Postal problems plague residents across Brooklyn
The news that a Brooklyn mail carrier hoarded over 40,000 pieces – roughly 2,500 pounds – of mail meant for hundreds of residents and businesses in Flatlands and Flatbush over the course of nine years sparked amazement in residents and apologies from the United States Postal Service (USPS), which is working on delivering the backlog of letters and packages.
But that September 26 announcement wasn’t the first mail delivery complaint sent to the USPS by Brooklynites.
In the previous month alone, residents in Boro Park and throughout Red Hook and Carroll Gardens had also filed complaints about missing and damaged items, packages delivered to the wrong address, weekdays with no service at all, and even outright refusal of service.