Furman Street Facility

New laundry and dry-cleaning facilities were installed on the eighth floor of the 360 Furman Street building in September and November of 1991. These premises provide a pleasant environment for the personnel who handle 25 tons of soiled items each week for the more than 3,000 members of the Brooklyn headquarters staff.

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At 6:00 a.m., one of the Society’s laundry trucks starts its rounds of several of the 21 residence buildings in Brooklyn

After the truck arrives at 360 Furman Street, the entire truck is taken by elevator to the eighth floor, for unloading

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1. Items are checked for identification numbers

2. One room rumbles with 14 washing machines ranging in capacity from 35 pounds [15 kg] to 450 pounds [200 kg], all computer-controlled. One load in the large washer would be comparable to washing more than a thousand shirts in your home washer

3. The washed and dried garments are sent to the pressing area. More than 4,500 garments are pressed each day