Aug 31, 2015 2 min read 68 4th Avenue

Big Apple Cleaners On 5th Avenue Has Relocated To 4th Avenue

Big Apple Cleaners relocated — The sign on the former 5th Avenue location tells the moving tale. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)

Go west, dry cleaning folk.

We recently stopped by the shuttered Big Apple Cleaners at 82 5th Avenue location (between St Marks Place and Warren Street) to learn that we’ll have to add another block to our walking commute for drop-off cleaners.

The new Big Apple Cleaners location on 4th Avenue — The new location for Big Apple Cleaners at 68 4th Avenue (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)

The new location is open at 68 4th Avenue (between Bergen and Dean Streets). When we stopped in, the store was quiet, however the racks of dry-cleaned clothing were rather full.

Moving Signage at the former Big Apple Cleaners — The signage on the shuttered 5th Avenue location’s gate (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)

The signage at the former 5th Avenue location advises customers to commute that extra block to 4th Avenue.

Closed 5th Avenue Big Apple Cleaners — The shuttered 5th Avenue location. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)

This isn’t the first business to make the move from 5th to 4th — earlier this year, Lulu’s Then & Now packed up its space at 75A 5th Avenue and opened at 187 4th Avenue. Is the see the movement of businesses over to 4th Avenue as a trend? If you’ve heard of any other examples, email us at editor@bklyner.com.