LONG ISLAND CITY, NY— The United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”) has been asked to vacate the present Plaza Station Post Office located at 2418 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City, New York. The Postal Service occupies this property under a lease which will expire later this year. The building owner has other plans for the property and will not be renewing the Plaza Post Office lease agreement.
The Postal Service is proposing to relocate the Post Office to a yet-to-be determined new location within the 11101 zip code area. Ideally, the new location will comprise roughly 1,000 square feet of space which will be modified to accommodate postal operations and customer services.
The Postal Service will present this proposal at the May 1, 2014 Queens Community Board 2 public meeting being held at Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th Street, Ground Floor, Sunnyside, New York. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm. It is not necessary to attend the public meeting in order to comment.
Written comments on this proposal are being accepted May 16, 2014. Comments should reference this post office by name and be sent to the following address:
Joseph J. Mulvey
U. S. Postal Service
2 Congress Street, Room 8
Milford, MA 01757-9998
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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