Locksmith shop counter with key blanks and a key cutting machine

Guides from the counter

Security notes from the shop counter.

Keys, locks, safes and the questions our customers actually ask while we cut their keys. These are the answers we give across the counter, written down so you can read them before you buy anything.

What you'll find here

  • Where our three Manhattan shops are
  • Rekeying, high-security keys and master key systems
  • Safes, storefront gates and commercial doors
  • What to do when you're locked out

Questions we haven't covered? Stop by the shop or call. We answer the phone 24/7 for lockouts.

Guides

Ten straight answers from the people who cut the keys: where our shops are, what each job involves, and what to do when you're locked out.

Want the hardware side too?

See the full list of what we install, rekey and cut at the shop, from deadbolts to high-security cylinders and safes.

Locksmith services

1988

Serving Manhattan since

35+

Years at the bench

3

Real NYC storefronts

24/7

Emergency lockouts

Licensed and certified locksmiths, fair pricing quoted before we start, and a counter you can walk up to on Basics Plus hours.

Got a security question the blog didn't answer?

Send it over and a locksmith will reply. If you are standing outside a locked door right now, skip the form and call. We pick up around the clock for lockouts.

Shop
121 University Place, New York, NY 10003
Hours
24/7 for emergency inquiries

Ask the shop

Tell us the door, the lock or the safe you're dealing with and we'll come back with a straight answer and a price.

Emergency lockout? Calling is always faster.