Moving from Miami to New York puts about 1,300 miles of I-95 between your old address and your new one, and almost none of the difficulty is in the driving. It is in what waits at the other end. New York is the one destination where the building, not the truck, sets the schedule, and where a missing piece of paper can stop a move at the lobby door. We have been running this corridor since 2007. Request a free quote to get started.

What the Run Up I-95 Involves

The route is a straight shot up I-95 through Jacksonville, Savannah, the Carolinas and the Washington corridor. It is roughly 20 hours of actual driving, which federal driving-hour limits spread across more than one day, so this is a shipment with a delivery window rather than an afternoon arrival.
That window is the part worth planning around. Your New York building will almost certainly give you a fixed block of time for the elevator, and the truck has to arrive inside it. We set the pickup date in Miami by working backwards from the slot you are given in New York.

What Your New York Building Will Ask For Before Move Day

Most New York buildings require a certificate of insurance before any mover is allowed through the door, and a doorman building will turn movers away without one. The certificate names your building as an additional insured on the moving company’s policy, which is why your own renters or homeowners policy cannot cover it.
Ask your managing agent for the blank certificate form as soon as you sign, and send it to us at least a day before the move. Buildings also commonly charge a move-in fee, often several hundred dollars and usually non-refundable, or hold a refundable damage deposit instead. Many co-ops and condos restrict moves to weekday business hours and require a reserved service elevator, so check the house rules before you choose a date rather than after.

Why the Truck Cannot Just Sit on the Street

New York City does not issue moving truck parking permits. There is no form to file and no way to reserve the curb legally, so the unload is planned around whatever space exists on the day.
City traffic rules let trucks stand while actively loading and unloading, but parking a commercial vehicle on the street overnight is prohibited, and trucks are restricted to designated truck routes and banned from most parkways. In practice the delivery is a single working window, not a truck parked outside while you unpack at your own pace.

What a Miami to New York Move Costs

What this move costs comes down to the weight of the shipment, the distance it travels and what the access looks like at both ends, so we quote it in writing rather than from a published rate. On this route access is the variable that moves the number most. A stair carry in a walk-up, a long carry when the truck cannot stop near the door, and a shuttle when a full-size truck cannot work your street are all common in Manhattan and in older Brooklyn blocks. Tell us about all three when you request the estimate and they are priced in up front, so the figure on moving day is the figure you already agreed to. Request a free quote and you get the figure for your move before you commit to a date.

Your 30-Day Clock in New York State

You have 30 days from becoming a New York resident to register your vehicle, and 30 days to get a New York driver license. Both clocks start at residency, not at delivery.
The detail that catches Florida arrivals is insurance. New York DMV will not accept out-of-state coverage of any kind for a vehicle registered in New York, so your Florida policy has to be replaced with a New York policy before you can register. Start that before you drive north. New York also requires an annual safety inspection, and an existing out-of-state sticker stays valid only until it expires or one year after your New York registration date, whichever comes first.