NEW YORK, NY — Postal retail units will be closed and regular mail delivery curtailed on Thursday, November 26th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day national holiday. Only Express Mail, which is delivered 365 days a year, will be delivered on Thanksgiving Day. Normal mail delivery and limited postal retail operations will resume on Friday, November 27th.
On Friday, November 27th and Saturday November 28th larger Post Office retail units in NYC will be open. A select group of smaller postal sub-stations in the New York City will adjust their hours. Postal customers are strongly encouraged to visit the Postal Service’s website at www.usps.com to ensure their local Post Office is open.
Postal customers needing access to postal retail services over the holiday weekend can always use the Automated Postal Centers (APC) located at:
| Murray Hill Station 114 E 34th Street |
Church Street Station 90 Church Street |
| West Village Station 527 Hudson Street |
FDR Station 909 Third Avenue |
| Battery Park Station 88 Greenwich Street |
James A. Farley Main Post Office 421 Eight Avenue (24/7 Access) |
Using credit and debit cards, the APC enables customers to:
- Buy self-adhesive stamps.
- Weigh, calculate and purchase postage in amounts for items weighing up to 70 lbs.
- Send items via Express, Priority, and First-Class Mails, as well as by Parcel Post.
- Purchase insurance up to $500.
- Look up ZIP Codes and obtain Postal Service mailing information.
- Obtain Certified Mail, Delivery Confirmation and Return Receipts.
- Obtain a receipt.
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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 26th in the 2008 Fortune 500.
