We Deliver after Hurricane Sandy

Staten Island, NY letter carrier delivers.

Hurricane Sandy drenches Queens, NY.

Thousands of postal employees throughout the entire Eastern half of the country continue to do their jobs despite flooding, power outages and fuel shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and related storm systems.
The 1,000-mile-wide Sandy made its presence felt from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to Chicago. More than 60 million residents were affected by wind, rain and snow that caused massive power outages and flooded neighborhoods.
The storm caused USPS to suspend service in areas of as many as 13 states at its height, with Northern New Jersey, New York City, Staten Island and Long Island particularly hard-hit.
In other areas, centered in Western Maryland and West Virginia, at least a foot of snow brought postal operations to a temporary halt.
To reduce service interruptions, alternate distribution centers for mail pickup were established where postal employees were unable to reach customers’ homes. Special arrangements were made for people to pick up Social Security checks.
USPS also activated contingency plans for business mailers in storm-impacted areas. 
Alternate acceptance locations were available in the event Business Mail Entry Units, Detached Mail Units or local Post Offices had to suspend operations. The New York-based Pricing and Classification Service Center re-opened Monday after being without power for most of the last week.