Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Superstorm Sandy: Were Mailboxes Flooded?
Posted by Henry Stewart on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:15 AM
I was on Main Street in DUMBO the other day, which experienced some flooding during Superstorm Sandy (shown above), and I wondered about the mailboxes there: did they get flooded? Was any mail dampened or lost? What is the USPS's protocol for superstorms?
"Several days prior to any anticipated storm or the most recent hurricane, emergency teams implement full contingency plans to be ready for operation before, during and after," local spokesperson Connie Chirichello explained. "Extra trucks are deployed to deliver mail, collect mail from blue collection boxes on the street, and dispatch outgoing mail. Postal facilities are protecting mail by keeping it safe and elevated."
I think that's the trick blue mailboxes use, too: now you know why mailboxes have legs?
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Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
