Staten Island, NYC
The borough with the most homes and the fewest options. Bobby is bringing the same flat-fee service to Staten Island that the other four boroughs will get.
Staten Island is single-family homes and busy parents, and Bobby will bring flat-fee, background-checked babysitting from St. George to Tottenville.
Here is how a four-hour evening sitter works on Bobby, for the customer and for the sitter. Drag the price to see it at any job size. Same flat fee, no percentage cut, ever.
If you book it (customer)
The sitter keeps 100% of their price. Bobby's fee is a flat $1, never a percentage. Standard card processing is billed at cost, and your full total is shown before you confirm.
If you provide it (sitter)
A typical 25% app would take $25 of this job. On Bobby, all $100 stays yours.
What you keep as a sitter, side by side
You keep all $100. No percentage, ever. The flat $1 fee is the customer's, added on top.
They take $25 out of this one job. You keep just three quarters of your own work.
Example only, not a quote. Sitters set their own price; the flat $1 fee is what stays fixed.
Give the date, the hours, and your kids’ ages. The sitter’s rate is right there before you commit.
A sitter nearby, background-checked before day one, accepts. You can message them first.
Pay by card once the job is done. The sitter keeps 100%, and Bobby keeps one dollar.
A quick read on the corners of Staten Island where Bobby will mean trusted sitters — what each neighborhood is known for, and what makes it worth knowing. Every one is different; here's the local lay of the land.
Staten Island's civic and cultural front door, right where the ferry lands.
What you'll find here. The free Staten Island Ferry with harbor and Statue of Liberty views, the waterfront esplanade, Empire Outlets and the ballpark.
In St. George, Bobby means trusted sitters — a flat $1 fee, and your sitter keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
A quiet, seaside neighborhood at the southernmost tip of New York State, small-town in feel.
What you'll find here. Conference House Park, beaches on the Raritan Bay, historic homes and a genuine village pace.
In Tottenville, Bobby means trusted sitters — a flat $1 fee, and your sitter keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
A laid-back, residential South Shore neighborhood built around its harbor and marina.
What you'll find here. Great Kills Harbor and marina, the Gateway National Recreation Area beaches, and easygoing local main streets.
In Great Kills, Bobby means trusted sitters — a flat $1 fee, and your sitter keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
Neighborhood photos via Wikimedia Commons, under their respective Creative Commons / public-domain licenses.
Real New York prices, and how the big apps’ cuts stack up against Bobby’s flat fee.
Ardi Shita Founder & CEO, Bobby
Ardi founded Bobby to fix the gig economy in his own city. With a background in investment banking, M&A and company building, he leads the New York team building one trusted app for everyday services — on a flat $1 fee, with not a cent skimmed off the people doing the work.
Bobby is preparing for launch and is finalizing all required business registrations, insurance, and provider vetting. Every provider will be identity-verified and background-checked before their first job.
Our platform is being built with compliance at its core. Services requiring regulatory authorization will not be offered or made available until all applicable licenses, permits, and registrations have been issued.
In the meantime, we invite you to join our waitlist to be among the first to experience Bobby when we officially launch.
