Behind the main room, where customers at the 100-plus machines paid little heed to the NASCAR race droning away on the small screen, I found a semi-enclosed four-stool snack bar with its own TV and better AC. The sandwiches and packaged sweets held little attraction, but Diet Pepsi (20 fl. oz.; $1.60) in hand, I chilled out for 15 minutes as Marion Crane attempted to take refuge in a refreshing shower.
Adriana's Laundromat
389 West Side Ave. (Yale-Claremont Aves.), Jersey City
201-435-9798



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