Laundry Boy

After living in this neighborhood for years I spent a lot if time here. I do my own laundry. One day I was watching the man that works there fold sheets. He was so nice to take the time to show me how! I still screw it up!
The place is clean. No bathroom though. It always has an out if order sign on the door. I’ve never had a problem getting change at the counter. The washers and dryers work 95% of the time. If I have a problem they make it right by starting a machine for me.
It’s a laundry close to home.

Worst Laundromat I have ever used. They are downright rude and nasty. Delivery girl has a chip on her shoulder about white people. Never says hello or thank you. They care nothing about the condition of the store, which at any given time has at least three broken machines. When Hurricane Sandy blew their awning off, they never replaced it!
WORST OF ALL — I got my laundry delivered yesterday and two pairs of jeans were missing! They, of course, would not admit to anything. They refused to reimburse me. I was a good customer for nearly four years — now I am out two good pairs of jeans and they are going to be very, very sorry.
Avoid this dump at all costs!

Terrible horrible no good worst service ever. Horribly expensive and rude. If I could give one star I would.

I have only done drop off service but I think they are great. The guy behind the counter is friendly and helpful. My whites are always don’t separately and bright. And everything is folded perfectly. It’s a bit more expensive than surrounding places but I think worth it.

The employees at this laundromat epitomize unprofessional. The worst member of the staff being the elderly woman who works in the evening. She is aggressive, abrupt, and screams at customers over problems caused by unmarked out of service washing machines, grime, and faulty dryers. On three occasions I have watched this woman scream at customers when they bring broken machines to her attention and today she pulled the same behavior on me! I have lived in the neighborhood for ten years and have never encountered such awful service from a local vendor. If you live in the area avoid this laundromat like the plague! If leaving no stars or negative stars was an option on Unilocal this laundromat would be a perfect place to exercise that on.

NOoOOOOOOOOOO.
I had to come here after Ruppert’s on 93^rd and 3^rd closed (RIP D’:) and perhaps I was spoiled by the amazingness that was Ruppert’s but GODDAMN this place is BAD.
The outside façade is decrepit and falling apart. The inside is a hot, crowded mess. The machines are expensive. The employees were grumpy and a total downer.
I did my laundry and never returned.

This review is only for laundry service (pick up/​delivery) and dry cleaning. Since moving to the neighborhood, I’ve used Laundry Boy for my biweekly laundry service. They’re always nice, polite and come within 15 minutes of calling. They have long hours which is convenient for before work or after work Pick ups. My laundry always comes back neatly folded, nothing missing and smells great. If you’re particular about your detergents, you should talk to them about it. I don’t care so it works for me! I deducted one star since it’s still a bit pricey for me and the in-​store experience is not too great. It’s an old shop that needs updating.

Read the reviews and was hesitant about coming here but so far, everything has been great. Facility is clean, laundry isn’t too expensive (it is the UES after all, folks). Detergent available on site for $ 1.

This place is awful. I live right above the building so it’s the most convenient place to go, however, it is hella expensive and their dry cleaning services are literally horrendous. Not only do they not get things clean (I’ve literally been returned items that look and smell as if they’ve never even been sent out) to a point where i only take in lightly soiled garments to this place (and take other things to the more expensive joytown around the corner which does an excellent job), but they also take FOREVER. I would take one or two items in on a Monday and these wouldn’t even be ready by friday. Then, the thing that pissed me off most recently — I take in two dresses, a casual cotton shift dress and a white sundress (both above the knee) and apparently those constitute «fancy dresses» instead of «regular dresses» and thus are subject to the $ 6.75 price rather than $ 5.50. Is $ 1.25 something to throw a tantrum over, absolutely not, but after months of receiving substandard service, it was a slap in the face. This place needs to go out of business ASAP because it is a fucking joke.

Today was my first time there. The place is clean and small. There are just few small machines $ 3.25, about 10… The others are bigger and cost around $ 6.25. The place is cramped and there is almost no option to seat and wait for your clothing. I don’t know, but I used to go to Rupert Laundromat on the 3^rd Ave, a much bigger and comfortable place, but now that they run out of business I gotta adapt to new places.

really friendly folks and easy to deal with

I would give this zero stars if that were an option. I put up with the bad service for awhile because it’s location is convenient for me. Today however was the last straw. I put $ 9 in the large machine (yes, nine, crazy as it sounds) and in the process of turning to grab my clothes, accidentally pushed the door shut. The lady working saw the whole thing happen and refused to give me money back. I tried to reason with her and in return got a shrug accompanied by a ‘I could give a shit’ eye roll. Besides being a complete rip off (large washers at The Mat on 89^th n 1^st are $ 6), the service is reprehensible. Dont waste your money, or your time.

