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All Laundry News, All the Time

Posted on April 18, 2005 by dailyheights

Lizzie writes: “Work has begun! This morning I awoke to sounds that I found strangely welcome. Not only the general jammin’ beats and loud voices of Outdoor Loudness Season, but also the sounds of drilling and sawing coming from our beloved laundromat on Underhill Ave. and Sterling Place. I walked by a worker earlier – could have been the owner – and overheard him say that it would be ready in a month!“

Check the message boards for suggested alternatives (and commentary on quality, price and … attitude).

RUMOR: No Laundry for 3 Months or More

Posted on March 10, 2005 by dailyheights

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OVERHEARD at the laundromat a few doors down from Met Foods on Vanderbilt: the TWO-WAY LAUNDER CENTER on Underhill Ave. near Sterling Pl., which caught fire about month ago, may not re-open until June or July because the owners are waiting for an insurance check so they can replace damaged machinery. (Keeping in mind that third-hand news, overheard at a laundromat, may have no bearing or reality whatsoever.)

Laundromat SUPER

Posted on February 9, 2005 by dailyheights

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Laundromat Fire: Mac-Friendly Video

Posted on February 4, 2005 by dailyheights

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Posting a WMV video froze out about 25% of dailyheights readers. Sorry. Click here or here for a Mac-friendly version. If both links are expired, request a copy. (Note: recoding the video bumped up the file size to 15MB, so be patient with the download.)

Laundromat Catches Fire, Sparks Fly

Posted on February 3, 2005 by dailyheights

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Hope you picked up your drop-off (15 lbs @ 60 cents/lb) this afternoon. PICTURED: Around 6:45 PM ET today, BATT CHIEF TRAVERS shines a flashlight down the basement access staircase. Minutes earlier, an FDNY cut open the padlocked grate with a chainsaw, sparks a-flyin’ (watch the video here!). These dramatic measures led gawkers to speculate that somebody was trapped downstairs. In fact, there was nobody to rescue. I think they were just trying to access the breakers so they could shut the power off. We talked to a fireman who said he wasn’t sure whether or not it was a dryer that caught on fire, but whatever it was, it got into the wall and spread to the second floor. Check out all the exciting details in this Flickr photoset.