one of them, trained on the same checklist and reading the notes kept on your home.
How a booking actually goes
No estimator visit, no sales call, no surprise line item at the end.
Bedrooms, bathrooms, and roughly how long it has been. Sixty seconds on the booking page or one phone call, and a flat quote appears before anything is confirmed.
Your home gets assigned to a cleaner who already works your block, so travel time is short and the same person keeps coming back.
Top to bottom, room by room, from the written list. Nothing improvised, nothing skipped because someone was running late to the next job.
You have 24 hours. Most people never use it, but the ones who do get us back the next day, and whatever they flagged goes into the notes on their home.
Hover a room to see what we cover
Ten years in, we have cleaned the same buildings enough times to know their quirks.
Which radiators bake dust. Which tubs never dry.
Which windows only open if you lift.
Ten years of work
Real New York apartments, photographed the evening we finished. Not stock photos, not staged sets.
What the team does
Every one of these is the same written list underneath. Deep and move-out add items, they do not swap in a different standard.
Kitchen, bathrooms, floors, dusting and surfaces on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly rhythm that fits your schedule.
View serviceInside the oven and fridge, grout, baseboards, door frames, vents and behind furniture. The reset before or after a season.
View serviceLight tidying, laundry, bed linens and dishes alongside the standard clean, for homes that need more than surfaces.
View serviceEmpty-unit clean top to bottom, cabinets and closets included, timed around your lease dates and deposit inspection.
View serviceOffices, studios and small retail, after hours or before opening, on a schedule that fits your week.
View serviceFine dust removal after a renovation, including fixtures, window tracks and every horizontal surface twice over.
View serviceIncluded with every booking
What we get called for most
David K. in Williamsburg is the reason we started sending a photo set with every move-out. His landlord questioned the deposit. The photos ended the conversation in about a minute.
Michael C. in Ditmas Park had allergies he blamed on the season. It was dust and a bit of mould behind a radiator. A deep clean fixed what six months of antihistamines had not.
Robert T. in Forest Hills travels three weeks a month. He books bi-weekly and skips the weeks he is away. He has not thought about cleaning since 2022, which is exactly the point.
James B. in SoHo had drywall dust everywhere three weeks after his contractor left. Renovation dust settles again after you finish wiping, so it takes a HEPA vacuum and several passes hours apart.
What clients say
After a post-renovation nightmare, my place was covered in drywall dust. They scrubbed every surface until it was cleaner than before the construction started.
I was hosting Thanksgiving and my apartment desperately needed a deep clean. They scrubbed the kitchen and bathrooms to perfection, which made hosting my family so much more relaxing.
I returned from a long business trip to a messy apartment and no time to clean. They tackled the dust and clutter with total efficiency. I can finally take my calls in peace.
We were preparing our home for a real estate showing. They did an incredible job on the open house cleaning and helped us create an inviting atmosphere for buyers.
Severe allergies, and a lot of dust and mold buildup. They were professional and caring, and the air in my home feels so much cleaner now. My symptoms have cleared up.
With a new roommate moving in, I needed the apartment in perfect shape. Masterful job, dust-free, smelling wonderful. It was ready for her to feel at home right away.
My elderly parents can no longer clean themselves. The team was caring and meticulous. It gave me peace of mind knowing they are in a clean, healthy environment.
We hosted a kids' birthday party and the house was destroyed. They shampooed the carpets and wiped every surface, and restored the place to its pre-party state.
The checklist
This is the list the notebook turned into. Every visit works through it in the same order, top to bottom, so nothing we knock loose lands on a surface we already finished. Deep and move-out cleans are this list plus the items below them, never a different list.
01
The recurring visit. Every item, every time.
02
Everything in the standard clean, plus:
03
Everything in the standard and deep clean, plus:
Cleaning products, sprays and cloths all come with us. For hygiene reasons we do not carry vacuums and mops between homes, since that is one of the fastest ways to move bacteria, or bedbugs, from one building to another. We ask that yours are available on the day, and we are happy to bring a Swiffer mop with disposable pads instead if you tell us in advance. Fragrance-free or pet-safe products cost nothing extra, just say so when you book and that is what we bring.
In detail
approach
An apartment in this city is not a small house. We built the checklist around the specifics: radiators, windowless bathrooms, one closet doing the work of four. And we keep notes on your home, so nothing has to be re-explained the second time somebody comes.
Our standard
apartments
In a pre-war building in Astoria or Sunnyside, plaster walls shed a chalky dust that lands on picture frames and sill tops. In a newer LIC tower its the opposite: sealed windows, HVAC vents holding dust, and floor-to-ceiling glass that shows every mark. We clean both and we do not use the same approach on both.
See apartment cleaning in New York City, or your neighborhood: Long Island City, Astoria or studio apartments.
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residential
A house is a different animal from an apartment. Stairs collect more dust than any other surface in a home, so treads, risers and the banister get done every visit. Basements and garages we handle as add-ons, since they need a different order of work than the living floors.
See townhouse cleaning, condo cleaning or loft cleaning.
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maid service
Some households do not need deeper cleaning, they need the stuff that piles up. Dishes, laundry run and folded, beds stripped and remade, towels swapped, clutter put back where it lives. That is our housekeeping service, and it runs alongside the standard checklist rather than replacing it.
Popular with busy professionals, new parents and seniors. Also see laundry services.
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recurring
Weekly takes 25% off every visit, bi-weekly 15%, monthly 10%, for as long as you stay on the plan. Bi-weekly is the right answer for most one and two bedroom apartments here. Weekly makes sense with kids, pets, or somebody who cooks every night. Monthly works for a quiet studio with a deep clean twice a year on top.
