Window Security

Your children’s safety in NYC homes greatly relies on the use of window guards. As the city’s laws demand, any residential area with a child ten years old or younger is required to have installed window guards, a preventive measure that effectively lessens the risk of accidents from falls. However, not just any guards – […]

As the weather warms up, residents and business owners open new windows of opportunity for burglars. Detective Jack Meeks, the spokesman for the New York City Crime Prevention Bureau, warns that the most common entry points for thieves in the city are windows or fire escapes. This risk increases in the spring and summer months.

When it comes to relocating, the process of moving is hard enough. Whether leasing a new apartment or purchasing a new brownstone, there are hundreds of little details to be taken care along the way. But before you know it, life will get back to normal. And when it does, you want the transition to […]

NYPD CRIME STOPPERS ALERT Published originally on: NYPD Crime Stoppers. Security monitoring of a Brooklyn apartment recently caught this burglary suspect on surveillance video, leaving the building through the front door. The suspect gained entry to the apartment by climbing the fire escape outside the Brooklyn building on Lincoln Road. Choosing a window that was not […]

If you’ve been looking around New York City lately you might be seeing fewer window gates around. Some homeowners seem to have begun to think that declining crime rates over the past decade or so means they can get by without gates. While this often is not the case, there can be temptation to avoid […]

In urban locations like New York City, attractive, but functional window gates are essential to protecting your home without having to deal with the ugliness and inflexibility of basic bars.

While window gates and double-key door locks can be effective at keeping unwanted individuals from entering an apartment or home, their blade is double-edged, as they also have the power to keep people inside when they need to escape.