• New York’s Little Elves

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  The battalion of professional Felix Ungars at New York’s Little Elves understand how to clean, for real. �We prefer,� notes owner Barbara Roche Fierman, �if our people have not worked for another cleaning service, so we can instruct them in our way of doing things.� (�Our way� calls for a cheery persona and an obsessive checklist method that ensures no missed smudges or broken Limoges. And commitment: Many of her staff members have stayed for decades.) Fierman charges a four-hour minimum, with an hourly rate of $34.50 per person; if three or more are needed for a huge job, then a crew captain runs an extra $42 per hour. (Conscience-saving note: Her staff is covered for workmen’s comp.) Fierman’s crews can use your supplies��Everyone needs a good vacuum,� she cautions�or bring their own for an extra fee of $125 or so. The best part? She can often get you someone the same day you call.

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