Bronx, NYC
From Riverdale to Mott Haven, the Bronx is often the borough that gets skipped. Bobby is coming here the same as anywhere else.
A birthday dinner in Riverdale, a Sunday meal prep in Mott Haven. The Bronx hosts as hard as any borough, and the vetted chefs are coming here too.
Here is how dinner for six works on Bobby, for the customer and for the chef. Drag the price to see it at any job size. Same flat fee, no percentage cut, ever.
If you book it (customer)
The chef 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 (chef)
A typical 25% app would take $65 of this job. On Bobby, all $260 stays yours.
What you keep as a chef, side by side
You keep all $260. No percentage, ever. The flat $1 fee is the customer's, added on top.
They take $65 out of this one job. You keep just three quarters of your own work.
Example only, not a quote. Chefs set their own price; the flat $1 fee is what stays fixed.
The occasion, the headcount, the allergies and diets. You see the price before you commit to anything.
A chef nearby, background-checked before their first job, takes it and works out the menu with you in chat.
The chef shops, cooks in your kitchen, and cleans up after. Pay by card in the app. The chef keeps 100%, and Bobby keeps a flat $1.
A quick read on the corners of the Bronx where Bobby will mean dinner at home — what each neighborhood is known for, and what makes it worth knowing. Every one is different; here's the local lay of the land.
A green, hilly, residential enclave that feels suburban while staying firmly in the city.
What you'll find here. Wave Hill's gardens and Hudson views, leafy streets of single-family homes, and the Van Cortlandt Park trails.
In Riverdale, Bobby means dinner at home — a flat $1 fee, and your chef keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
The Bronx's beloved "real Little Italy," a tight-knit neighborhood built around its food.
What you'll find here. Arthur Avenue's retail market, old-world salumerias, fresh pasta shops, bakeries and family-run trattorias.
In Belmont (Arthur Avenue), Bobby means dinner at home — a flat $1 fee, and your chef keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
A busy, energetic center of the Bronx anchored by its university and one of the city's great shopping streets.
What you'll find here. Fordham University's Rose Hill campus, the Fordham Road shopping corridor, and the nearby Bronx Zoo and Botanical Garden.
In Fordham, Bobby means dinner at home — a flat $1 fee, and your chef keeps 100%. Join the launch list →
A calm, residential corner of the northeast Bronx wrapped around the city's largest park.
What you'll find here. Pelham Bay Park, Orchard Beach on the Long Island Sound, and quiet streets of family homes.
In Pelham Bay, Bobby means dinner at home — a flat $1 fee, and your chef 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.
