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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


From:    DRYCLEAN USA. Inc.
         290 NE 68 Street
         Miami, FL  33138
         Michael Steiner  (305) 754-4551
         Venerando Indelicato  (813) 814-0722

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results
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Revenues And Earnings Increase For The Nine And Three Month Periods
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Miami, FL - May 15, 2006 - DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. (AMEX:DCU) today reported improved
operating  results  for both the nine and three  month  periods  ended March 31,
2006.

Revenues  increased 3.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 to $14,389,739
from $13,916,135 for the same period of last year. Net earnings  increased 14.7%
to $610,813  or $.09 per diluted  share for the first nine months of fiscal 2006
from $532,648 or $.08 per diluted share for the same period of fiscal 2005.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2006,  revenues increased by 27.8% to $5,697,793
from  $4,459,045  in the third  quarter of last year.  Net income for the fiscal
2006 three month period  increased  44.4% to $229,606 or $.03 per diluted  share
from $159,046 or $.02 per diluted share from the third quarter of fiscal 2005.

Venerando J. Indelicato,  Chief Financial Officer of DRYCLEAN USA, Inc., stated:
"We are getting past the shipment  delays  which  occurred  during the first six
months of fiscal  2006  caused by  hurricanes  Katrina  and Wilma.  The  delayed
shipments,  mostly in laundry  equipment,  have  largely  caught up in the third
quarter  as shown by the  substantial  increase  in sales in the  quarter."  Mr.
Indelicato also indicated that the Company  expected  continued  improvement for
the fourth quarter.

DRYCLEAN  USA,  Inc.  through its  subsidiaries  is one of the nation's  leading
distributors of industrial laundry, dry cleaning machines and steam boilers. Its
subsidiary,  DRYCLEAN  USA License  Corp,  is one of the largest  franchise  and
license  operations in the dry cleaning industry,  currently  consisting of over
400 franchised and license stores in the United States,  the Caribbean and Latin
America.

This press release contains  certain  information that is subject to a number of
known and unknown  risks and  uncertainties  that may cause  actual  results and
trends  to  differ   materially   from  those   expressed   or  implied  by  the
forward-looking statements. Information concerning such factors are discussed in
Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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DRYCLEAN USA, Inc.

                          DRYCLEAN USA, Inc. (AMEX:DCU)

                    Summary Consolidated Statements of Income

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                                       Nine months ended                Three months ended
                                            March 31,                         March 31,
                                      2006            2005              2006             2005

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Revenues                          $14,389,739      $13,916,135      $ 5,697,793      $ 4,459,045

Earnings before income taxes          985,181          887,746          370,333          265,077
Provision for income taxes            374,368          355,098          140,727          106,031
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Net earnings                      $   610,813      $   532,648      $   229,606      $   159,046

Basic and diluted

  earnings per share              $       .09      $       .08      $       .03      $       .02


Weighted average shares
  outstanding:

    Basic                           7,024,450        7,022,711        7,024,450        7,024,450
    Diluted                         7,033,495        7,036,942        7,032,253        7,041,717
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