Congresswoman Lowey Addresses Ongoing Mail Crisis In USPS Westchester District<\/h3>\n
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WHITE PLAINS, NY \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17\/Rockland-Westchester) was today joined by Lower Hudson Valley elected officials and residents to demand long-term solutions to the systemic issues plaguing the post office branches in Westchester and Rockland counties, including lost checks, missing bills, and undelivered medications.<\/p>\n Joining Congresswoman Lowey were Village of Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity; Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner; Cynthia Ferguson, an Ossining resident who has been subjected to significant breaks in delivery and late and missing mail, including bills; and Els van den Bosch, a Port Chester resident who had to pay a replacement fee for her green card that was lost in the mail.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Postal Service is not working efficiently, families and businesses can face serious consequences,\u201d\u00a0said Congresswoman Lowey. \u201c<\/strong>Unfortunately, that\u2019s the case for too many area residents. During the past five months, I\u2019ve received dozens of postal service complaints which indicate a wide range of structural problems. The shortcomings in our local postal service are not merely inconveniences; they are threatening the livelihood and well-being of some of our highest need constituents. It is unacceptable that New Yorkers would have to worry about missing a bill, not receiving a payment, or not having access to important documents or medication they need. I am committed to working with the community and the entire Postal Service team to find long-term solutions and rebuild trust in an institution that plays a pivotal role in this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDelivery failures directly impact the lives of people in our community,\u201d\u00a0said Mayor Gearity.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIt is troubling that even after months of attempts, the postal service our residents rely on is still not fixed. We are grateful to Congresswoman Lowey for her efforts to address this ongoing issue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am very pleased that Congresswoman Lowey is giving this her priority attention,\u201d\u00a0said Supervisor Feiner.<\/strong>\u201cThe lack of reliable and dependable mail service is a crisis for our residents. I have received hundreds of complaints from residents and many of these complaints are very serious. Not receiving medication. Not getting checks they expect or bills. Mail being sent to the wrong addresses. No mail deliveries for days at a time. We need to find a solution to the problem. I hope that the Postmaster General of the United States will consider our invitation to visit Westchester, to meet with postal customers and local postal employees. We need results.\u201d<\/p>\n At the press conference, Congresswoman Lowey described the pervasiveness of mail service problems in Rockland and Westchester which affect communities throughout the 17th Congressional district, and highlighted a number of cases her office has received in recent months, including:<\/p>\n Congresswoman Lowey has been in frequent contact with USPS to resolve issues facing residents and to put pressure on the postal service to address these ongoing failures. In September 2017, Lowey\u00a0met with<\/a>\u00a0United States Postal Service Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman to discuss the postal issues in Westchester and Rockland, bringing to his attention dozens of specific cases and demanding action. At the meeting, Lowey asked for a report detailing the steps the Post Office has taken to fix these issues, and later sent a letter to Stroman to follow up on the report, which was vague and did not include a detailed plan. Since then, the Postal Office has yet to address every case brought to their attention by Lowey.<\/p>\n\n