Press briefing · November 2026 · New York City, NY / NJ
AI search named 8% of New York City water damage restoration firms we checked
Over the last 90 days PressGEO ran 2,400 buyer-style AI checks on 108 New York City-area service businesses. AI engines named 36 of them at least once (33%).
- Firms checked
- 108
- Named at least once
- 33%
- Recorded checks
- 2,400
By service
| Service | Checked | Named | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Inspection | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| Roofing | 12 | 2 | 17% |
| HVAC | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| Plumbing | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| Pest Control | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| Cosmetic Dentist | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| Estate Planning Attorney | 12 | 5 | 42% |
| Personal Injury Attorney | 12 | 9 | 75% |
| Water Damage Restoration | 12 | 1 | 8% |
Method and caveats
- “Named at least once” is the share of checked firms that appeared in any sampled answer in the window — not a per-answer citation rate.
- Unchecked firms are excluded. Appearing or not appearing is not a judgement of service quality.
- Rolling 90-day observations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot; figures update as checks are recorded.
Free to use with attribution: “Source: PressGEO Local AI Index (pressgeo.com/local/new-york-city).” Media contact: Chase Norlin, chase@pressgeo.com.
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