Answers Sought After Inwood USPS Mailboxes Removed

INWOOD, NY — Two United States Postal Service mailboxes were taken from an Inwood street corner on Tuesday morning, according to Congress Member Adriano Espaillat and multiple Upper Manhattan residents on Twitter.

The mailboxes near West 215th Street were taken less than a week after Espaillat penned a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James requesting that she look into reports of postal equipment being removed in New York State.

Espaillat tweeted about the incident Tuesday morning.

These are #USPS mailboxes taken from our community today. Trump continues to attack vital postal services that residents rely on daily. If you see this happening around the district, alert my office and send us photos. Tag @RepEspaillat on Facebook and Twitter.#DontMessWithUSPS pic.twitter.com/ap3q11MZU3
— Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) August 25, 2020

Nancy Reynoso, who was in the area Tuesday morning, confirmed to Patch she saw a USPS truck drive by her near West 207th Street with two mailboxes on the flatbed of the vehicle.

@RepEspaillat This truck hauled away two @USPS mailboxes this@morning at 9:00 in Inwood. Can you help clarify the purpose of this removal and ensure the boxes are returned ASAP? pic.twitter.com/gS2IDjzMlk
— Christina Delfino (@cosmicdelfino) August 25, 2020

Espaillat said his office has received "numerous complaints" in recent weeks from constituents, some of whom shared photographs and descriptions of postal equipment being removed from Upper Manhattan neighborhoods.

The United States Postal Service did not immediately respond to Patch's inquires on why the mailboxes were taken and if they'd be replaced.