217 Laundromat

Quick, reasonable, friendly, and my clothes look great. I dropped off this morning and picked up after work. $ 10 later, I have a closet full of clean clothes. I am not doing my own laundry anymore, I think!

The place is small and quite chaotic. They don’t accept bills or cards. It’s self clean and the woman working there is nice but has a limited grasp of English.

Woah, I missed this place the first time around on Unilocal,because the price ratings were all wrong (how can $ 0.75/lb laundry be rated as «$$$$» on Unilocal?).
I dropped about 25 lb of clothes off yesterday afternoon for wash/​fold and they were ready for pickup by this morning. Could’ve had it done same-​day, but I wasn’t in a rush. There I knew this place was a keeper — all clean, great-​smelling, folded, and most importantly SORTED. The previous place where I took my laundry (Skirts and Suits) basically threw all of my underwear and socks at the bottom of the bag, and piled a bunch of unsorted clothing on top. 217 Laundry (formerly K&D Laundry) in contrast has surpassed all of my expectations.
Pros:
— Least expensive wash/​fold in the area ($ 0.75/lb)
— Clothes come back sorted, and underwear/​socks folded
Cons:
— No delivery service (could explain the lower rate they charge)
Neutral:
— Some of my «no-​iron» shirts came back wrinkled. Probably have been sitting in the dryer for a while. But that I can live with. Unsorted clothes I can’t.

DO NOT GO HERE! This place’s name has changed to 217 (for anyone who is looking on google right now.) I chose this Laundromat to clean my delicate bedspread. I saw that this location had rave reviews, so I decided to give it a try.
When I first arrived, the owner (who’s name escapes me) was very lovely and very honest. She told me what needed to be cleaned and what/​how I could clean other items in order to save money. I really appreciated her honesty and her kindness. So why am I so unpleased?
I went in last thursday. The owner ASSURED me that the comforter would be ready by monday. With that being said, I stayed at my parents’ in long island for the weekend. I came back to the city ready to relax and sleep under my clean blanket. I found it strange that I hadn’t heard from the owner (who promised to call me when the comforter would have been ready.) She told me that I’d have to wait until tuesday afternoon. I spent my first night at home with no covers. The next day, I called in the afternoon to check on the comforter. THIS is where I started getting REALLY pissed off.
The owner was nowhere to be found. Instead, her employee, a moron with a poor command of the English language and how to conduct business answered. She was COMPLETELY incompetent and dumber than a box of rocks. It’s not even so much about how poorly she speaks English, it’s the fact that she has NO idea how to do her job and gives terrible customer service! You may be thinking «how can you say that? She’s from another culture!» EASY! I’m a Spanish professor, so I KNOW that her moronic incompetencies wasn’t due to a language barrier. I attempted to speak with her in both languages over the phone. She promised that her boss would call me back in a few hours. NOTHING! I called back today and «latin american Igor» (as I like to refer to her) answered yet again, more idiotic than ever. She said «she no here, I no know nothing. Maybe she call you back later.» Um, MAYBE??? MAYBE!!! I gave the bitch one last shot. I called back later and demanded that her boss call me by the rest of the day or I’d leave TERRIBLE feedback on Unilocal.I told the woman this in both English AND Spanish. The woman is even more retarded in her first language!!! She was like «What?» and I said «This is unacceptable! I’m waiting for this and sleeping on a bed with no cover for over a week! If your boss doesn’t call me by the end of the day, I will make sure that nobody comes to your store!» The bitch hung up on me! When I finally went to pick up my things, there were three people there that looked like chickens with their heads cut off. Not to mention, it looked a lot dirtier than the last time. Long story short, unless you are an early 20 something bro that can’t be bothered to do your laundry and don’t care when/​how it comes back, AVOID THIS PLACE!!!

Terrible place — had to go back 2x for them to get some stains out. I finally gave up and just took it to a new cleaner. Highly unprofessional for important/​expensive dress or suits. Not sure about pound laundry — saw a lot of students, so think its fine if you are going in w. Student budget and expectations.

Horrible! Worst cleaners ever! You get what you pay for. The clothes smell worst that when I sent them. My cleaners is always closed by the time I get home so decided to go here, close to work. Big mistake. First time clothes had a musty smell. Worst than prior to «cleaning». Second time same thing and the clothes had a dingy look. Looked dirtier. So I thought maybe it’s done deliberately to keep me from using their business. I finally confronted the owner and before I could finish my statement she started yelling at me. «You don’t like… take you clothes somewhere else!». Once she got quiet I tried to explain why I was dissatisfied and she wouldn’t let me finish, yelling over me. «I been here many years… you don’t like, go somewhere else.» So I guess that’s what she wanted all along?
P. S. I deliberately put a hidden stain on a garment to see if it would return with the stain. Stain still on. Took to different cleaners and stain was remove.

this place is right next to my apartment… absolutly love it here! the ladies in there are so nice! always go in there and drop my laundry off and have aa nice talk with them, let alone my clothes are perfectly folded at the time i ask them for them, also if u have a dog they might throw a treat out the door for them… you can tell by the excessive amounts of laundry bags in this place, that people really love them

