Brooklyn Spared In Great Post Office Purge of 2009
For weeks, there has been a media hullabaloo concerning the possible closure of up to 40 Brooklyn post offices. But it may be much ado about nothing, locally at least: The Brooklyn Paper reports that many of the offices feared doomed aren’t even on the list for consideration. Specifically, the offices in neighborhoods like Park…
For weeks, there has been a media hullabaloo concerning the possible closure of up to 40 Brooklyn post offices. But it may be much ado about nothing, locally at least: The Brooklyn Paper reports that many of the offices feared doomed aren’t even on the list for consideration. Specifically, the offices in neighborhoods like Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Red Hook will be spared the gallows. The less fortunate offices will be studied by the USPS and considered for consolidation or closure. Additionally, the Times reported on August 4 that only 14 branches will be closed city-wide, and none of them are in Brooklyn.
Brownstone Brooklyn Spared [Brooklyn Paper]
Feds Go Postal on USPS [Brooklyn Paper]
USPS Full Study [USPS]
Postal Service May Close 14 Branches [NY Times]
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tybur6 –
FYI, the PO at Grand Station is awesome. They actually have an employee that keeps the line moving AND assists you with anything you may need while in line.
Any post office that has the self-service machines is worth it – nobody ever seems to use them. I’m a particular fan of the branch on Coney Island Avenue between I & J.
Crownlfc… the problem is… what if your mail ISN’T being deliverd?! I ran into this special little problem. With the glorious folks at the “Adelphi Station” serving Prospect Heights… and perhaps your area too!
Mail forwarded when I moved. Received mail for one day at new address. Never saw mail again for a week. Called, stopped in, called, faxed, stopped by again, etc etc etc. FINALLY, I got an answer… “Oh, your regular carrier is on vacation for 3 weeks.”
So, apparently, that means I don’t get mail for 3 weeks because only my regular carrier knows how to forward mail… best part, I discovered (because I had overlapping leases and still had the key) that my mail was still being DELIVERED to my old address… Nice right?
There are good things about the postal service but there are horrendous things about the various post offices. Just yesterday I had to wait 45 minutes at the one on 7th Av. One window was open most of the time & the queue was out the door. The manager swanned in & out of the waiting area to refill slots w/ forms that weren’t needed & was really snippy when we asked that the ceiling fans be turned on (the staff are in a/c splendor behind their cages.) She could easily have opened a window, herself, to help w/ the overload. It’s particularly galling when you hear the workers on their lunch break whooping it up & having a terrific time while those on line are frittering their own breaks in misery.
Northslope, you never use the services at a UPS Store… you do it yourself! Print the labels at home and give your item to a UPS driver at work or wherever. (pick-up requests costs extra)
The post office in redhook should really have been put down. I don’t care if someone sends me a gold brick registered – I will never go back to that office again. I actually had hope.
Well, I really love the convenience of the small
Post Office on PPW in Windsor Terrace, and I’m very pleased that it won’t be closing… and yes, around the holidays the lines can be daunting, but it’s a nice time to catch a chat with neighbors I haven’t seen in a bit. 🙂
What post office in the 5 boroughs *doesn’t* have abusive, discourteous staff? And absurd lines that don’t seem to move?
Seriously, please let me know, I will take the train and set up a PO Box so I can receive packages there.
Whatever, screw the US Postal Service.
They spend so much time and money trying to improve the speed and efficiency of the mail… I would MUCH rather see my packages and letters slowed down by a day or so and get pleasant, competent and adequate staff at the damn branches! Close some if you must, but FIX the ones that are left!
There’s a glorious thing called UPS — you can set up your own account, pay with a credit card. Send 10 x 13 envelopes and small packages via UPS ground… usually faster and cheaper than even priority mail… and you get full package tracking!! We’re still stuck using the USPS for regular ol’ letters though… though is may be easier to hand deliver sometimes.
Why all the hate on USPS?
Do you have any idea how much FedEx or UPS would charge to deliver a letter to California?
And last 3 or 4 times I went to a UPS Store to ship a package I had my time wasted, was treated like I was a nuisance by the staff, and was charged about 3 times as much as USPS would charge. So, pretty much exactly the same miserable experience, but I just paid more for it…