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Brooklyn ESA and PSD Letters, From Brownstone Floors to Waterfront Towers

Renting in Park Slope, Bushwick or Bay Ridge? Fill out the free screening, pick your plan, then sit down on video with a New York-licensed clinician. A signed letter shows up in your account for your landlord if the clinician supports your request.

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Give us the basics on how you are feeling, your pet and your home, be it one floor of a brownstone or a unit in a tower.

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Pick a plan and pay. Your next stop is a live video call with a New York-licensed clinician.

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Approval means your signed letter is ready in your account. A no comes with an explanation, and our refund policy applies.

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Transparent, One-Time Pricing for Brooklyn Letters

Compare the current evaluation fees, read live from our checkout. Brooklyn's screening carries no charge. The plan you choose is paid for before the video visit, and a refund may be sought for 30 days if no letter can be supported. Questions? Read our FAQ page or contact us.

ESA Housing Letter For One Pet

Clinical review for one emotional support animal and a New York housing letter.

$149.00/ one-time

  • Official ESA letter if supported
  • Licensed professional review
  • Valid for 1 year
  • Digital copy
  • Email support
  • 24-48 Hour
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ESA Housing Letter For Multiple Pets

One evaluation covering the support provided by each of your animals in a New York home.

$159.00/ one-time

  • ESA letter for multiple pets
  • All approved pets on one letter
  • Valid for 1 year
  • Digital copy
  • Priority phone and email support
  • Renewal reminders
  • 24-48 Hour
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PSA Letter

A psychiatric service dog evaluation with a clinician licensed in New York.

$199.00/ one-time

  • Official PSD letter if supported
  • Licensed professional review
  • Valid for 1 year
  • Digital copy
  • Email support
  • 24-48 Hour
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Bundle Packages

Compare the combined letter and document options.

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ESA Letter + Certificate Bundle

An ESA letter and certificate together in one document package.

$199.00/ one-time

  • Official ESA letter if supported
  • ESA certificate
  • Licensed professional review
  • Valid for 1 year
  • Digital copy
  • Email support
  • 24-48 Hour
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Letter + Certificate + ID

PSD Letter + Certificate + ID Card

A PSD letter, certificate and ID card in one package.

$225.00/ one-time

  • Official PSD letter if supported
  • PSD certificate
  • PSD ID card
  • Licensed professional review
  • Valid for 1 year
  • Digital copy
  • Priority email support
  • 24-48 Hour
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Need help choosing? Take the free screening first or compare every plan. Documentation depends on clinical approval; optional certificates and cards do not establish access rights.

Why a Brooklyn ESA Letter From Us Works Harder

Brooklyn landlords often write no-pet rules into the lease, so a Brooklyn ESA letter should give them clear, checkable facts.

  1. Met first, signed after

    No one signs until a New York-licensed clinician has met you by video, and the license appears on the letter.

  2. The right document

    An ESA letter if your emotional support animal helps at home, a psychiatric service dog letter if your dog does trained tasks.

  3. Confirmed in seconds

    Landlords can type the reference number into our verification page. The letter is about housing, and the landlord still decides.

Prospect Park Dog Hours and Off-Leash Meadows

Prospect Park Alliance manages the park with NYC Parks, and these rules apply to every dog, ESA or not. Alliance dog rules

A fall morning on the Long Meadow in Prospect Park
Photo: Badtartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Off-leash hours
6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., on the Long Meadow, Nethermead and Peninsula Meadow only.
Leash length
Six feet or shorter, at all other times and places in the park.
Always off limits
Playgrounds, bridle paths and ballfields.

The Kensington Dog Run on the Parade Ground is open 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

Brooklyn's ACC Center Is Closed Until 2027

Older listings still show the Linden Boulevard shelter as open, so check here before you go. ACC locations

2336 Linden Boulevard

ACC says the Brooklyn Animal Care Center is undergoing a complete renovation and will reopen in 2027. No public hours are posted for it.

Queens Animal Care Center1906 Flushing Ave, Ridgewood, just past Bushwick
Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; call (212) 788-4000 first

Brooklyn Dog Runs Beyond Prospect Park

NYC Parks lists these runs. A six-foot leash is the rule on the paths around them. NYC Parks dog areas

  • McGolrick Park, Greenpoint
  • McCarren Park, Williamsburg
  • Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6
  • Herbert Von King Park
  • Owls Head Park, Bay Ridge
  • Dyker Beach Park
  • DiMattina Park
  • Washington Park, Park Slope
The Kensington Dog Run in Brooklyn
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0

Renting One Floor of a Brownstone With an ESA

Your landlord may live one flight up, which makes the conversation personal. Keep it on paper anyway.

