Manhattan mailboxes to be sealed for VP visit
NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the interest of security and safety, postal officials will seal blue mail collection boxes at select Manhattan locations for a visit by the Vice President of the United States. The mailboxes will be sealed after the last pick up of mail on Wednesday, May 6 and re-opened on the morning of Saturday, May 9.
The affected locations are (multiples boxes may be at one location):
| ZIP Code | Collection Box Locations |
| 10006 | Liberty Street & Trinity Place – Southwest corner |
| 10007 | Broadway & Barclay Street – Southwest corner |
| 10007 | Church Street & Park Place. – Southeast corner |
| 10007 | Broadway & Fulton Street – Southwest corner |
Extensive postal information is always available 24/7 online at usps.com.
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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.