Re:90k Packages Disappear Daily in NYC
by shackenberg on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @09:46AM
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Walking through Manhattan this Summer, I once saw several delivery people sorting dozens of Amazon packages directly on the sidewalk. I could not believe my eyes.
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Re:90k Packages Disappear Daily in NYC
by CydeWeys on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @10:22AM
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This is an every day sight here, especially during the holiday season. It's not uncommon to see entire carts stacked full of packages left unattended on the sidewalk as the employee is delivering packages inside a building.
Another NYTimes article on this phenomenon
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-deliv...
USPS employees still push carts with letters and packages around [0] and in NYC have master keys to many buildings' front doors so they can put packages inside.
[0] https://people.howstuffworks.com/when-postal-carrier-deliver...
Re:90k Packages Disappear Daily in NYC
by shackenberg on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @10:20AM
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The packages were laying directly on the street.
Re:90k Packages Disappear Daily in NYC
by frutiger on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @10:31AM
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Where else can they sort them?
Ten feet away, inside the apartment building?
Re:90k Packages Disappear Daily in NYC
by jamestanderson on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @03:16PM
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NYC is not the most accessible city, and as such you'd have a hard time bringing a cart into many apartment buildings that have steps but don't have a ramp. Even if you manage to bring a cart to the front door of an apartment building, you'd still likely have to deal with a self-closing door which will fight you while trying to pull the cart through. Sorting inside the building is just not feasible.