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E. Harlem Residents Harsh Critique Of USPS

Posted on April 17, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Going Postal In East Harlem

East Harlem residents are fired up over plans to relocate the neighborhood’s Tito Puente Post Office. Continue reading →

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New Oscar Michaux Stamp Unveiling

Posted on June 30, 2010 by | 1 Comment

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The Harlem Arts Alliance along with the United States Postal Service and Columbia University School of the Arts presented on Tuesday June 22, 2010, a First-Day-Of-Issue Ceremony honoring the release of the Oscar Micheaux commemorative stamp. Continue reading →

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USPS to Propose 5 Day Work week

Posted on March 2, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Snail mail might soon get even slower.

The U.S. Postal Service plans to propose Tuesday an adjusted mail service schedule, which will likely cut Saturday delivery. The agency will also suggest closing some branches and expanding its use of self-service kiosks in grocery stores and other popular retail spots, as part of its effort to work its way out of a mountain of debt.

USPS posted a $3.8 billion loss in its 2009 fiscal year, the latest in a multiyear string of whopping losses. Mail volume was down 12.7% for the year, a trend the agency expects to continue over the next decade as more consumers opt for online bill payments and message delivery. Continue reading →

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No, USPS, but Plenty of Magic Happy Cakes

Posted on August 6, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Business

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The Way We Live Now: In the kitchen. New York City can no longer afford post offices, but the city is offering a million bucks for somebody to bake bread under the train tracks in East Harlem. Yea. Thanks.

Soon, there will be 14 fewer post offices in NYC. Who cares? You could save that stamp money and buy scratch-off tickets. It’s the only way you’ll make it big these days. As a consolation prize, the city council has allocated $1 million for somebody to set up and run a bakery, in East Harlem, under the tracks. Why?
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