Bronx post office says it cannot safely deliver packages as wait times soar

People in the Bronx are complaining about painfully long wait times at their local post office as lines sometimes go out the door.

The United States Postal Service says delays at the Morrisania post office are due to “a significant number of packages” that could not safely be left at homes.

On Thursday, CBS News New York saw multiple people changing their minds and deciding not to even go inside once they saw the line.

“Two and a half hours for a stamp!”

Residents said a trip to the East 167th Street post office is anything but a quick errand these days, with some complaining about waiting five hours for a package and only one or two clerks helping out…

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