Mailboxes to be sealed for Vice President’s visit

New York, N.Y. — In the interest of security and public safety, postal officials will seal mail collection boxes at select Manhattan locations for Vice President Cheney’s visit to New York City. The mail boxes will be sealed after the last collection on Wednesday, May 28 and reopened on the morning of Friday, May 30. All other collection boxes and schedules remain unaffected.

The affected locations are:

ZIP Code	Collection Box Locations
10019	6 Avenue & 52nd Street – Southwest corner
10019	6 Avenue & 53rd Street - Northeast corner
10019	7 Ave & 51st Street - Northeast corner
10019	7 Ave & 52nd Street - Northwest corner

Extensive postal information is always available 24/7 online at usps.com.

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