The Postal Service has announced that the Reduction in Force (RIF) separation date for all remaining impacted POStPian Postmasters has been extended from January 9 to February 7, 2015. According to a letter sent to these postmasters (dated Jan. 5), there are also new options for some of these impacted employees. At offices going to two or four hours per … Read More
Controversy over plan to build apartment building above the Old Chelsea Station
The Postal Service has not been cooperating with elected officials and community groups who are raising concerns about the proposed sale of the air rights above the Old Chelsea Station post office in Manhattan. The Postal Service is apparently working with a developer to put an eight-story apartment building on top of the historic post office. In December, the community … Read More
Where have all the blue boxes gone?
Finding a good old-fashioned mailbox where you can drop off a letter is becoming almost as difficult as finding a pay phone. The iconic blue boxes are getting to be few and far between. Fifteen years ago, there were almost 400,000 collection boxes in the country. Now there are fewer than 160,000 of them, and the number goes down every … Read More
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