After Hours AI
New York City
New York City's local AI receptionist team

The phone shouldn't go to voicemail.
Not in this town.

Midtown, the Upper East Side, Park Slope, Williamsburg, Astoria, and Jackson Heights shops lose after-hours calls to voicemail every night. A boiler quits in a pre-war walk-up at 11 PM and that tenant does not leave a message. They call the next name on the list. After Hours AI answers 24/7, books the job, and texts you the details. Local team. Live in 24 hours.

AstoriaDUMBOFinancial DistrictForest HillsJackson HeightsMidtownPark SlopeSoHoUpper East SideWilliamsburg
24hr
Setup to live
$19/mo
Starting price
30 days
Money-back guarantee
Local
New York City team
Why New York City

The city never stops calling.
Most shops stop answering at five.

Five boroughs, round-the-clock shift work, and building stock that predates the phone. Nights and weekends are when New York's pipes burst, boilers quit, and tenants start dialing. We answer, qualify the job, and text you the address before your competitor picks up.

Pre-war buildings fail after the super goes home

A riser lets go in a Washington Heights walk-up at midnight. Old cast iron does not wait for business hours, and the tenant will not leave a voicemail. The AI answers, captures the building and the apartment, and books the call.

A cold snap floods every line at once

One January freeze bursts pipes across three boroughs in a night. Your voicemail fills while your crew is still on the first job. After Hours AI answers every caller and books the backlog instead of losing it.

Your customers are on shift time, not office time

Hospital staff, restaurant crews, and MTA workers get off at 11 PM and 6 AM. That is when they call about the leak at home. The AI picks up on the shift change, when nobody else does.

Kitchens and bars call after last service

A walk-in fails at 1 AM and a Williamsburg kitchen has until morning to save the inventory. Hospitality does its calling after close. The AI answers then, gets the address, and routes it to whoever is on call.

How it works

You forward your line.
We answer the rest.

No new phone number for your customers. No app to learn. Forward your existing business line to your AHAI number. Done.

1

We visit your shop

30-minute walkthrough. Brian or Juan learns your services, hours, pricing, and the questions you get every day.

2

Your agent goes live in 24 hours

We build your custom AI receptionist. You forward your line. Your agent introduces herself with your business name.

3

Leads land in your inbox + phone

Every captured lead is texted to your cell. Every transcript hits your email. No login required.

4

We climb the AI search rankings

Monthly audit: are you showing up in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers for your top consumer queries? We optimize.

Who you're working with

Real people behind your AI. Real cell numbers.

After Hours AI is a Tampa-based team, not a faceless chatbot company. A real person sets you up, signs your contract, and picks up when you call, wherever your business is.

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Setup & demos

Brian

Runs your setup and the live demo personally. You get a direct cell, not a ticket queue.

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Onboarding & support

Juan

Handles onboarding and ongoing check-ins, and is one call away whenever you need a change.

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Founder · Tampa

Jason Haygood

Built the platform. Signs every contract personally. Based in Tampa, FL. [email protected]

Queens Spotlight

An Astoria emergency plumbing company

This shop works pre-war walk-ups across Queens, where a burst riser means several apartments and a landlord who needs somebody on the phone at midnight. Winter nights were putting a week of emergency calls straight into voicemail. The AI now answers every one, captures the building, the unit, and the shutoff location, and texts the on-call tech before they are out of bed.

Hear Ellie answer →
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Services

AI receptionist for every New York City industry.

We build a custom 24/7 AI phone system for each vertical. Pick yours to see how it works for your business.

Pricing

Four plans. New York City pricing. Cancel any time.

Plans from $19 a month. 30-day money-back guarantee. No contract.

Starter
$19 / month
No setup fee · 50¢ per answered minute
  • 24/7 AI voice receptionist on your number
  • Missed-call text-back
  • Lead intake and booking
  • SMS lead alerts to your cell
  • Local New York City rep support
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Website
$497 / month
1,000 minutes included · 35¢/min after
  • Everything in Starter
  • Your own AI website, built and hosted free
  • The AI answers on your site too
  • Google Business Profile setup
  • Lower per-minute rate
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Autopilot
$1,997 / month
6,000 minutes included · 25¢/min after
  • Everything in Growth
  • Done-for-you social media content
  • Inbound email handling
  • Multi-location support
  • Dedicated New York City contact
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Try it now

Talk to a real AI receptionist.

This is Ellie. She answers for a Tampa Bay cafe right now, 24 hours a day. Tap the button below and ask her anything a real customer would ask, about catering, hours, the menu, or anything. She'll quote real prices, take your name and number, and text the owner before you hang up. This is the same AI receptionist that every New York City shop on our roster gets.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is After Hours AI for New York City businesses?

After Hours AI is a 24/7 AI receptionist built for businesses across the five boroughs. It answers every phone call after hours, on weekends, and during peak periods. It books appointments, captures lead details, and sends you a text summary. It supports HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, dental, legal, med-spa, and restaurant businesses across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

Do I have to change my phone number?

No. After Hours AI answers on the number your customers already call. There is no new number to advertise and nothing for your customers to learn. During business hours your team answers first, and the AI only steps in if nobody picks up.

Does it work for a shop with one or two people?

That is who it is built for. A one-truck plumber or a solo practice cannot staff a phone at midnight, which is exactly when New York calls. The AI gives a small shop the same round-the-clock answer a national chain has, without hiring anyone.

Can it handle callers who do not speak English?

Yes. New York is one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the world, and a receptionist that only speaks English misses real work. The agent handles callers in other languages and passes you the details in English.

What happens to an emergency in the middle of the night?

The agent asks what is happening, gets the address and the access details, and decides whether it is an emergency or something that can wait for morning. Emergencies get routed to whoever is on call right then. Everything else gets booked and texted to you.

How fast can we go live?

Setup takes about 24 hours. A local rep can come to your shop and do it with you in person rather than sending you a login and wishing you luck.

What does it cost?

Plans start at 19 dollars a month with no setup fee, billed per answered minute on top. Larger plans bundle minutes for shops that take a lot of after-hours volume. You can cancel any time.

How is this different from an answering service?

An answering service takes a message. This books the job. It asks the qualifying questions your trade actually needs, puts the appointment on the calendar, and texts you the address and the problem, so what you get in the morning is work rather than a list of people to call back.

Book a 30-minute visit

Brian or Juan will text you back the same day. We come to your shop, no pitch deck, just a phone with the demo and a 1-page audit of your AI search visibility.