Sid Henderson
LRS Shows at Next Cleaners for NYFW

Raul Solis, the designer behind the buzzy label LRS, held his fifth show on 24th Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City, at Next Cleaners, a dry cleaning chain. After waiting in the aftermath of a rainstorm among a hoard of kicky pant-wearing downtown kids, everyone shuffled inside, and the space turned into a kind of hipster sauna.

Despite the heat, the moisture, and the so-close-you-can-smell-the-nicotine-on-your-neighbor’s-hands tight space, Solis’s vision was excitingly refreshing. There were no models: Dry cleaner attendants (in LRS-branded aprons) carried plastic-wrapped pieces and hung them on a conveyor. The clothes were great, including an oversize biker jacket with a large circle scooped out from the stomach, a pair of jeans made of LRS patches, and a tight T-shirt with a rooster’s head.

LRS Shows at Next Cleaners for NYFW
Sid Henderson
MakeSpace's Top 27 Apps for NYC

They say you’ve got it made in New York when you have a washer and dryer in unit. Until then, there’s on-demand laundry.

Sure, you could spend your Saturday afternoon separating colors from white in your local laundromat.

But why waste your precious spare time when NextCleaners will pick up your dirty laundry, clean it with the gentlest solution on the market, and return it practically brand new right back to you?

Available for iOS and Android

MakeSpace's Top 27 Apps for NYC
Sid Henderson
Next Acquires Boomerang

NextCleaners, the largest eco-friendly dry cleaning and laundry service in the New York City and Northern New Jersey areas, today announced its acquisition of Boomerang NYC assets. The Boomerang acquisition will increase NextCleaners’ already rapidly expanding On-Demand dry cleaning and laundry services throughout New York City and Brooklyn.

Next Acquires Boomerang
Sid Henderson
American DryCleaner: NextCleaners Rolls Out

New, custom-designed cargo tricycles, called “Speedys,” allow for pickup in as little as 30 minutes of receiving customer requests. The service will enable customers to place pickup requests and track order status through the company’s web application or mobile apps, available for download through the Apple Store and Google Play.

American DryCleaner: NextCleaners Rolls Out
Sid Henderson
Crain's New York

A fleet of 30 electric bicycles—inspired by European delivery services, and costing about $5,000 apiece—are one way former Morgan Stanley and software-startup exec Kam Saifi, 55, plans to keep his dry-cleaning delivery service environmentally friendly.

Crain's New York

LRS Shows at Next Cleaners for NYFW

LRS Shows at Next Cleaners for NYFW

Raul Solis, the designer behind the buzzy label LRS, held his fifth show on 24th Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City, at Next Cleaners, a dry cleaning chain. After waiting in the aftermath of a rainstorm among a hoard of kicky pant-wearing downtown kids, everyone shuffled inside, and the space turned into a kind of hipster sauna.

Despite the heat, the moisture, and the so-close-you-can-smell-the-nicotine-on-your-neighbor’s-hands tight space, Solis’s vision was excitingly refreshing. There were no models: Dry cleaner attendants (in LRS-branded aprons) carried plastic-wrapped pieces and hung them on a conveyor. The clothes were great, including an oversize biker jacket with a large circle scooped out from the stomach, a pair of jeans made of LRS patches, and a tight T-shirt with a rooster’s head.

MakeSpace's Top 27 Apps for NYC

MakeSpace's Top 27 Apps for NYC

They say you’ve got it made in New York when you have a washer and dryer in unit. Until then, there’s on-demand laundry.

Sure, you could spend your Saturday afternoon separating colors from white in your local laundromat.

But why waste your precious spare time when NextCleaners will pick up your dirty laundry, clean it with the gentlest solution on the market, and return it practically brand new right back to you?

Available for iOS and Android

Next Acquires Boomerang

Next Acquires Boomerang

NextCleaners, the largest eco-friendly dry cleaning and laundry service in the New York City and Northern New Jersey areas, today announced its acquisition of Boomerang NYC assets. The Boomerang acquisition will increase NextCleaners’ already rapidly expanding On-Demand dry cleaning and laundry services throughout New York City and Brooklyn.

The toxic chemical New York's dry cleaners can't quit

The toxic chemical New York's dry cleaners can't quit

Said Kam Saifi, chief executive of Next Cleaners, a chain of about 20 dry cleaners that doesn’t use perc: “This is an industry caught in a negative spiral.”

Pressed for profits

Dry cleaning dates back to the mid-19th century, when it was discovered that camphene, a fuel for oil lamps, was great at removing greasy stains from fabric. Because such fuels are explosive, fire codes confined commercial dry cleaners to the edges of towns. Perc, developed in the 1930s, was a leap forward because it was nonflammable. After World War II, dry cleaners began popping up in residential neighborhoods across the country. There are now 40,000 nationwide, and nearly one in 10 are in New York City...

American DryCleaner: NextCleaners Rolls Out

American DryCleaner: NextCleaners Rolls Out

New, custom-designed cargo tricycles, called “Speedys,” allow for pickup in as little as 30 minutes of receiving customer requests. The service will enable customers to place pickup requests and track order status through the company’s web application or mobile apps, available for download through the Apple Store and Google Play.