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in May, the Postal Service held a hearing on the ending of mail processing at Bronx GPO.   It was supposed to be the chance that residents, churches, business and cultural institutions would have to comment on the impact that the closing as detailed in the Bronx AMP would have on them.   Postal management failed to notify the community sufficiently that the hearing was taking place.   As reported in The Union Mail , the Postal Service contracted for the use of the Pregones Theater, which has a seating capacity of 130.   the Bronx has a population of 1.3 million people. the Postal Service knew that it had done a lousy job of promoting the meeting, no need to book the 367-seat theater at Hostos Community College a few blocks away.

At the meeting, the community voiced its fears that the ending of mail processing in the Bronx would delay the mail for everyone in the Bronx. the Postal Service argued that there would be no change in mail delivery.   the Postal Service cited the short distance between Bronx GPO and Morgan as the main reason there would be no negative impact.   They lied.   

The Postal Service said that the Bronx AMP was going to be implemented primarily to save money. when mail processing operations were shut down at Bronx GPO in October, chaos ruled.   Morgan was not prepared to handle the influx of mail that was now descending upon it following the change. Trucks were backed up on Ninth Avenue waiting to find a space, truck bays were filled with trucks waiting to be unloaded, transportation platforms were saturated with mail and equipment.   Too few employees were there to handle the work. Overtime was everywhere.   There weren’t enough drivers to handle the new schedule; motor vehicle operators were getting penalty overtime on a regular basis.   in addition to that, the Postal Service had to be paying for a lot more gasoline.

 when you consider that everyone who was excessed from Bronx GPO would have a job with the USPS somewhere and you add in the cost of overtime and gasoline, you see clearly that when the USPS said they would save money by ending mail processing operations in the Bronx, the Postal Service lied.

 the Postal Service’s next move against the Bronx was to “study” the closing of 17 post offices in the borough. 50% of the post offices to close in New York City would be in the Bronx, one of the two boroughs that had a population that was growing.   

 the Postal Service is required to hold hearings to get input from communities before it decides to close a post office.   the Postal Service scheduled hearings and then sent out notices of the hearings obscured in a hard-to-read mailer instead of using an easy to read and cheaper post card. People received the notices a day or two before the hearing, if they received them at all.

 the inconvenient venues selected by the Postal Service, make it difficult for impacted communities to attend. the University Heights station hearing was held at Bronx GPO, two miles away.   the Postal Service knows better than anyone that the people who most depend upon its services are the elderly, the disabled, the poor, and small business owners.   but despite the attempt to keep these people away from the hearings they continue to come.   Yes, there were seniors and disabled people at the University Heights hearing.   What wasn’t at the hearing was a translator. in addition to sending out the hard-to-read notices, the Postal Service only sends them in English, even in communities that predominantly speak other languages.   Julio Pabon, President of the South Bronx Community Association helped his Spanish-speaking neighbors by translating for them as a volunteer.   at the end of the hearing, he told Postal management that they should be ashamed of themselves for not providing translation, and that he should submit a bill to them.   at the next hearing for Stadium station, also held at Bronx GPO, the Postal Service provided a translator.

 getting Community Input?

 the Postal Service is supposedly holding these hearings to get community input as part of the decision-making process.   It is 2011, block associations, church groups, political clubs record their meetings using audio or video, not the Postal Service.   most public hearings use a stenographer to take minutes for the record, not the Postal Service.   no, the Postal Service has someone taking notes, not using a laptop, but by longhand.   And what if you want to see a copy of the minutes submitted as the official record?   “File a freedom of information request” was the answer to that question by LaTrayer Sumter-Moreau, Discontinuance Coordinator for the Postal Service.   

 Incompetence or disrespect?

 but something unusual happened, even for the Postal Service, at the hearing on December 15, 2011 at the Hunts Point Recreational Center where the “discontinuance” hearing for the Hunts Point post office was taking place.   There was Postmaster Howard Sample flanked by a number of postal managers.   There were more people from every aspect of the Hunts Point Community wanting to speak than there were chairs for them. There were TV cameras from Bronx Channel 12 and NY1 and reporters from the Amsterdam News and the Chief. There was the postmaster’s opening remarks followed by dozens of impassioned pleas for the maintenance of the Hunts Point Station.   There was someone ready to translate if necessary. There was one thing missing: someone taking notes!  

With no record of this hearing, there is no input from the community in the decision-making process, making this the biggest lie of all.

 The Postal Service announced a moratorium on postal closing until May 20, 2012

  this article originally appeared in the January 2011 edition of The Union Mail .

Chuck Zlatkin is the Legislative and Political Director of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, APWU, AFL-CIO.

