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Local shipping-store owner warns USPS plans to cancel Bi‑State Plaza contract
Summary
Bill Nigro, owner of a long-running shipping store at Bi‑State Plaza, told the Old Tappan Borough Council that the U.S. Postal Service intends to cancel his contract and remove the postal unit, prompting council members to offer to send a support letter and collect resident petitions to persuade the Postal Service to reverse course.
Bill Nigro, owner of the Vice Day shipping store at Bi‑State Plaza, told the council he received notice that "the postal service is gonna cancel my contract, so there'll be no more postal unit in the Bi State Plaza," and said the loss would undercut a decades‑old local retail postal presence that residents rely on for package drop‑off, certified mail and PO‑box access.
Council members asked clarifying questions about the reason for the cancellation and who at the Westwood post office had been contacted; Nigro identified the postmaster as Gabriel Alley and said he had little expectation of a reversal without appeals to higher levels of the Postal Service. The council offered to draft a letter on the town's behalf, recommended collecting a petition of affected customers, and asked Nigro to provide contact information and a short history of the store's postal services to support advocacy. One council member suggested emphasizing the number of residents within walking distance to the location to demonstrate community impact.
The council did not make a formal decision at the meeting but agreed to "do the homework" and prepare advocacy materials if the store provides documentation. Council members noted the USPS contract termination timeline cited by the speaker (a 120‑day notice, with a date referenced by the speaker as 06/25) and said town staff would consult legal and procurement records if necessary. The town also discussed ZIP‑code boundaries and annex/retail distinctions that the Postal Service considers when setting retail locations.
