PO Yee 89 Tailor & Cleaner

I have to downgrade my review. I don’t use the dry cleaning, so can’t comment on that, but I have used them for tailoring. I’ve been trying to call about having slipcovers made for large pillows. The first time, the husband said «you have to come in» and hung up on me. When I called back to explain that they are too large, I could just give her the dimensions, he repeated that I need to come in and said the «tailor is very busy.» Not sure I’m going to go back. Still giving them 3 stars because the wife is very sweet and always did a good job.

I’ve been using Po Yee for dry cleaning for a couple of years. Everything about it is OK. Every once in a while, my clothes come out still a bit wrinkly and and sometimes the customer service is not so great. However, I keep coming back because the prices are right and it gets the job done.

We used Po Yee for four years. They were always great– caring, friendly, and great laundry service. We are moving now, so it seems like the least we can do is leave a review so someone else can find them. The cycle of laundry. :) thank you Po Yee!

Excellent family run business. If you live nearby and need laundry or dry cleaning. I could not recommend po yee more highly. I am unfortunately moving out of the neighborhood, but I wish I could continue giving my laundry business to them!

BEWARE of the wash and fold. Was using them for several months– It’s great that the prices are cheap, dry cleaning is decent enough but on two occasions I received other people’s clothes in my wash and fold, clearly not mine. On both occasions I returned the clothes and notified them of this but they really didn’t seem concerned. Scary. I am willing to pay a few dollars more to make sure my clothes come back.

I really can’t complain about PO Yee! I brought about 6 pairs of jeans to them to be tailored down the sides and made to fit my legs. They did a truly great job of making the seam invisible and they came out great! At around $ 12 per pair of jeans you can’t beat the price of having something look like it was made for you. I even took a shirt to them to have the sleeves brought in and they did a wonderful job on that as well. Definitely recommend them for their tailoring services

I have used Po Yee (Josh and his wife) consistently for the past three years and have been extremely satisfied. I am a bit of a high end men’s clothing freak and they consistently do an excellent job dry cleaning and laundering shirts. They also do an amazing job tailoring pants and sports coats. I have been complemented time and time again on my «custom tailored» cloths thanks to the alterations at Po Yee.
I cannot recommend them enough for the best dry cleaners, laundry and tailors on the Upper East Side. Nothing beats a family run business and Josh and his wife do a fantastic job always at a fair price!

We used Po Yee 89 for over a year, we just moved to the West side. Hard to find another place that does wash ‘n’ fold as cheap as Po Yee! Yes, I once got a bonus pair of giant granny panties in my laundry, but other than that, they were really good.
The couple that runs the place is really nice.

RUINED SUIT JACKET!
I just moved to the neighborhood and this dry cleaner is very close to my new apartment. I dropped off three suits and a shirt to be dry cleaned and it was ready to pick up the next day (yesterday).
I only discovered this morning that the suit jacket inside lining had two large holes measuring around 6×4 inches and about 3×3 inches. The lining was hanging below the jacket so it was obvious.
I went to them this morning explaining what I found and they said it is definitely an old suit and an old hole. The suit is Tommy Hilfiger and around 1 year and 4 months old. The hole is definitely new. Its not credible for them to ardently deny any wrongdoing when its such an obvious hole. Assuming that the hole was already there (almost certainly not the case), the least they could have done was notify me as soon as possible, even as I went to pick it up, and offer to repair it (for a fee, of course).
DON’T GO HERE IF YOU LIKE YOUR CLOTHES AND/​OR BASIC SERVICE.
I suppose you get what you pay for and this place is very cheap.

Exactly! Best dry cleaners for the price. Always very happy with the quality of the cleaning along with super affordable prices and best part, they have delivery :) Very nice couple that owns the place.

I was happy to find a very affordable dry cleaner in my neighborhood and promptly brought some sweaters and cardigans. This place is fast and cheap and the owners seem nice. But when I got my dry cleaning back, my sweaters had fraying, tears, and ALL of the buttons on my favorite cardigan were chipped and half were broken off. This is unacceptable and I’d rather pay a little more for my dry cleaning knowing I won’t have to worry about the condition of my clothes.

