Our auto body shop in Queens restores vehicles from minor scratches to major collision damage, repairing both appearance and structural integrity. Midtown Center Auto Repair is at 45-25 36th Street in Long Island City and serves drivers from across Queens and Manhattan.
In New York you choose where your car is repaired. An insurer can recommend a shop in its network, but it cannot require you to use one.
| Question | Insurer's network shop | A shop you choose |
|---|---|---|
| Who picks it | Recommended by the insurer | You do |
| Who the shop has an agreement with | The insurer | You, the customer |
| Estimate | Often written under the insurer's program rules | Written by the shop and reviewed by the adjuster |
| Hidden damage found later | Handled within the program | Documented and sent to the adjuster as a supplement |
Source: the New York State Department of Financial Services confirms you keep the right, under the Insurance Law, to choose which shop repairs your car.
Midtown Center Auto Repair is an auto body shop in Queens at 45-25 36th Street, Long Island City, one bridge or tunnel from Midtown Manhattan.
Yes. We repair frames and unibody structures as well as panels and paint, and recalibrate sensors where the manufacturer requires it.
Yes. We work directly with most major insurers, and you choose the shop, not the insurer.