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Private access · Guests only, for now

If it takes knowing someone, we know them.

Whatever New York is doing, the sold-out show, the impossible table, the night that has to be perfect, there's someone who can get you in, get you there, or get it done. NeedaConnect puts that person on your side. Start with a search, or explore the examples below:

What do you need?

Tell us in your own words. Find real places to explore in New York and beyond.

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Your turn. ChatGPT can get you to the door. NeedaConnect gets you in. Tap the box and ask.

An illustration of the kinds of requests NeedaConnect is built for.

How it works

  1. Text what you needAnything that takes knowing someone, or someone being somewhere, however you'd say it to a friend.
  2. A real person works itNot a bot, not a booking app, someone who calls the people who can actually make it happen. Guests of our home hear back within 25 minutes; everyone else joins the list for Manhattan.
  3. You approve before anything is bookedIf something costs money, you see the price first. Nothing happens until you say yes.

It's not who you know. It's who knows you.

Our guests are known, that's how they get in. Staying with us? Enter the access code from your Airbnb check-in message.

Coming soon to all of Manhattan

Want in?

Right now NeedaConnect is private, the only way in is to be a guest at our New York home. It opens to everyone in Manhattan soon. Ask about staying with us, or get on the list.

I'm interested in…

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Welcome, you're in

Need anything while you're here?

Anything that takes knowing someone or a pair of hands, the impossible table, the sold-out seats, the thing you can't find, the rescue you need in an hour. Type it below like you'd text a friend, and a real person makes it happen.

A real person replies, usually within 25 minutes.

Tap one to start

How it works

  1. Type what you needHowever you'd say it to a friend. You get a first read right away; the more detail, the faster we move.
  2. We find the person who canFrom our own network of people we trust in the city, the ones who can actually make the call.
  3. You approve before anything is bookedNo fee for guests. If something costs money, the car, the ticket, the bill, you see the price first and nothing happens until you say yes.

For anything about the apartment itself, Wi-Fi, check-in, the unit, message your host on Airbnb as usual. This line is for everything else.