I’ve read the Unilocal review previously to anticipate the shoddy machinery and grumpy Asian women and was ready to deal with that, but I did not experience any such thing. The machines I used worked fine and the women stayed in the back folding laundry the whole time, with no trouble (maybe they figured me being Asian, I couldn’t possibly do any wrong… haha kidding).
However, the prices were what got me. The washing machines come in various sizes where it’s 2.50÷3 for the small machine, 6 for the medium and 9 for the large. I was astounded, especially because the small machine was WAY too small, so I had to cough up 6 dollars in change for darks and lights ($ 12 already down the drain). Luckily, the dryers were big enough to fit all my clothes at once, and it cost $ 0.25 per 6 minutes.
Honestly, I had only brought what I would normally consider a light load because I needed some items washed immediately. Usually, I drop it off at the cleaners across the street (for about $ 15 average, with a bigger load of clothes).
Given the price point here, I’ll definitely stick to my local cleaners for drop off service.
The actual laundromat itself isn’t too bad, but the prices are a dealbreaker.

Do not do your laundry here. Just like all the other people said. I went in today because my usual spot (wash and fold service) was not open due to being Sunday. Decided I could maybe save money. Put money into the machine with no instructions as to how it works and it starts turning on. Can’t figure out how to open the door so I ask, turns out you can’t open up the door after you put the money in. Not only that but they will not return your money. Just wasted 6 goddamn dollars. Went out in a storm of anger. Will never go back there.

do not go here! chinese women are nasty and rude. she screamed at me AFTER i put $ 9 in her broken a$$ machine saying «you put $$ in machine and it no work? no no no, you no put $$ in machine»
if you read this you chinese b! tch, learn fuking english, we live in an english speaking country. i’ll never go here again. ALSO, to save $$ their cheap a$$ uses cold water. YES, cold water saves you $ 100 on each machine a year, so your clothes will not clean the same and you’ll spend even more re-​washing your clothes.
how do i know? used another laundry and my clothes were actually clean and smelled fresh.
theres a laudromat near c-​town on 1^st and 89^th, go there or somewhere else, do not go here!!!

It’s too bad I don’t know of any other laundry places in the area. They do the laundry fine, it’s just the woman on the phone is kind of unbearable to deal with. She doesn’t listen to you at all. I asked for my laundry to be dropped off at 8:15pm and she said fine. It’s past 8:15m so I call to check on my laundry and she says «why didn’t you call me before?». Are you kidding me? SO BIZARRE. I have no problems with the delivery guys nor the washing, it’s just that woman that drives me nuts and gets everything wrong all the time.

I’ve lived in the neighborhood for a year, and Laundry Boy has been hidden by the scaffolding probably that entire time. Thank god my roommate made the discovery, because this place is awesome.
They have wash-​n-​fold service, but I do laundry myself. Machines are $ 2.50 a load, $ 5 for the bigger machines, and $ 7.50 for the super gigantic machine. Dryers are a quarter for 6 minutes (standard for laundromats in the area). I don’t know what their system is for wash-​n-​fold, but it involves a scale and a chart.
Also, I just discovered they do dry cleaning. The prices are about the same as the rest of the area, but it’s convenient to do all my laundry in one place.
Best of all, they gladly give you quarters! I never knew laundromat attendants could be so angry about giving change… but wow, I have experienced some stingy individuals at UES laundromats. The people at Laundry Boy are a breath of fresh air. And they’re super helpful.

Well, it doesn’t even help if you do your own laundry there. The machines only fill halfway with water, and when you ask about it, the lady (same one, I presume) screams at you. I once gave them a coat to clean, and they ruined it. When I complained, they told me it was because my coat was made poorly. I’ve had the cheapest, tackiest things cleaned other places, and they managed not to ruin the nap… But this was a good wool coat, and it went in nice and soft, came out rough and scratchy. But at Laundry Boy the customer is always to blame. STAY AWAY!

I recently moved to 96^th & 2^nd, and started using this laundry. Generally, I find it necessary to drop off my laundry, and have no complaints about their drop-​off/​pick-​up service.
I’ve not asked them to come pick up my laundry, but I did ask them to drop off my stuff once it was done last time. I left them a key to my building, and paid in advance, asking that my laundry be left in front of my door — the same way my neighbor receives his. I arrived home at midnight after work to find that nothing had been delivered. The next morning, wearing some questionably clean gym clothes, I wondered over to see what happened. They’d put my key in an envelope and tucked it in with the clothes, which were waiting to be picked up.
Tonight, at 8PM, I went to run a single load. I have allowed my laundry to back up, and need clothes for tomorrow. Turns out — even though they are open till 10PM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — last wash on those nights is 7:30. This rule is strictly enforced.
I am more than a little disappointed. I’ve spent in excess of $ 200 with them since I moved, and because I got there 30 minutes late with my single hamper, I’m here on the internet searching for an all-​night laundromat. Looks like I’m going to 84^th st.

I was sick of how Elizabeth 93 is open, um, never. So I figured I would give these guys a shot, since they’re open for pickup until about 11pm weeknights.
These fuckers lost half my panties.
And when I went back the next day to be like uh hey, the woman just pointed to the sign that said they aren’t responsible for lost items and shrugged. Bitch, at least give me an effing discount.
This little incident made me so mad that it ALMOST made me want to do my own laundry… almost.