A brownstone staircase in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Photo: SteveStrummer, CC0
  1. Ask in writing, even if you talk on the stoop every day, and attach your letter.
  2. Offer your rabies certificate, plus the city dog license or proof that you applied for one.
  3. Housing laws can treat small owner-occupied houses differently, so if the answer is no, ask the Fair Housing Justice Center at 212-400-8201 what applies.
  4. Citywide rules and tenant lines are on our NYC page.

Pratt and Brooklyn College Students

Each school runs its own process, and neither promises to accept a letter from an online service. Ask before you buy a plan.

Pratt Institute

A licensed professional completes Pratt's ESA Request Form, and the Special Housing Committee approves. Pratt warns that letters bought online for a set price rarely give it enough.

  • Continuing students: March 15 for fall
  • New students: May 1 for fall, November 15 for spring

Learning/Access Center, 718.802.3123. Pratt ESA policy

Brooklyn College

We found no written ESA process. The student housing it lists is privately run, so a request there goes to the operator. Start with the Center for Student Disability Services, 718.951.5538. Brooklyn College housing

Brooklyn Housing Court and Free Legal Help

  1. Kings County Housing Court

    141 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    Landlord-Tenant Clerk, Room 203: 347-404-9201. Court directory

  2. Brooklyn Legal Services

    105 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    (718) 237-5500, or the Legal Services NYC line, 917-661-4500. LSNYC Brooklyn

  3. Livingston Street Legal Aid

    111 Livingston Street, 7th Floor

    Its housing line for Brooklyn is 718-722-3100. Legal Aid offices

  4. Build Up Justice NYC

    260 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn

    Formerly Brooklyn A, with a renters program at (718) 487-2300. Renters program

Brooklyn Neighborhoods on Our List

  • Williamsburg
  • Greenpoint
  • Bushwick
  • Park Slope
  • Carroll Gardens
  • Sunset Park
  • Bay Ridge
  • Flatbush

Brooklyn Questions on Parks, Shelters and Landlords

When can dogs run off leash in Prospect Park?

The Prospect Park Alliance lists 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the Long Meadow, Nethermead and Peninsula Meadow. Dogs stay leashed at all other times and places.

Is the Brooklyn ACC shelter open?

No. ACC says the center at 2336 Linden Boulevard is closed for a complete renovation and will reopen in 2027. Its Queens center in Ridgewood, at 1906 Flushing Ave, is open daily.

Where do Brooklyn residents go for a lost dog?

Call ACC at (212) 788-4000 before you travel. The Queens and Manhattan centers are open while the Brooklyn building is being renovated.

What are the rules at Prospect Park's Dog Beach?

Dogs must be leashed there except during off-leash hours, and the Prospect Park Alliance warns that the water becomes deep very fast.

Will Pratt accept a letter from an online ESA service?

Pratt asks a licensed professional to complete its own ESA Request Form, and it warns that letters bought online for a set price rarely give it enough. Ask the Learning/Access Center at 718.802.3123 first.

Does Brooklyn College have an ESA policy?

We found no written ESA process. The student housing it lists is privately run, so ask the operator and the Center for Student Disability Services at 718.951.5538.

Where is Housing Court in Brooklyn?

At 141 Livingston Street. The Landlord-Tenant Clerk's Office is in Room 203, and its number is 347-404-9201.

What if my landlord lives upstairs in the same brownstone?

Make the request in writing all the same. Housing laws can treat small owner-occupied houses differently, so the Fair Housing Justice Center at 212-400-8201 is a good place to ask what applies to yours.

Next Stops Around the Harbor

What this page says about Brooklyn comes from Prospect Park Alliance, NYC Parks, ACC, the courts, Pratt, Brooklyn College and local legal groups, which we found current as of October 2026. It is not legal advice, just a borough guide. Screening does not guarantee a letter, as your evaluating clinician makes that call. Ask each office to confirm anything important, and remember that 988 takes calls and texts around the clock.

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