<p>In another city, someone without a car solved this by renting a Zipcar (hourly) to do his own furniture delivery of one futon double mattress. He was able to fold the item and fit it into the sedan – just barely! He drove back for the frame.</p>
<p>The issue for you would be the size of the IKEA flat boxes. and Does NYC have Zipcar? Again, it’s all money, just arranged differently.</p>