After months of talks between TRSA and the New York City government officials to mitigate its regulatory impact, the city’s new laundry licensing law took effect on Jan. 31. That legislation requires commercial and on-premise laundries (OPLs) serving hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the five boroughs to acquire licenses and meet various standards set by the city government.
 
Since news reports spurred the drafting of this bill in 2015, TRSA has worked to inform city officials about actual laundry practices in order to prevent the city from imposing unfair burdens on commercial laundries that operate in ...