Dr Brendan


Dr Brendan is a New York City based consumer electronics and information technology consulting company specializing in repairs, service, and education of Apple products such as the iPhone and Macintosh computer. "Dr Brendan" is a nickname for owner, Brendan McElroy, who started the company by offering iPhone repair services from his East Village, Manhattan apartment. The company has since expanded to include computer repair, and IT services, from two brick and mortar shops, in Manhattan's East Village, and Park Slope, Brooklyn. The New York Times has called Dr Brendan "a local hero amongst Apple aficionados."

History

The company was conceived when founder, Apple Guru Brendan McElroy, who taught himself to fix iPhones after breaking his own, started advertising his repair services on Craigslist in June 2009. McElroy was able to popularize his service through networking and relationship building with his customers. After gaining significant media attention in 2010, Dr Brendan moved out of the apartment and into a brick and mortar shop on St. Mark's Place, in Manhattan, and soon after added a larger, second location in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 2012 which has closed as of July 2013. The company has expanded its services to include IT, computer repair, education, and house calls. Brooklyn location closed as of 2015.