Took a bridesmaid dress to get tailored here, and while ok it wasnt ruined, it was kind of messed up? The front part was sort of open? hard to explain, but needed some more coverage over the girls, literally sort of pinning this thing together, and she bunched the fabric in a way that it altered the shape of the dress in front, I did not really pay too much attention, and on the day saw it looked a bit off, but when the wedding pictures came back a few weeks ago, you could really tell. I wouldn’t bring anything back here for alterations.

I am become death. I am the destroyer of shirts.
I recognize that all of these budget wash and folds send their laundry out by the truckload to a big central facility. Unfortunately, I seem to have a shirt destroyed every few months– what looks like slashes in the sleeves are common, so I wonder if they’re cutting packaging open at some point? I don’t bother to put in claims, I just consider it a cost of doing business because Po-​Yee is really quite inexpensive.
Service is prompt, they’re flexible about pickup, and they seem like a generally well-​run shop. Now if they would keep later hours and stop tearing my shirts, I would be a truly happy camper, but they’re adequate for what they are.

It’s a long and arduous journey finding a tailor especially someone like me who unfortunately does not fit the typical prototype of standard clothing sizes.
I had an excellent tailor in SF who knew exactly what I needed when I explained to them I need the jackets pulled in at the sides or when I needed that extra fabric on the side of pants nipped at the hips (since they tend to flare out and they look unflattering for someone who sadly lacks them).
Anyway, I bought a really nice suit on sale and unfortunately it obviously didn’t fit. I stand 5’0 and needed the jacket and pants resized.
When I came in and explained to the woman what I needed done, she was very honest with me. She said the pants would take a lot of work hemming and restructuring especially with the lining. (I asked for them to take in the waist since it was too large and slim down the pants at the side since it was wide leg and made me look fat).
We spent 15 minutes talking and measuring as she shook her head and I was becoming discouraged that she wouldn’t fix my suit.
«The pants will be a lot of work and it will be expensive.»
I told her I didn’t care since I said it’s important that clothes fit well and was willing to pay the price she requested.
She continued to shake her head and examined the outfit and her husband also didn’t look pleased.
After a few more minutes explaining to her that it’s important that I dress well especially for jobs and functions and designers rarely make outfits in our size (we both stood around 5’0 — 5’1), she began to relent and said she understood as well.
She started pinning the pants and asked me if the length was ok in addition to pinning the sides to give the pants a slim fit. Furthermore, she pinned the waist and checked the inseams to make sure the fabric wouldn’t bunch.
Then I told her I needed it by Friday and she didn’t look pleased however, we worked out an agreement that I would come over around 5pm and she promised she would have it ready.
For the total suit I was charged $ 62: 22 for the jacket and 42 for the pants that included hemming and resizing. She asked for $ 20 deposit, which was understandable because of the labor involved and the fact I needed it in 4 days.
Furthermore, we further discussed other clothing that needed some work such as relining my favorite coat and more pants I needed fixed.
I had brought in 2 other pants that were already hemmed but wanted them restructured since they were wide leg. She said no to both of them since the first pants, the restructure was a bit off.
It was kinda funny because I actually took those pants to a Midtown tailor who reportedly told me he did work for various design houses. At that time, I also bought a suit on sale and asked him the same requests. He hemmed the pants and pulled in the waist however, he didn’t slim the pants like I asked him to which pissed me off but I bit my tongue and paid the hefty fee of $ 100 — the same price I had paid for the suit.
Anyway, I had no luck with both the pants. I showed her my favorite coat if she would fix the lining. Most sane people would buy a new coat but I was in love with it because it was the only petite coat that fit me and the lining inside was intricate and beautiful. Many people have complimented it so I definitely wanted to keep the original design, unfortunately, with daily wear for the past 4 years, it was beginning to show its age.
She looked at the lining and said, «You’re better off buying a new coat.» The same words that came out of my mother’s mouth when I asked her if she knew anyone who would fix it. DOH!
She also said, tailoring suits are expensive and recommended I find someone to make my own clothes. I was like what?
«You’re paying a lot of money so might as well find someone to make you clothes for the same price. There are stores where you can pick out the fabric.»
I was like DAMN. Here’s someone who can make money off me but I appreciated her honesty. I thanked her for her time and promised to return at 5pm in 4 days.
I came back at the requested date and after a few minutes going through the clothes, they found mine. She asked if I wanted to try it on and I did.
OMG — The suit fit perfectly! The pants were slimmed down and it sat well on my hips. They also repressed my suit which was very nice of them since it had that nice, crisp look to it. After admiring her work in the mirror, I came out and thanked her and her husband 4 times and told them how much I appreciated her work.
I asked timidly if it was ok if I can come back with more suits and she said of course I can. It’s her job. I went a little crazy with the thank yous and definitely will come back for her excellent service.
I finally found my tailor in NYC!