Reschedule or skip free up to 24 hours ahead, because everyone has a week that falls apart. See custom cleaning plans or same day cleaning service if you need us before 11am today.
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eco & pet-friendly
Households with cats, dogs, birds or small kids recieve the pet-safe set by default once they tell us. One rule we never break, and neither should you: never mix bleach with ammonia or with any acidic cleaner. It produces a toxic gas, and in a windowless New York bathroom that is genuinely dangerous.
The CDC's hygiene guidance covers the basics in plain language, the EPA's Safer Choice list is where we check a product before it goes in the kit, and the National Capital Poison Center explains what happens when the two get mixed. See eco-friendly cleaning and pet-friendly cleaning.
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The standard clean plus what piles up between visits: dishes, laundry, linens changed, towels swapped, clutter put back.
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The checklist and nothing more, priced by home size. Studios and one bedrooms run two to three hours with one cleaner.
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Condos, lofts, townhouses and brownstones. Stairs collect more dust than any other surface, so treads, risers and banister every visit.
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No plan, no commitment. Before a party, after a party, or just to see whether you like us before going recurring.
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Closets, pantries and entryways sorted so the cleaning actually holds. Often booked alongside a first deep clean.
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Call before about 11am and we can usually reach you the same day. Queens and north Brooklyn are easiest.
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Checkout at 11, check-in at 3. Linens reset, restocked, staged to your listing photos, damage flagged before the next guest finds it.
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HEPA vacuum, several passes hours apart, and the places dust hides: door frame tops, window tracks, cabinet tops, radiator fins.
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Offices, studios and small retail, after hours or before opening, on a schedule that fits your week.
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Recurring plans
Set a rhythm and the discount applies to every visit, automatically. No contract, no cancellation fee, and you can change or pause it whenever you like.
For busy households and full schedules
25% off every visit
Your home never leaves its best state.
Cancel any time · no fee
Our most popular rhythm
15% off every visit
The sweet spot for most New York apartments.
Cancel any time · no fee
A steady reset on the calendar
10% off every visit
Keeps things from ever getting away from you.
Cancel any time · no fee
Discounts apply automatically to every visit for as long as you stay on the plan, and are quoted flat by home size before anyone arrives.
Questions people ask about us
Who actually owns Green Hands?
We do. It is an independent company registered in New York, run from 22-16 79th Street in East Elmhurst, Queens. No franchise fee, no national call centre, no marketplace taking a cut of what your cleaner earns.
Are your cleaners employees or contractors?
Employees. They are screened before their first job, trained on our written checklist, and paid by us. That is the main reason the standard holds up over years instead of changing with whoever accepted the booking.
Will I get the same cleaner every time?
On a recurring plan, usually yes. Your home sits on one route. When somebody is sick or on holiday we send a colleague who reads the notes on your home first, so you should not have to re-explain anything.
Do I need to be home during the clean?
No. Most clients leave entry instructions or a key and get on with their day. Tell us how you would like us to get in when you book, and whether there is a doorman, a lockbox or a neighbor holding a spare.
Do you bring your own supplies?
Yes for products: sprays, solutions, cloths, paper towels and sponges all come with us. No for vacuums and mops, since carrying those between homes is one of the fastest ways to move bacteria or bedbugs from one building to the next. We ask that yours are available, or we can bring a Swiffer with disposable pads instead.
What if something gets missed?
Tell us within 24 hours and we come back and re-clean the area free. No forms, no debate. Whatever you flagged also goes into the notes on your home so it does not happen twice.
Are you insured?
Yes, we carry insurance and our cleaners are bonded. If something gets broken, tell us and we sort it out rather than making you chase it. More on that on our insured and bonded page and our guarantee page.
How much does it cost?
Priced flat by home size and scope, quoted before anyone is booked, never by the hour. Recurring plans take 10 to 25% off. See pricing, or just get a number on the booking page in about a minute.
How do I pay, and when?
Card on file, charged after the visit, never before. No deposit to book, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours ahead of your slot.
Which neighborhoods do you cover?
Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan below 96th Street. Most of our cleaners live in Queens, so Queens and north Brooklyn get the widest choice of times. Full list on our locations page, or ask if you are just outside.
Can you come today?
Often, yes. Call before roughly 11am and there is a good chance we can reach you the same afternoon, especially in Queens and north Brooklyn. See same day cleaning service.
Do you work with hosts and landlords?
Regularly. Short-term rental turnovers between an 11am checkout and a 3pm check-in, plus units cleaned between tenants. See cleaning for Airbnb hosts and cleaning for landlords.
Where we clean
Most of our cleaners live in Queens, so Queens and north Brooklyn get the widest choice of times. Manhattan below 96th Street we cover every day.
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All of Brooklyn22-16 79th Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Testimonials
I am recovering from surgery and had fallen behind on all my chores. They were extremely understanding and got my entire home clean and organized. It made my recovery so much easier having a sanitized place to heal in.
My college-aged son's apartment was a mess before a surprise visit. They tackled the overwhelming clutter and dust and gave the place a proper deep clean. It was absolutely transformed by the time we arrived.
We had a pest issue in our pantry and needed a deep clean after treatment. Very professional, scrubbed every inch of the kitchen and removed all the debris. They left the room immaculate, which was essential for our peace of mind.
We were hosting a holiday party and the apartment needed to look spectacular, and they paid attention to every detail until the whole place shone.
Katie S.
Astoria, Queens · holiday cleaning
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