Some Protest Closing of Columbia Street Post Office
Some residents who live near the small post office (technically a “Contract Postal Unit,” or CPU) on Columbia Street between President and Carroll streets are trying to fight to keep it open following an announcement that it would be shut down within a couple of months. The owner of the space, Rita Farone, has a…
Some residents who live near the small post office (technically a “Contract Postal Unit,” or CPU) on Columbia Street between President and Carroll streets are trying to fight to keep it open following an announcement that it would be shut down within a couple of months. The owner of the space, Rita Farone, has a petition for residents to sign urging the USPS not to end its contract for the space, according to Patch, and Community Board 6 District Manager Craig Hammerman has sent a letter to the postmaster general saying the location should be kept open. A reader who lives in the area also wrote in to us to say that an online petition is coming soon, and had the following to say about how it serves the community: “Please note for those who aren’t aware that substations do not charge a fee on top of postal charges. The employees are not paid either. The USPS pays the landlord a rental fee for the space. For those who don’t frequent this post office, it should be known that it generates a lot of secondary business for those who normally use the station in Red Hook at 615 Clinton off the BQE. The Red Hook station has a notorious reputation for being understaffed and undermanaged while the Columbia substation is well regarded, friendly and efficient. This closure would affect a great deal of people in this burgeoning and growing neighborhood.”
Community Board 6 District Manager Speaks Out On Behalf of Rita’s [Patch]
Keep the Columbia Street Post Office Open! [The Word on Columbia Street]
It will really stink if this place is closed. It serves a real purpose in a neighborhood without a post office (basically all of Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street area). I believe is partly a union issue. The union didn’t like these satellite contract post offices. By the way, architrance, only one person works here and she is also the owner. I’m not sure of the specifics, but there is income from running one of these, through rent. Not sure if there is additional payment based upon volume of mail processed. The point is that it serves the community. If there WAS a nearly post office I could see the point. But everyone around here will have to go to Red Hook or downtown Brooklyn…and that is quite a schlep depending on your exact location. I support Rita!
It will really stink if this place is closed. It serves a real purpose in a neighborhood without a post office (basically all of Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street area). I believe is partly a union issue. The union didn’t like these satellite contract post offices. By the way, architrance, only one person works here and she is also the owner. I’m not sure of the specifics, but there is income from running one of these, through rent. Not sure if there is additional payment based upon volume of mail processed. The point is that it serves the community. If there WAS a nearly post office I could see the point. But everyone around here will have to go to Red Hook or downtown Brooklyn…and that is quite a schlep depending on your exact location. I support Rita!