Long Island community has never had mail home delivery. They're looking to change that

The useful part

One man on Long Island is on a personal crusade to what his neighbors call a "mail mess" that has gone on for decades. In the Nassau County hamlet of Glenwood Landing, residents are frustrated because they live in one of the few communities on the island that does not get mail delivered to their homes. Barth stood outside the local post office on Wednesday urging neighbors to sign his petition and join his mission to bring home mail delivery to the roughly 1,400 homes.

How it works

• "If you had to drive to the post office for 10-15 minutes every day to pick up your mail, you'd be inconvenienced," he said.
• For 42 years, Barth's mail — like everyone else's in Glenwood Landing — has been delivered to a P.O.
• Postal Service spokesperson said home delivery is not available because the number of homes "doesn't meet the threshold for home delivery." There are 18 communities on Long Island with no or partial home...
• Cristina Hanan, who lives in the hamlet, said mail the post office would previously add to her P.O.
• "I don't know what mail I haven't gotten because it's getting lighter every day," said resident Virginia Vergata.

What to take from it

Box number to be listed on mail and packages," and there have been increased efforts made to reinforce those requirements.

Details worth keeping

"I don't know why we don't have mail delivery. That's what this is about," said resident Jeremy Barth. Frustration over the current system has grown in recent months.