Best for sewer, drains, and stubborn clogs
Big Apple Installations
NYC Master Plumber license #002361, verified active
Brooklyn's sewer-and-drain workhorse: the licensed entity is literally Big Apple Sewer & Drain, Inc. Strong on drain-clearing, sewer lines, gas piping, and Local Law 152 work. Flatbush-based but works heavily across Brooklyn (most of its city permits are Brooklyn jobs). Park Slope Parents reviewers single out the drain work; one flags occasional over-diagnosis, so get the scope in writing. Note: this is Big Apple Installations, not the unrelated Queens firm 'Big Apple Plumbing & Heating'.
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- Phone
- 718-934-4433
NYC permit record
NYC DOB · updated May 22, 2026- 174
- Permits on record
- 41
- Last 2 years
- Apr 24, 2026
- Most recent
- $15,000
- Typical job cost
What they pull permits for
- Plumbing111
- General Construction27
- Mechanical Systems17
- Construction Fence10
- Boiler Equipment3
Where they work: Brooklyn (125) · Queens (33) · Manhattan (9) · Staten Island (5). Recent streets include Broadway, Flatbush Avenue, 86 Street, 20 Avenue, 15 Street.
Recent permitted work
- Apr 24, 2026 · Beach 93 Street · PROPOSED PLUMBING
- Apr 20, 2026 · Rutland Road · PLUMBING WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 1 FAMILY TOWNHOUSE ON BAS, 001 AND 002.
- Apr 9, 2026 · Broadway · Filing plans herewith for the installation of delivery lockers. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.
- Mar 12, 2026 · Buckingham Road · Plumbing work for 1 new inground pool at OSP, 1 New Pool water heater at OSP, 1 new gas barbeque at OSP and 1 new slop sink at cellar as ind
Source: NYC Department of Buildings approved-permit records (DOB NOW), via NYC Open Data. Permit counts reflect the scale of permit-requiring work and confirm an active Master Plumber license; they are nota quality or popularity score. Routine service calls don't require permits, so a small-jobs plumber may have few or none.
Reputation & signals
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