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Kid CuDi and Dot Da Genius have announced the release for their debut under the group name W Z R D.

The duo, formerly known as 2 be Continuum, will drop their currently untitled LP on January 30th, which is also CuDi’s birthday. according to Cudders, the album, which will not include any profanity, was pushed back in order to “get the proper time to mix and master.” He also revealed that a snippet of the first single will be released “soon,” and that it’s geared towards his female fans.

CuDi previously revealed that the album would be titled Wizard, though that name no longer stands. The LP will most likely be released on his shingle Wicked Awesome Records.

UPDATE: The cover art has been revealed for WZRD, releasing January 30, 2012.

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Im actually completely for the marriage. At 16 I certainly couldn't be manipulated into something like marriage and was wiser than most of my peers and who says she's not the same. They seem happy, wacky and weird too, yes definitely but happy in whatever their doing. BUT Im rather creeped out by HER in her interviews wtf she is SOOOOOO weird.

Two words.

Fame. Whore.

i dunno but she is ugly looking & pathetic for marrying a man that is old enough to be her daddy….

Is Courtney Stodden on drugs or something?

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I understand that spring break happens in different times all around the country – but I don't know exactly when mine is. my theater class is taking a trip there & I just wanted to know, is it warm like around the 90s? or cold, like around the 60-70s? I know it can get cold up there.
My parents didn't know the answer to my question so I was hoping someone here would.

Cold like the 60s-70s ? LMAO !

That's not cold dear, not around here anyway.

That's about our Easter weather if that helps.
Tends to rain then, very unpredictable.
If you luck out though t can be gorgeous.

Could be warm or cold; dry or rainy.

Most likely to be in the 60s during the day and cooler at night.

However, spring weather in NYC is unpredictable.

What is the weather like in NYC during spring break?

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like wabc-tv and kabc-tv is there anyway i can get these channel im a real news junkie

Those are the national networks. It used to be that if you got your locals with an antenna you couldn't get nationals on satellite, but now they have tons of places locals on the satellite. you can get Houston's, I'm sure. you should call & check.

Why in houston on my directv guide does it show new york city stations and l.a. news stations.?

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So i am majorly in love with woody harrelson. My fav movie in the whole wide world is COWBOY WAY & my 2nd fav is ZOMBIELAND. but i would like to watch some more wood harrelson movies.. any suggestions?

Hello? Natural Born Killers was the best!!!

Woody is sooooo fine in this movie

No Country For old Men

He had a small part, but his acting was great.

KINGPIN is easily his funniest movie, makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it.

After the Sunset is kind of stupid, but it has some really funny parts. if you love Woody i think you would like it. I also love him in Will and Grace (seasons 3 and 4).

If you haven't seen Kingpin that is worth watching, funny movie.

I liked "White Men Can't Jump", but "the People Vs. Larry Flynt" is one of my favorites.

What are some good woody harrelson movies?

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so i went into the fitting room of the mall and when i closed the door a heavy lamp fell on my head and i had headache the next day i went to a chiropractor and he said i had to visit him 20 times for massage.i also went to a lawyer he said he will sue the store.So i wanted to know how much money i could get from this case.
THANXX!!

If you didn't report it to store personnel, you probably have two chances of winning a lawsuit- slim & none.

A heavy lamp fell on my head in the fitting room.?

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I purchased appliances from Sears in Pickering Ont. in December 2005. aprx. $7000.00
The Ice maker on the fridge went bad in 2006 and had to be repaired out of pocket. I purchased Sears protection plan for all the appliances after this incident. Oct. 2007 the enamel in the oven started to bubble. The customer service dept. dismissed it as cosmetic. The 2nd time, they warned they would charge if it was the same conclusion. They concluded it was bubbling and to avoid using the oven as the enamel could fly in the food. They 1st offered a buyout of $1500. I would have to come up with &1200.00 to replace it all together. I told the Sales Rep. I delt with initially, he said I should be receiving more. I called Sears back, they offered $1600, 1700 & finally $1800.00. or have it repaired. I agreed to have the liner changed. twice they came without the part, the last time they did not call or show up. I cooked our turkey on the bbq for Christmas, no cookies for my 3yr old. They haven't call

Who do I go about contacting Sears Canada about their awful service with my appliances.?

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after these messages on the new york mets radio network.

AMAZING!!! AMAZING!!! AMAZING!!! THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF THE METS HAD MARVELOUS MARV THRONEBERRY! LOL

chokes lost it long before this game .

Yep once again, the Mets couldn't hold the Yankees jock… Mets fans, just relax and sit back and watch NY's better team go into the playoffs..

The final score the florida marlins 8 & the new york mets 1 we will be back with the happy recap.?

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