123 security guard and private security companies in Staten Island, New York. Ranked by license status, profile views and recommendations.
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5C SECURITY CORP
A & J CONSULTING LLC
A R SECURITY SERVICE LLC
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ARCA STRATEGIC PROTECTION & INVESTIGATION
BLUECAT PROTECTION LLC
BOLDEST INVESTIGATIONS & SECURITY SERVICES, LLC
CARUSO ANTHONY
COVERT SECURITY SURVEILLANCE & INVESTIGATIONS IN
DAHLCORE,LLC
DRONE SECURITY SERVICE INC
FINEST FORENSIC CONSULTANTS LLC
FINEST PROTECTION & INVESTIGATION LLC
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Staten Island blends a large suburban residential base with retail and port-industrial activity. The Staten Island Mall and retail corridors, the Howland Hook container terminal and West Shore industrial zone, hospital campuses, and gated and HOA communities drive demand for retail loss prevention, warehouse and port-adjacent guards, healthcare officers, and residential patrol. Contract security is overwhelmingly unarmed under New York's licensing regime, with mobile patrol a cost-effective staple for the borough's spread-out properties.
The providers below are ranked on merit, but the final check is yours. Work through these four steps before you sign anything in Staten Island:
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 Staten Island 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.