NYC contractors/handymen

[Gil Lieblich]

I should have thought to post a few weeks ago but I am now curious about how you find good people in NYC to do work. Its amazing the apartment is 620 sq feet yet costing a fortune to fix up. the jobs are simple yet prices are crazy. My father has the apartment which my sister was living in now she moved and we are redoing the kitchen the floors new paint etc... My father ended up going with the handy man in the building to do some of the projects as it was just easier and quicker but his prices seem crazy to me... Does any one have good people in NYC?
What do they charge to install a small kitchen cabinet set up of 8 by 7
or to install hardwood floors under 600sq feet? Just wondering if others have experienced this.