Mailboxes to be sealed for Presidential 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 Presidential visit scheduled for September 21, 2009. The mailboxes will be sealed after the last scheduled mail pick-up on Saturday, September 19th and reopened on the morning of Friday, September 24th.
The sealed Mailbox locations are:
| ZIP Code | Collection Box Locations |
| 10017 | Park Ave & 47 St Northwest corner |
| 10017 | 3 Ave & 48 St Southwest corner |
| 10017 | 3 Ave & 48 St Southwest (Express Box) |
| 10017 | 3 Ave & 49 St Northwest corner |
| 10017 | 5 Tudor City (corner 41 St) |
| 10019 | 6 Ave & 53 St Northeast corner |
| 10019 | 6 Ave & 54 St Northeast corner |
| 10019 | 6 Ave & 55 St Southwest corner |
| 10019 | 5 Ave & 54 St Southwest corner |
| 10019 | 7 Ave & 52 St Northwest corner |
| 10019 | Broadway & 53 St Northeast corner |
| 10019 | 7 Ave & 54 St Northeast corner (3 Boxes) |
| 10019 | Broadway & 54 St Northeast corner |
| 10019 | 8 Ave & 53 St Southeast corner |
| 10022 | 350 Park Ave (Front 51 & 52 St) |
| 10022 | Lexington Ave & 53 St Northeast corner (3 Boxes) |
| 10022 | 5 Ave & 53 St Northeast corner |
| 10022 | Mitchell Place & 49 St Northeast corner |
| 10022 | 1 Ave & 50 St Northwest corner |
| 10022 | Beekman Place & 51 St Southeast corner |
Extensive postal information is always available 24/7 online at usps.com
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