BLATANTLY RACIST OWNER! I was just banned for being White by the White owner, whom I have never seen before. He even pulled out his cell phone and said "I have the right to refuse service to anyone! Leave immediately or I'll call the police"! My transgression? Being White. I've never even seen another White customer in this place, which I've used for about a year, mostly in the evenings, when an Hispanic person appears to be in charge but can't wait to close early. Even though I've never seen the White, self described "owner," he told me that "I (me) always hassle the customers," which is total nonsense. I don't talk to the customers, all of whom communicate exclusively in Spanish, which I do not speak. I am extremely allergic to Tide, which causes me an extremely itchy and unsightly rash over most of my skin - and which lasts three (3) weeks. So, I must rinse out the washing machine prior to use, to wash the lines free of the allergen in Tide. Today, no machines were available, due to one person bringing in many, many loads, filling the machines to "hold" them for her use, while she did something else - with the exception of one machine, which was really, really filthy with Tide granules and which I did not feel comfortable using. So, standing near the 6 or so filled but not in use machines, I politely called out "whose stuff is this"? And "can you please move one load of it to the next machine," while I briefly stated my allergy issue. The Hispanic clothes owner / multiple machine not using but tying up person said "hers, too bad, she was there first" - the laundromat equivalent of the lunk at the gym who sits on a weight machine for a half an hour texting but not otherwise using it. Apart from the fact that this is bad management, the said "owner" then approached me and did the horrific discrimination set forth above. So it's clear: White people are not welcome at Crooks Laundromat. Calling various lawyers now for the racial discrimination case. I'd give minus 100 stars if this option were available. read more