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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 2008

Contact: George B. Flood
Tel: 212-330-3307
george.b.flood@usps.gov

usps.com/news

NYC Mailboxes to be sealed for Salute to Israel Parade

NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the interest of security and public safety, postal officials will seal mail collection boxes on select streets in Manhattan for the Salute to Israel Parade. The mail boxes will be sealed after the last collection on Saturday, May 31 and reopened on the morning of Monday, June 2. All other collection boxes and schedules remain unaffected.
The affected locations (multiples boxes may be at one location) are:  

ZIP Code

Collection Box Locations

10019

5th Avenue & 52nd Street – Southwest corner

10019

5th Avenue & 54th Street – Southwest corner

10019

5th Avenue & 55th Street – Southwest corner

10019

6th Avenue & 52nd Street – Southwest corner

10019

6th Avenue & 53rd Street – Northeast corner

10019

6th Avenue & 54th Street – Northeast corner

10019

6th Avenue & 55th Street - Southwest corner

10019

6th Avenue & 57th Street – Southeast corner

10019

6th Avenue & 58th Street - Southeast corner

10019

6th Avenue & 59th Street - Southwest corner

10019

22 Central Park South (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)

10021

5th Avenue & 69th Street – Southeast corner

10021

5th Avenue & 72nd Street – Southeast corner

10065

5th Avenue & 63rd Street – Southeast corner

10075

5th Avenue & 78th Street – Southeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 51st Street – Northeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 53rd Street – Northeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 55th Street – Northeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 56th Street – Southeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 58th Street – Northeast corner

10022

5th Avenue & 60th Street – Southeast corner

10022

Madison Avenue & 53rd Street – Southeast corner

10022

Madison Avenue & 54th Street – Northwest corner

10022

Madison Avenue& 55th Street – Southeast corner

10022

Madison Avenue & 56th Street – Northeast corner

10022

Madison Avenue & 58th Street – Southeast corner

10022

Park Avenue & 54th Street – Southwest corner

10022

Park Avenue & 55th Street – Northeast corner

10022

Park Avenue & 56th Street – Southeast corner

10022

5 Avenue & 58 Street – Northeast corner

10022

Front of 350 Park Avenue (Between 51st & 52nd Streets)

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

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