Tekserve

Tekserve was an American consumer electronics and information technology consulting business based in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City.

Founded in 1987 as a side business by Macintosh-using engineers designing computer-controlled institutional electronics, Tekserve grew from a small back-office Macintosh repair shop[1] to become the largest single-location Apple Specialist and Premium Service Provider in the United States.

[3][4] Tekserve founders David Lerner and Dick Demenus met at the New York City public FM radio station WBAI in 1970, and with engineer Mike Edl set up shop together late in the decade under the name Current Designs Corporation.

[14] On June 29, 2016, the New York Times reported the retail store and service center would close, while certain elements of the business remained open.

It ultimately closed a few weeks before the end of its lease due to changes in shopping habits, the presence of multiple Apple stores and increased rent.