Representative Adriano Espaillat Urges USPS to Improve Service in Washington Heights
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, head of the United States Postal Service (USPS), calling on the agency to immediately address reports of inadequate service at USPS facilities throughout Washington Heights.
The letter follows several reports from constituents detailing inadequate service, unscheduled and unannounced closures, and unprofessional conduct at the Washington Bridge Post Office on W. 181st Street and the Fort Washington Post Office on W. 158th Street.
"I am deeply concerned by the reports I have received from my constituents detailing an inability to purchase stamps, sending packages, and even of declining services to non-English speaking customers," said Rep. Espaillat in his letter. "The frequency and volume of complaints regarding deficient service warrant immediate intervention and attention.
"Not mending the current conditions at post office locations will leave thousands of Washington Heights residents without access to essential postal services as specified under federal law. While I am sympathetic to the unprecedented challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has produced, including impacts to USPS staffing across the nation, I urge the USPS to act swiftly to intervene to maintain postal facilities ahead of the incoming holiday season. These services are essential and in some cases, even critical, to helping my constituents maintain their livelihoods as our community continues to recover.”
Read Rep. Espaillat's letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in its entirety here.
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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. |
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