Pols refuse to put stamp of approval on Mon-Fri. mail delivery
Members of New York’s delegation said they think the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to stop Saturday mail deliveries should be marked “Return to Sender.”
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-C-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Staten Island), US Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Sunset Park-Manhattan) and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Bensonhurst-Manhattan) are among the members a bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers who wrote a letter to U.S. Postmaster Patrick Donahoe today criticizing his decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery and demanding that he reconsider the plan.
The new Monday-Friday mail delivery system begins in August. U.S. Postal Service officials estimated that the elimination of Saturday deliveries will save $2 billion a year.