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What is happening with the laundry place that was set to open last year and still yet, sits not open

fluxgrrl
fluxgrrl
edited August 2015 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Hi,

I'm sure most of y'all have come across the laundromat the has never opened. It's been over a year. 

The place on Franklin is a nightmare. Most of the machines are out of service and it's filthy. I saw one guy put his running shoes in the washing machine.

???? What are we left with?

Comments

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited August 2015
    Are you talking about the laundry options south of Eastern Parkway?

    Is the laundry that has not yet opened the one at Rogers and Union?
  • homeowner
    homeowner
    I think its at Bedford and Union across from the old gas station (one of the big development sites).
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited August 2015
    ah, that's what I meant to type.

    That one has been in the works for years.

    We really need to pass legislation re: how long a new business can take to open after it puts up a "Coming Soon" banner.

  • dac545
    dac545
    I looked at an apartment right around the corner from this potential laundromat 3 years ago and was told that it would open in less than a month.. thankfully I didn't even believe that at the time. 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited August 2015
  • dac545
    dac545
    Haha and there is my exact same comment except shifted back a few months.  At least I'm consistent. 
  • sunnyfriday
    sunnyfriday
    @fluxgrrl I just made a post about the awful "Franklin Express" yesterday as well! http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46001/live-near-franklin-ep-where-do-you-do-your-laundry

    That place really is terrible. I wish I could make a formal complaint, but as far as I know there isn't really some kind of violation of regulations they're making there. Laundromats don't have the DOH making inspections like a restaurant does. Just a terrible business.

    Let's talk if either of us finds a suitable alternative.
  • mugofmead111
    mugofmead111
     Let's talk if either of us finds a suitable alternative.
    Try coming all the way down the hill to the one on Empire near McKeever. That one is open 24 hours.
  • mcpoet
    mcpoet
    I know I already mentioned it in the other laundry thread, but I call Waverly Wu's, they come pick it up, wash it, and bring it back nicely folded, delivered to your apartment door.  A dollar a pound.  A little pricey, but at this point I'm willing to pay for the convenience of not having to wash it myself.
  • mcpoet
    mcpoet
    Wasn't sure which thread to update, but I received a grand opening flyer for this place in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately, it didn't list an actual opening date.