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COHEN CARPET, UPHOLSTERY AND DRAPERY CLEANING 2565 Broadway 212-663-6902 RESTORATION BY COSTIKYAN 28-13 14th Street, Long Island City 718-726-1090 Interior designer Vincente Wolf, known for

liberal application of rugs and carpets in his work, likes to forewarn his clients about the inevitable. “Dog puke, child vomit, a lot of wine,” Wolf says, enumerating the emergencies for

which he’s recommended calling David Cohen to the rescue. For seventeen years, Cohen’s been running his own cleaning business, mostly through referrals from designers like Wolf. His prices –

40 cents per square foot for wall-to-wall and $1.50 per square foot and up for area rugs – are some of the best in town. But for those precious kilims, it’s best to call in the specialists.

Mary Jo Otsea, the director of Sotheby’s rug department, uses Phillip Costikyan’s century-old restoration-and-cleaning business for touch-ups on the antiques at her auctions. It’ll cost you

around $3.50 per square foot for a delicate hand washing, but Costikyan can handle the full range of messy rugs – right down to the dog puke. Click here for Best of New York 2000 Index!