Photo: Beacon, New York Post Office 12508, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License.

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This is pure magic…. Thanks for the post @nocahoma #usps #weareeverywhere #unitedstatespostalservice #eclipse #universe #wereanamericanbrand #usmail #llv #earth #postalvehicle #solareclipse #rp

A post shared by Peter Hatzikyriakos (@postal_pete) on Aug 23, 2017 at 3:40pm PDT

We went to check on Civil Engineering’s weather station on the green roof of the USPS post office. New York City presents the perfect opportunity for bringing green spaces into dense urban environments. “Typically, 40 percent of the land area in a city is rooftops,” according to Professor Patricia Culligan.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ As the principal investigator for the Columbia Green Roof Consortium, Culligan compares and evaluates the effectiveness of different green roof technologies for use on campus and city buildings. The Consortium, which conducts research on one of New York City’s largest networks of green roof research stations, has been active in engaging high school students, undergraduates, and graduate research assistants in its monitoring efforts.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Image @kylemparsons ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ #sustainability #green #greenroof #USPS #sensor #civilengineering #rain #infrastructure #urban #runoff

A post shared by Columbia Engineering (@columbiaengineering) on Aug 23, 2017 at 5:27pm PDT

#97137 #stpaul #oregon #latergram #totalsolareclipse2017 Four minutes before the #totalsolareclipse #postoffice #smalltown #usps #postmaster

A post shared by Geof (@gingkotree33) on Aug 23, 2017 at 1:49pm PDT

So today my mailman was kind enough to shove this decent sized Amazon box into my box along with my mail and two other small packages. He broke the entire mailbox off the base. #goodjobdouchebag #usps #brokenmailbox ??? #hulkedoutonthat

A post shared by Dana King (@daking164) on Aug 23, 2017 at 1:21pm PDT

We loved our field trip to the Troy Post Office! Our Eco Kids learned about mailboxes, sorting mail, and delivering mail! ???? #ecobaby #troyNy #community #usps #fieldtrip

A post shared by Eco Baby Children’s Center (@ecobabychildrenscenter) on Aug 23, 2017 at 12:59pm PDT

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