Carmen's Cleaning & Tailoring — Local services in New York

New owners,no longer Carmen - not good seamstresses. Dropped off bridesmaids dress to hem and shorten shoulder straps. Was charged 35$ which would've been fine if they did a good job tailoring, but the hem wasn't finished properly, and it basically ended up looking like there was a seam running along the whole bottom edge of the dress. The shoulder straps were just folded and tacked instead of being tucked in and sewn into the dress so that it wouldn't potentially pop out if moving around. Also I dropped off on Tuesday and they said I could pick up Saturday but when I got there Saturday, it wasn't ready and I had to return in 2 days. Now I don't even have enough time to get it fixed elsewhere. Don't know about their dry cleaning ability but would NOT recommend for tailoring anything beyond a very...

Since changing owners and no longer Carmen, work is definitely not the same. I will not do alterations and between the two ladies, they both seem lost when you go in there. Picked up my daughter’s dry cleaning and there were black streaks down the back of her light pink vest, possibly from a dirty or over steamed iron. I asked them to stitch a black tee shirt by the sleeve, couldn’t even get that right and they charge something different each time you go in there. So now I am in the market for a new dry cleaners, any recommendations in the Bensonhurst area...

If you’re looking for a dry cleaner and tailor who goes above and beyond. This is the place to go. They're super nice and accommodating to whatever I needed to get altered (Make sure to state exactly what you wish to alter and the length to hem). If you're unsure, just bring in the item to the store. Susan and Amy know what they're doing. She will tell you to try on the clothing/pants and measure you for the exact specifications and pin it for the alteration. I’ll definitely be returning for all my future tailoring and...