Thu 17 May 2007
Alfonso Sciortino Custom Alterations
57 W. 57th St., Suite 609A (6th Ave.)/212-888-2846
Daily 10am–6pm.
The Edge: Top alterations. § One-man operation that offers good tailoring. No credit cards. No delivery.
Personal & repair services
Tailors
Thu 17 May 2007
Top Service
845 7th Ave. (54th St.)/212-765-3190
Weekdays 8am–6pm, Sat 9am–1pm.
The Edge: Updates old shoes to look stylish. § Effective at updating old shoes to look stylish. Possibilities include adding platforms to flat-soled shoes and sneakers; changing buckles, trims, straps; and recovering heels. Also dyes shoes to match clothing and cleans fabric shoes. Works for designers and was featured in Martha Stewart Living.
Personal & repair services
Shoe repair
Thu 17 May 2007
Jim’s Shoe Repair
50 E. 59th St. (Madison & Park Aves.)/212-355-8259
Weekdays 8am–5:45pm, Sat 9am–3:45pm (closed Sat July–Aug).
The Edge: Excellent shoe repair. § Everyone knows and recommends Jim’s. Almost always crowded. No deliveries. § “Expensive, but excellent work.”
Personal & repair services
Shoe repair
quality style service value: 50 38 47 46
Thu 17 May 2007
B. Nelson Shoe Corporation
1221 6th Ave. (C-2 level, McGraw-Hill Building)/212-869-3552
Weekdays 7:30am–5:15pm.
The Edge: Excellent shoe-repair shop. § Quality repairs. Excellent recommendations. If it isn’t worth it, they tell you.
Personal & repair services
Shoe repair
Thu 17 May 2007
Crown Machine Service
2792 Broadway (108th St.)/212-663-8968
Weekdays 9am–6pm, Sat 9am–4pm.
The Edge: One of New York’s largest sewing machine repair shops. § Authorized dealer for Elna, Pfaff, Singer, Viking, and White machines. Services and rents machines, and even makes house calls. Cleaning and oiling starts at $30. Weekly rentals start at $25. Add $10 to the bill for house calls.
Personal & repair services
Sewing machines
Thu 17 May 2007
Long Island Carpet Cleaners
301 Norman Ave. (Brooklyn, NY)/718-383-7000
Weekdays 8am–6pm, Sat 9am–1pm.
The Edge: Upholstery and carpet cleaning done at your home or office. § In business for more than 75 years. On-site carpet and upholstery cleaning.
Personal & repair services
Rugs & carpets
quality style service value: 43 43 43 39
Thu 17 May 2007
Costikyan Ltd.
2813 14th St. (Long Island City, NY)/800-247-7847
Weekdays 9am–5pm.
The Edge: Hand-cleaning for priceless Oriental rugs. § Quality carpet cleaning. Reasonable prices. No credit cards. § “The only one I trust with my Orientals. Reliable.”
Personal & repair services
Rugs & carpets
quality style service value: 47 47 47 47
Thu 17 May 2007
Cohen Carpet Cleaning
212-663-6902
By appointment.
The Edge: Reliable and honest carpet cleaning. § One-man operation. Very reliable. Can leave him alone in your house with anything. Very expensive. No credit cards. § “Excellent work. I can leave him with anything (unlike those services you don’t know), but very, very, very expensive.”
Personal & repair services
Rugs & carpets
Thu 17 May 2007
Saved by the Bell Corporation
11 Riverside Drive (73rd St.)/212-874-5457
Weekdays 9am–7pm.
The Edge: Finally, the part-time wife we dream of having. § Specialties include corporate relocations, delivery arrangements, party planning, personal shopping, and help with organizational problems. Provides personal and professional services on an ad hoc, very flexible basis. No credit cards.
Personal & repair services
Personal services
Thu 17 May 2007
Passport Plus
20 E. 49th St., 3rd Fl. (5th & Madison Aves.)/212-759-5540
Weekdays 9:30am–5pm.
The Edge: The wife we all need. § Handles arranging visas; birth, death, and marriage certificates; and such.
Personal & repair services
Personal services