249 security guard and private security companies in Brooklyn, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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911 SECURITY SERVICES INC
A TEAM SECURITY INC
A+ INVESTIGATIONS & PROTECTION INC
ACQUA SECURITY, LLC
ADAMANT GUARDIANS INC
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ADIRONDACKS PROTECTION SERVICES LLC
ALEETE PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC
ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
AMERICA FORCE ONE_LLC
AP SECURITY SERVICES LLC
APLUS SECURITY SERVICES INCORPORATION
BACK TO BACK SECURITY SERVICES INC
BASE ONE SECURITY PATROL LLC
BLOCK BY BLOCK
BRIDGE SECURITY SERVICES INC
BUOYDELIA PROTECTIVE SERVICES
C2 SECURITY INC
CASTILLO SECURITY SERVICES LTD
CENTURION SECURITY SOLUTIONS
CHANNEL SECURITY INC
CHURCHGATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CITADEL SECURITY AGENCY
CITI SECURITY
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Brooklyn pairs a fast-growing residential and commercial base with a mixed industrial legacy. Downtown Brooklyn's offices and retail, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Sunset Park industrial districts, events at Barclays Center, and a relentless construction pipeline drive demand for lobby posts, warehouse and site guards, mobile patrol, and event security. Most contract work is unarmed under New York's licensing regime, and a large residential-development wave adds concierge and building-security demand across the borough.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Brooklyn:
Private security in New York is licensed at the state level by the New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services. A legitimate company operating in Brooklyn holds a Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency license, which means it has cleared NY DOS's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In New York, operating without a license is misdemeanor (class b) (General Business Law § 70-a(3) (Article 7)). Engaging in, or advertising as, a watch, guard or patrol agency without a DOS license is a class B misdemeanor per violation (up to 90 days jail and/or a fine up to $500); a business that hires an unlicensed agency faces no separate criminal charge but loses the surety-bond/insurance protection and DOS complaint recourse that Article 7 licensing provides.