DO NOT GO TO THESE CLEANERS!!! They are cheap for a reason.
Sweater ruined — came back with a pull
Any black suit items — came back with dog hair all over
I don’t know what kind of operation they run (well… obviously low cost and low quality), but if you have clothing you wish to keep — stay away!

Very good and reasonably priced dry cleaner — highly recommended.
But… THEY HAVE MOVED!
The new address (as of July 1, 2010) is 265 78^th Street.

I only wish they were located near my host at 86’th.
Very fast, drop off by 10:30am, you can pick up (same day) by 6:30pm. Cheaper than any place I have found back in Boston. Owner (at least I think he was the owner) suggested I have them machine wash the shirts to get a deeper clean. It would have been cheaper, but requires a two day drop off.
I got what I needed, learned something, and paid loads less than I’m accustomed to… best dry cleaning experience ever.

The prices here are ridiculously cheap! I used to pay $ 10-​$ 13 dollars for a skirt in Long Island City, and here it’s $ 3 dollars! I’m so shocked. My dry cleaning bills are ¼ of what I used to be. To hem a skirt, it was $ 5, and I’ve paid up to $ 15 at some other places. This place is too good to be true, but it is!
They’re very friendly at the store. However, over the phone they sound very annoyed and busy and try to hang up right away. I actually had vowed to never use them, but when I went to the store they were super friendly and pleasant.
They do a good job on the cleaning, but if it’s something heavily soiled, well it’s not so great. I took beige winter coat and the lining inside the coat still had spots.
Going to this dry cleaner, you will definitely save some $$. By the way, I brought about 10 – 12 pieces one day and they told me it would be ready in 2 days. However, when I called the next day after 5PM, it was actually ready! I couldn’t believe such speedy services.

I dropped off a dress to be hemmed ($ 12) and a winter coat to be dry cleaned ($ 14) and to have the inner lining fixed ($ 8). Not only was the service inexpensive and the quality was high, but they were speedy. I needed the dress for a party I was attending the following day and the woman was very nice about accommodating my request (the man wasn’t so nice about it, but it wasn’t up to him to decide since he doesn’t do any tailoring). I didn’t expect the coat to already be ready, so that was an added bonus that it was.
I’m really pleased with the quality and speed of service and will be returning very soon.
Update: I recently had 2 summer dresses hemmed to be pretty short. While the sewing itself was fine, I had a problem with the measuring. When the seamstress measured the dress to be cut, she didn’t take into account that the back of the skirt needs to be a bit longer because, well, I have a healthy-​sized back side. After I washed the dresses, they both shrunk a bit in length, making the skirts too short in the back! Just watch out for those types of things when getting the clothes measured.

My local wash-n’-fold place! The couple who own this tailor and cleaner shop is SO cute!!! If I drop my laundry off before 10 (9 on Saturdays), it’s ready by 4 or 5. They are open 7 – 7 weekdays, 8 – 6 (I think) Saturdays.
I’m not sure of the price-​per-​pound, but it’s comparable to other such places.