Your clothes never leave the block.
Dry cleaning, tailoring, and laundry done on the premises at 1287 Madison Ave — in Carnegie Hill since long before it was fashionable.
“Best neighborhood dry cleaner on the Upper East Side.”
Why people on this block have used us for years
Three things, none of which are marketing claims you cannot check by walking in.
Nothing leaves the building
Our dry cleaning machine is on the premises and approved by the New York State DEC. The person who takes your ticket can walk back and look at your jacket, which is not true of a drop shop.
Priced for a neighborhood
We are on Madison Avenue and we have never priced like it. Rates are quoted at the counter, honestly, for the garment you are actually holding.
The same people, every time
A family shop, open since before most of the block looked the way it does now. Your starch preference, your hem length, and your name are all remembered.
Services
Eight things we do, all of them on site apart from leather, which goes to specialists and takes longer.
Dry cleaning
Everything is cleaned in our own NYS DEC-approved machine at 1287 Madison Ave. Nothing is shipped out.
Same-day available
Tailoring & alterations
A tailor works on the premises, so fittings, adjustments, and repairs happen here rather than in a queue somewhere else.
Fittings on site
Wash & fold laundry
Drop a bag, get it back sorted, washed, dried, and folded — with pickup and delivery in Carnegie Hill at no charge.
By the pound
Wedding gowns
Cleaning and preservation for the one garment you cannot replace, handled by hand and never rushed.
Handled by hand
Silk & delicate fabrics
Silk, cashmere, chiffon, lace, and beading — the pieces where the wrong process is not recoverable.
Our specialty
Suede & leather
Jackets, coats, skirts, and trims cleaned by leather specialists, with color and texture restored rather than stripped.
Allow extra time
Shirt laundering
Dress shirts washed, finished, and returned on hangers or boxed — collars and cuffs done properly.
On hangers or boxed
Pickup & delivery
We collect from your building and bring everything back, at no extra charge, across Carnegie Hill and the Upper East Side.
No charge
Everything in the closet, not just the good suit
Cashmere and chiffon get the careful treatment, and so does the pile of shirts you wear to work. Both are handled by the same people in the same building.
Knitwear
Dress shirts
Silk and chiffon
Everyday clothing
Evening wear
We will come and get it. There is no charge for that.
Most of our regulars never come into the shop. We collect from your building — with your doorman, if that is easier — and bring everything back cleaned and pressed on a schedule that repeats without you arranging it each week.
- Delivery charge
- None
- Schedule
- Weekly, or call when a bag fills up
- Collection
- At your door, or with your doorman
- In one bag
- Dry cleaning, laundry, shirts, repairs
What our customers say
5 out of 5
“friendly staff and good service. overall stisfied with dry cleaning stuffs. there were few old stains on the fabric and they clean it well. their quick service also good.”
5 out of 5
“Absolute magical miracle workers ! Kim was so amazing quickly turned around my dress as I had a last minute dress that was occasion ready. I can't thank them enough. The dress looks basically brand new.”
5 out of 5
“At the last moment I needed my wedding dress taken in (it was the next day) Mrs. Kim, and their regular seamstress kindly took me in did all of the pins and MANY alterations for the next day, and they absolutely saved the day . 3 other dry cleaners in the neighborhood had turned me down. (My wedding was amazing) Since then I've used them for the last 6 years and they always get out the worst stains (Rips) and runs. So grateful to have a legit dry cleaner in the neighborhood. They are worth every dollar. So thankful to have them there!”
From the journal
What we tell customers at the counter, written down — so you can read it before the stain sets.
Garment care · August 18, 2026
How often should you dry clean a suit?
Less often than you think, and more often than you probably do. A practical schedule for suits, coats, shirts, and knits — and why over-cleaning wears clothes out faster than wearing them.
Stains · July 22, 2026
What to do about a stain before you reach the cleaners
The first sixty seconds decide whether a stain comes out. What to do at the table, what to never do, and why club soda and a hotel hair dryer have ruined more clothes than red wine ever has.
Occasions · June 9, 2026
Wedding gown cleaning and preservation, start to finish
Why the stains you cannot see are the ones that ruin a gown, how soon to bring it in, and how to decide between boxing and hanging when you store it.
Finding us
1287 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10128, between 91st and 92nd — a few doors from the corner, on the block between the Guggenheim and the 92nd Street Y.
The neighborhood
We are in Carnegie Hill, on the Upper East Side. Walk to us from 92nd Street Y, The Jewish Museum, National Academy of Design, or The Guggenheim. The 4, 5, and 6 at 86th Street and the Q at 96th are both a short walk.
Hours
| Monday – Friday | 7:00am – 6:30pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 8:00am – 4:00pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Bring it in, or let us come to you.
Free pickup and delivery across Carnegie Hill and the Upper East Side. Call and we will set up a time that repeats — or just walk in.