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September 18, 2009
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Mailboxes to be sealed 64th Session of the United Nations

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 general assembly of the United Nations scheduled for September 22, 2009 through September 30, 2009. The mailboxes will be sealed after the last scheduled mail pick-up on Monday, September 21st and re-opened on the morning of Thursday, October 1st

The sealed Mailbox locations are:

ZIP Code Collection Box Locations
10017 2 Ave &n 45 St Southwest corner
10017 2 Ave & 44 St Northwest corner
10017

2 Ave & 43 St Southwest

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