Updated: 14 NYC Post Offices May Be On Chopping Block

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The United States Postal Service's budget problems are forcing the agency to consider closing many post offices across the county. Yesterday, the Postal Regulatory Commission released a list of almost 700 locations that might need to go. The AP reports, "Some of the offices could be closed while others could have some of their functions consolidated with other offices. For example, in some cases preparing mail for delivery may be shifted from Office A to nearby Office B, but the first office might still offer such services as selling stamps and mailing parcels and letters. In other cases one of the offices might be closed."

A list of the NYC locations is after the jump; according to NY1, ~~there are 53 in NYC—25 in Manhattan, 11 in Queens, 7 in Brooklyn, 8 in the Bronx, and 2 on Staten Island~~. Update: Now it's reported that 14 are targeted for closing (7 in the Bronx, 5 in Manhattan and 2 on Staten Island)—revised list after the jump. And NY Metro Postal Union President Clarence Torres said, "I have a lot of concern for the members who have to relocate as far as 125 miles away and also concern for the community who are used to going around the corner will now have to get a MetroCard to get on a subway to get to a post office."

Bronx
• Botanical
• Clason Point
• Crotona Park
• Melcourt
• Oak Point
• Van Nest
• Hillside

Manhattan
• Cherokee
• College
• Pitt
• Port Authority
• West Village

Queens
• LaGuardia Airport, Main Terminal
• Parcel Post Annex

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By Jen Chung in News on August 4, 2009 11:15 AM

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suepart

the one woman who works at pitt is a bitch, but she will probably be promoted and not canned when the post office closes down. the guys who do work hard there, though, will probably get the shaft.

Spirit of 76

USPS is a model of inefficiency. I've had a Priority Mail package from 50 miles away detour down to Mississippi, adding roughly 2500 miles and four days. And you just have to love the post offices where they have posters that urge people to recycle their mail in the receptacles after reading it. Asked where the receptacles are, the workers say they were removed because people kept spitting in them.

ANGRYGOD11

Spitting customers just shows what pigs people are and in way way reflects USPS deficiencies.

ANGRYGOD11

In NO WAY reflects USPS deficiencies.

blondeinthecity

It's because they spent millions putting a park on top of Morgan.

I agree with DriverB, cut Saturday!

DriverB

Nooooooooo they be stealing my post office.

And the next two closest. :(

I'd rather they cut the Saturday mail delivery instead.

ANGRYGOD11

The best local post office was a stationary/newstand store a block from my home, open 7 days a week until 8 PM. They had a deal with the postal service to sell stamps and accept packages, including express and priority. It was a bad day when they went out of business. We all could use more places like this.

JacqueMehoff

at least bring back the vending machines that accept cash.

whitecastlerock

Some branches of the Post Office are run like the DMV of the 1970s. Lines that last forever, surly staff, papers strewn about. Zero simplicity or convenience. They have turned the simple task of mailing a letter or a package into a dreadful experience...

Mr Mel

The local POs were a waste. Most of them unmanned. They're not worth keeping.

Snoopy

We should go back to the system the Romans used.

Bottomless Chips

Why do we even have the post office, to be honest? It's running a $7,000,000,000 deficit, has run deficits in the past, and is inferior for packages to UPS and FedEx.

The letter restrictions need to go away.

/libertarian'd

But honestly, this is a government service we could easily cut, save money, and give us all better goods and services.

ANGRYGOD11

Does anyone really believe private business firms are going to hand deliver mail coast to coast for less than half the cost of a can of soda?

Bottomless Chips

It only costs me under a buck to FedEx documents. And that's without a public subsidy.

DarkGemini

Well this is just ridiculous! That's all 3 post offices that are nearby! So now, parcel pick up service is going to go from shitty to utterly useless.

F this...

nicemarmot

They're going to close the Greeley Square branch? Have they not noticed the giant lines there every single day?

On the other hand, I live in the Tudor City area and wasn't even aware there was a post office branch there. Hmmm...I usually use the FDR branch, though, it's so big that it's usually uncrowded. I guess if they close the other branches in the area that will change.