November 1, 2012 - Local postal operations in the New York area continue to recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
The following is a list of locations where Social Security checks (SSI) due for delivery on November 1st will be delivered:
NEW YORK / MANHATTAN:
- 10017 -10044; 10055, 10065, 10069, 10075, 10087, 10096
- 10101 - 10126; 10128,1012910131,10132, 10138
- 10150 - 10155; 10162, 10163, 10165 - 10169; 10170 -10179, 10185, 10199
- 10203, 10211, 10213, 10249, 10256, 10259, 10260, 10261, 10265
BRONX: ALL ZIP CODES AND LOCATIONS
BROOKLYN:
- 11204--11223; 11225 -11230; 11232-11234; 11236-11245
- 11247; 11249; 11251; 11252; 11254; 11256
The following is a list of locations / ZIP Codes that the Postal Service is unable to deliver to at this time:
Residents in these locations will require a customer pickup of the SSI check at an alternate postal site.
No checks will be released without proper identification. This includes a photo identification and identification bearing the address exactly as it appears on the check.
One form of ID meeting both requirements, such as a current driver’s license, is sufficient.
MANHATTAN
Residents in the following ZIP Codes: 10002 -10010, 10012, 10013, 10014, 10038, 10045-10048, and 10160 will need to pick up their SSI checks at the following alternate site: James A. Farley Station Retail Unit 380 West 33rd Street
Residents in the following Zip Codes: 10016, 10156-10158 will need to pick up their SSI checks at the following alternate site: Murray Hill Finance Station115 East 34th Street
BROOKLYN
Coney Island Post Office, 2727 Mermaid Avenue, for SSI checks destined to 11224
Red Hook Post Office, 615 Clinton Street, for SSI checks destined to 11231
There will be delivery to ZIP Code 11235 but SSI checks for the Post Office Box Section will be handled at a mobile postal unit outside the Brighton postal facility at 3157 Coney Island Avenue
QUEENS
JAMAICA: Post Office Box Customers only from Howard Beach and B Station Finance Unit are directed to Ozone Park Finance Station, 911 Liberty Avenue, in Jamaica
All SSI checks for Zip Codes 11691 and Inwood (11096) will be available at postal unit in front of Rockaway Main PO at 1836 Mott Ave., from 10 am to 1 pm
All SSI checks for Arverne 11692 and the Broad Channel Routes will be available at postal unit in front of Arverne Post Office located at 329 Beach 59th Street from 10 am to 1 pm
All SSI checks for Rockaway Beach (11693), Rockaway Park (11694) and 11697 will be available at Mobile Unit in front of Rockaway Park Post Office located at 11325 Beach Channel Drive from 10 am to 1 pm.
Remaining checks from these mobile units will be available at Jamaica Main Post Office lobby located at: 88-40 164th St in Jamaica for additional distribution between 2 pm and 4 pm.
In Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, customers with questions or concerns about their mail should call 718-348-3900 or 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).
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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