Cartoon Sketchbook: July 13
July 13, 2026
Editorial cartoons satirize politics, world events, government decisions, culture and current issues from cartoonists nationwide.
Editorial cartoons satirize politics, world events, government decisions, culture and current issues from cartoonists nationwide.
A FORMER U.S. Postal Service employee and an accomplice are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars by cashing stolen money orders.
From June 2021 through August 2023, the two men worked with others to steal parcels containing the checks, valued at more than $4 million.
The USPS advises last-minute filers to bring their envelopes directly to a post office and ask for a free, manual postmark at the counter.
Brooklyn NYCHA residents faced months without mail due to broken mailbox, causing missed letters and extra trips.
THE POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED inbound packages from China and Hong Kong on Tuesday, Feb. 4, but lifted the suspension on Wednesday morning.
THE U.S. POSTAL OFFICE WILL SUSPEND operations on Thursday, Jan. 9 in commemoration of former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral that day.
REP. YVETTE CLARK this week raised the alarm about what she described as a “disturbing increase” in mail-, check- and identity-theft cases.
The United States Postal Service says there are 139,409 mail collection boxes on streets across the country, but few are in Brooklyn Heights.
Alfonso Forney, a 45-year-old Brooklyn man, is facing serious charges after allegedly pulling off a string of crimes, including a gunpoint robbery of a postal worker. The feds hit Forney
The plan to move the branch that’s been on Coney Island Ave. off of Ave. J since 1968, has enraged Midwood residents.
A Brooklyn woman stands accused of stealing more than $160,000 while working as a window clerk at a Bensonhurst post office. Sherrin Saddler, 34, was arraigned on Thursday on an
Theft from U.S. Postal Service mailboxes across the city has reached epidemic proportions, and Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) is urging USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to do something about it.
EAST FLATBUSH — A 31-year-old mail carrier in Brooklyn was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday after she was caught stealing more than $4 million worth of blank
California and 15 other states that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency
The last holiday season was far from the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. Postal Service: Sick and quarantined workers, a flood of packages from shoppers loath
Clarke leads effort to close learning gap in schools U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay) last week led the
Brannan gives away Tofurky roasts Vegetarian Brooklyn Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights) recently gave away 50 vegan Tofurky roasts outside his office. “The best way to pardon a turkey
New Yorkers are getting to vote early for the first time in a general presidential election, an attractive option for anyone worried about social distancing on Election Day or concerned
With the clock ticking down to Election Day, officials are cautiously optimistic New York has fixed problems with mail-in voting that led to delays and disenfranchisement in a rocky June
Lawyers for the U.S. Postal Service argued in court Thursday against accusations that service cuts are slowing down the mail and threatening the integrity of the presidential election. The latest
The U.S. Postal Service must live up to its responsibilities to timely process election mail by treating it as a priority, a New York judge ordered on Monday, adding that
Immediately following remarks from President Donald Trump that many thought signaled a plan to purposefully undermine the U.S. Postal Service in order to rig the presidential election by starving it
Anticipating a wave of mail-in voting this fall, New York state will now give voters a chance to correct missing signatures and other clerical errors so their absentee ballots can
New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of an outbreak — like coronavirus — under a new state law signed Thursday. New Yorkers
With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot
While 170,000 Americans have now died due to COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the president and members of Congress have made the U.S. Postal Service a political
Election officials are warning that cash-strapped New York has a lot of work to do before Nov. 3 to ensure it can handle an even bigger flood of absentee ballots
Myrie slams Postal Service refusal to testify State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brownsville-Crown Heights-East Flatbush-Gowanus-Park Slope) recently commented on the U.S. Postal Service’s refusal to testify at a joint public hearing
A federal judge on Monday ordered the New York State Board of Elections to count thousands of absentee ballots that were disqualified because of missing postmarks, ruling in favor of
New York’s quest to keep voters safe from COVID-19 by letting them vote by mail in the June primary has led to big delays in tabulating results, concerns about disenfranchisement
For Postal Service officials and mail carriers, one bite is one too many. In 2019, 320 Post Office employee dog bite accidents were recorded throughout New York State. In Brooklyn,
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
Those who have visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will appreciate the magic and whimsical beauty it brings to Brooklyn. Long touted as an oasis in the middle of Brooklyn, the
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
Delayed mail, unsecured cash drawers and moldy interiors.