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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008

Contact: George B. Flood
Tel: 212-330-5141
george.b.flood@usps.gov

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Manhattan mailboxes to be sealed for July 4th Spectacular

NEW YORK, N.Y. — In the interest of security and safety, postal officials will seal mail collection boxes on select streets in Manhattan for the annual July 4th Macy’s Spectacular. The mail boxes will be sealed after the last collection on Thursday, July 3 and reopened on the morning of Saturday, July 5. All other collection boxes and schedules remain unaffected.

The affected locations (multiples boxes may be at one location) are:  

ZIP Code

Collection Box Locations

10003

1st Avenue & 15th Street – Northwest corner

10003

1st Avenue & 17th Street – Northwest corner

10003

1st Avenue & 19th Street – Northwest corner

10003

2nd Avenue & 20th Street – Southwest corner

10009

1st Avenue & 18th Street – Southeast corner

10009

1st Avenue & 14th Street – Northeast corner

10009

Front – Stuyvesant Town - 610 E 20th Street

10009

1st Avenue & 20th Street – Southeast corner

10010

1st Ave & 21st Street – Northwest corner

10010

1st Avenue & 23rd Street – Southeast corner

10010

1st Avenue & 24th Street – Southwest corner

10010

1st Avenue & 26th Street – Northwest corner

10010

Front, 511 E 20th Street

10010

Front, Near Asser Levy Place 510 E 23rd Street

10010

2nd Avenue & 23 Street Southwest corner

10016

1st Avenue & 27th Street – Southeast corner

10016

1st Avenue & 30th Street – Northeast corner

10016

1st Avenue & 34th Street – Northwest corner

10016

1st Avenue & 38th Street – Northwest corner

10016

1st Avenue & 38th Street – Northwest corner

10016

300 E 34 Street, corner of 2nd Avenue

10017

2nd Avenue & 42nd Street – Northwest corner

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

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