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The article mentions apps like Washio and Cleanly. I guess if you have the money to live in Manhattan, you have a smart phone and the extra money to pay for things like Washio and Cleanly. Maybe even a doorman to accept your clean laundry when it gets delivered.
To be more useful, the maps provided should show you the number of residents without access to laundry in their home or building vs the number of laundromats in that area. I know that's probably impossible data to collect, so they did the best they could.
To be more useful, the maps provided should show you the number of residents without access to laundry in their home or building vs the number of laundromats in that area. I know that's probably impossible data to collect, so they did the best they could.
This is important, since I am pretty sure all new buildings come with laundry facilities either inside the apartment or the building itself, the number of people that need a laundromat slowly goes down.
The poor will be forced to hand wash or carry loads of laundry on the subway to the nearest river.
I once lived in an apartment where the nearest laundry mat was 10 blocks away. Not only was it far but I was never home the hours it was open. I worked 7 days a week at low paying jobs I didn't have money to pay to have it done so I hand washed. I got all the supplies I need to like they used back in the day and would fill my tub and beat my laundry clean. I must say washing machines don't come close to cleaning clothes as well as I did but who has the time for it.
This is important, since I am pretty sure all new buildings come with laundry facilities either inside the apartment or the building itself, the number of people that need a laundromat slowly goes down.
You do realize that outside of the lucky few to win "affordable" apartment lotteries and or those paying market rate not every rental building has or allows washers and dryers.
That being said you are speaking to a vast number of Manhattan residents alone who require laundromats. In fact know of persons who do have laundry facilities in their building that prefer laundrymats.
Many landlords aren't doing their building's residents any favors by installing washers and dryers. Equipment is often old/outdated and or not always working. That or there simply isn't enough capacity for everyone in the building. Worse many properties install top-loading washing machines which are inferior to front loading. If you have anything bulky and or very large load you are going to want a large or super capacity commercial front loader.
Many landlords aren't doing their building's residents any favors by installing washers and dryers. Equipment is often old/outdated and or not always working. That or there simply isn't enough capacity for everyone in the building. Worse many properties install top-loading washing machines which are inferior to front loading. If you have anything bulky and or very large load you are going to want a large or super capacity commercial front loader.
this.
i lived in a building for 3.5 years (moved out to brighton beach now few months back) which had a laundry room. it was total GARBAGE. some crap machines from the mid 2000s, overpriced and underperforming. basically a home machine (all top load of course) modified with a coin intake. i walked 10 blocks to do the laundry at 5 am every saturday morning for 3.5 years, and most of that was in the freezing winter time, even with snow. why? the machines. the commercial machines were newer and wash far better. now i stay in a small place which has two laundry facilities about 5 mins. away from me. well one is a 2 min. walk and the other is about 3 min. roughly equidistant. their machines are far superior to what i have seen in buildings before when i rented in mid 2000s that had their own basements of laundry machines.
also i don't think i have seen a single self service laundromat at battery park or lower manhattan (the fidi area). i know families live there and it's not just workers.
also i have never used drop off service in my life. why? they will damage (likelier) or lose your clothing and try not to pay you for it. they also use the worst lowest quality detergents.
Last edited by Hairy Guy; 08-18-2015 at 01:34 AM..
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