Let me start by saying that laundry is a personal thing. You pay the price , because you entrust that person with your items ‚(and you know what). If it’s for the pig, then why not, … give it to the farmer, . who cares .Why not. After doing several loads of laundry myself, I finally caved in to the wife ‘s pressure to have it done. … Big mistake. !!! My laundry came out with the smell I sent it in. Swirled in a pseudo mixture of less than par detergent. I could still smell the odor from the gym I went to. One might say that you naturally stink, but in my defense, I have done loads of laundry. This is after giving Maria a $ 5 tip for her amicable attitude .
To fellow patrons, this is a ploy to get you back there every week since it’ s convenient. Don’t fall for it.

I have been taking my laundry to this laundromat for over a year and not only do I love their service, I love the staff. They are EXTREMELY friendly. I love this place because:
1. I live very close by and they deliver my finished laundry to my building
2. The prices are extremely competitive. I compared the price of taking a down coat for dry clean + 12 lbs of wash and fold laundry. At this laundromat it cost me $ 26. At another competing laundromat it cost $ 45.
3. You can bring your own detergent (if you want) and they will ALWAYS remember to use it
4. They have never lost or messed up my clothes
5. They are SO fast. Laundry dropped off in the AM is returned in the evening
6. They are always smiling
I’ll be coming here as long as I live next door. I recommend you come here as well.

Short version:
Highly recommended for wash + fold /​dry cleaning. Nice owner, good prices, open long hours, 7 days.
Long Version:
A great wash + fold place — best prices in the neighborhood by far, quick turnaround and good quality. The owner is extremely nice. During Hurricane Sandy (the block had no power) she was actually the only business still open — taking laundry uptown to a location with power in her car, and then back downtown for customers to pick up, for the same price. This was quite helpful for us having no power for the week. She is also open late (9pm) every night during the week, and open both Sat + Sun, very helpful if you’re working long hours.
She does dry cleaning as well — also the best price in the area, and fine quality. I was very comfortable taking suits /​etc there. She checks it out herself when it comes back to make sure nothing is amiss.
Note it’s not called «KD Laundromat» anymore — just «217 Laundromat»

did a wash and fold. I asked for 3 things to be done and they failed at all of them:
1. separate the whites and dark clothes. I already separated the clothes and gave them 2 separate bags. they came back in one bag and clearly were washed as one load.
2. I gave them a shirt and said please don’t dry this shirt. of course, they dried it.
3. I gave them 3 oxford shirts that were separate from the laundry bags. I asked them to dry clean them. what did they do? wash and dry them for me to find at the bottom of the laundry bag, all wrinkled.
one more thing: the clothes don’t smell like fresh laundry. not sure if they use cheap detergent or what, but I like my laundry to smell like fresh laundry. not here.
do NOT go here.

I had started coming here because It was the cheapest place near me and they seemed to have decent service. They then lost my dry cleaning once, I went there and went through all the bags and found it on the floor 2 weeks later. I thought it was a fluke and they lost my dry cleaning again, this time I didn’t find it. I’d rather pay up and not lose my clothing.

Crappy building (who cares) with great service and great prices. The Asian lady who is always there is very nice. She pays attention to details and has not ruined any clothing since I’ve used her. In fact, one time I accidentally put a couple no-​dry items in with the normal wash and she caught them before they were thrown in the dryer. I highly recommend this place.

This is a great place. First, the woman running the place is friendly and affable. She will wave to me as I walk down 26^th Street — no laundry, just walking by. Now, the place itself is quite small, almost claustrophobic. However the prices are so ultra reasonable here to have your laundry done, it would be foolish and a waste of time to do your own laundry. No need to provide detergent and softeners (as in some neighborhood laundry places) and the results are great. They also do excellent dry cleaning, one day service. I can’t imagine any downside to this place and highly recommend it.

Awesome place! Really picky about dry cleaning and they get it done perfectly! And they are super cheap by NYC standards.

They have the best prices on folded laundry and dry cleaning. They open earlier and close later than any other laundry place around. Such friendly staff, I highly recommend this place.

One of the few self-​service laundromats in the area. I was staying in the neighborhood for a few days and didn’t have access to a washing machine.
I tried a laundry service, but they charged 70 cents a pound. Maybe I just go through a lot of clothes, but that adds up fast! For a typical week’s worth of laundry, it cost me $ 14.
K D Laundromat is the only place I could find that lets you do your own laundry. They charge $ 1.50 for a washer and $ 1.50 for 36 minutes on the dryer. For a week’s worth of laundry, I spent $ 4.50 instead of $ 14. Soap is 75 cents extra, or you can bring your own.
K D Laundromat isn’t anything fancy (a tiny space without much room to move), but the people were nice. Four stars for patiently exchanging all my loose change into quarters. :)
Now I’m saving $ 10 a week, which I can put towards something more fun than laundry!