Mail delivery in Greenpoint and Williamsburg from the U.S. Postal Service came under scrutiny last summer for reported missing and late mail in the 11211, 11222, and 11249 zip codes, leading to local politicians speaking out.
As the collective mail delivery woes led to outrage, Assemblyman Joe Lentol requested that the USPS Inspector General “conduct a thorough audit of mail delivery and its efficiency in North Brooklyn,”…
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Ok, this has documented what every north brooklyn person knows, the mail service is horrible.
What is gonna be done about it besides lip service?
The post office in Greenpoint is terrible. One time they somehow lost my package in the office when they left a notice on my door to pick it up. It took them over a month to find it and redeliver it. When they did eventually redeliver it out of nowhere, they left the package with someone in a different apartment. You can’t trust strangers with your belongings but luckily these people were nice enough to give me my package.
Another time I missed a delivery they left a notice to pick it up the next day. I took off work to pick it up and when I went, they said to go back home because it was going to be redelivered. Ok so time to play the waiting game again. Hours past with me sitting around at home waiting and suddenly I get a notification on my phone saying that I just missed the delivery again. Nobody buzzed my apartment. They didn’t even leave it with my super whose office is in the lobby and will usually accept packages for us and hold them if we’re not home. Meanwhile I took the day off to sit home to get my package, and these carriers completely lie about attempting to deliver packages because they’re too lazy to walk up to the door.
Delayed mail is one thing. I know two people who had their mail/mailed objects stolen thru that office and at least one employee was nabbed for theft.
I had a mailed checked stolen after being picked up by their office and the PO head called me after I complained to the national post office and they said there is nothing they can do and to call the 94pct who pretty much told me there is nothing they can do and it is a post office problem.
The check was fraudulently cashed and Chase and TD bank who were involved pretty much told me that will give the thief better service than me and it is tough luck that the check was fraudulently cashed.
Never send a check thru the PO if you can and if you do make sure it is for a small amount since they and the banks will treat the thief better than you.