Camera placement that survives daylight.
Every camera lands on a floor plan first — entries, registers, loading doors, blind aisles — with sun paths and backlight considered before anything is mounted.
Security camera installation in New York City.
ShiftCTRL installs UniFi Protect camera systems across the five boroughs — placement planned on a drawing, PoE wiring we pull ourselves, NVRs sized for your retention policy, and commissioning under the lighting the cameras will actually face. Engineer-led installs, end to end.
ManhattanBrooklynQueensThe BronxStaten IslandLong Island
Cameras need more than a PoE port.
A camera system is placement, optics, recording math, wiring, and commissioning — in that order. Skipping any of them is how buildings end up with footage that can’t identify anyone and recorders that overwrite the week that mattered.
Lens selection that reads faces.
Identification needs pixels on target, not megapixels on a box. We pick focal lengths per position — wide for awareness, tight for faces and plates where it matters.
NVR sizing and retention policy.
Recorder and disks sized against camera count, resolution, and your retention requirement — so storage doesn’t blow out in three weeks and footage is there when you need it.
PoE wiring on our own cabling.
Camera drops pulled in-house, terminated, and certified — indoor and out, weatherproofed where exposed, with the PoE budget verified on the switch that feeds them.
Commissioned under real lighting.
Focus and exposure verified by day, at night under IR, and against backlit entries — not just at initial aim. Motion zones and alerts tuned so they’re useful, not noise.
Privacy zones and access discipline.
Masking where neighbors or sidewalks demand it, viewer accounts scoped to roles, and retention aligned with your insurance or compliance requirements.
What a camera installation includes.
Scoped against the building — a four-camera storefront and a multi-building campus don’t get the same package. The plan says what’s covered before anything is mounted.
CV-01Site walkthrough and coverage plan
CV-02Camera placement plan with FOV map
CV-03Camera and lens selection per position
CV-04NVR sizing — retention, RAID, headroom
CV-05PoE drops pulled, terminated, certified
CV-06Indoor and outdoor mounting, weatherproofing
CV-07Switch capacity and bandwidth verification
CV-08Commissioning — day, night IR, backlight
CV-09Motion zones, alerts, and privacy masks
CV-10Remote viewing configured securely
CV-11Retention policy aligned with requirements
CV-12As-built documentation at handover
Retention math, done before day one.
The free Protect storage calculator we publish grew out of this work — bitrate per camera, motion versus continuous, RAID overhead, and headroom — and the same math sizes the recorder to meet its retention target with room to grow.
New system
First camera systems.
New Protect deployments for spaces standing up cameras for the first time — planned alongside the network they ride on. Door control pairs naturally: access control installation rides the same wiring pass.
- Storefronts, restaurants, and showrooms
- Offices and lobbies
- Schools and houses of worship
- Warehouses, yards, and loading docks
- Multi-tenant and mixed-use buildings
- Townhomes and larger residences
Upgrade
DVR retirements & fixes.
We replace tired analog DVR systems and repair camera deployments that never quite worked — keeping wiring where it’s sound, replacing what isn’t, and documenting the result.
- A DVR full of analog cameras nobody can review remotely
- Footage too soft to identify a face at the entry
- NVR overwriting itself days before anyone checks it
- Cameras offline for months without anyone noticing
- Night views washed out by IR glare or streetlight
- No record of who can view or export footage
Camera work, written up and named.
Engagement notes from real installations — with the client named.
Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityGround-up multi-site UniFi rebuild across Queens and the Bronx.Read the engagement Christ Church BronxvilleUDM Pro root-cause diagnostic with a signed close-out report.Read the engagement The Lang SchoolInfrastructure review for a multi-floor school.Read the engagement
All engagements PricingRates & minimums →
Camera-by-camera line items.
Hardware is an itemized bill of materials, camera by camera, before anything is ordered. Size your recorder with the free Protect storage calculator, or see the pricing page.
Plan
Coverage goals mapped onto the floor plan — what must be identifiable, what needs awareness, what stays private.
Quote
Camera-by-camera line items — positions, models, drops, recorder, and disks — before anything is ordered.
Install
Wiring, mounting, recorder setup, and configuration — with exposed runs weatherproofed and dressed.
Commission
Verified under day, night, and backlight conditions; alerts tuned; viewer access scoped; documentation handed over.
Camera installation across NYC and the tri-state area.
Headquartered in New York City — on-site across the five boroughs and Long Island with no travel fee, and across the wider tri-state area.
On-site / NYCNew York CityManhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island
On-siteLong IslandNassau and Suffolk Counties
On-siteWestchester CountyLower Hudson Valley
On-siteNorthern New JerseyBergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic
On-siteConnecticutFairfield and adjacent counties
RemoteWorldwideSystem design and NVR sizing from plans
Frequently asked questions.
If your question is not here, send it — a senior engineer reads every inbound.
Do you install security cameras in New York City?
Yes — we install UniFi Protect camera systems across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, plus Long Island and the wider tri-state area, for businesses, schools, houses of worship, and residences.
What does security camera installation cost in NYC?
Hardware is quoted camera by camera as an itemized bill of materials, and labor is scoped from the coverage plan — a four-camera storefront and a multi-building campus land in very different places, so we plan coverage on your floor plan first. Current rates are on our pricing page.
Can you replace an old DVR system with modern cameras?
Yes — DVR retirements are routine work. We keep existing wiring where it tests sound, replace what doesn’t, and move recording to a properly sized NVR you can review from anywhere securely.
How long will the cameras keep footage?
As long as your retention policy requires — that’s a sizing decision, not luck. We size the NVR and disks against camera count, resolution, and recording mode before installation, with headroom for growth.
Do you handle the camera wiring too?
Yes — we pull the camera drops ourselves, in-house, with vetted partner crews on larger builds. Runs are terminated and certified, indoors and out, weatherproofed where exposed, with the PoE budget verified on the switch that feeds them.
Can cameras and door access go in on the same project?
Yes — Protect cameras and UniFi Access door control share the same console and the same wiring pass, so installing them together is usually the most economical path.
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Putting cameras on a building?
Send us a floor plan or photos of the space and what you need the cameras to see — we’ll come back with a coverage plan and a camera-by-camera quote.