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Originally Posted by photoLith
How would a postman even operate in KWC? How did people even have addresses since it was off the grid basically?
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I imagine some form of PO Boxes, at least traditionally?
NYC has a couple hundred thousand illegal housing units (mostly illegal basement accessory units in more suburban areas, and illegally chopped up apartments in more urban areas) and they can't be serviced by USPS but people are living there.
It's a huge problem for the Census, voting, and for delivery of city services. The city knows the units exist, but NIMBYs don't want to legalize the units. Usually the city lets it pass as long as there aren't blatant fire code issues.
It's so ingrained that when you buy a one-family home in far eastern Queens or much of Staten Island, it's usually mortgaged as a two-family unit, because they assume you'll rent out the basement, even if it hasn't already been converted.