Carriers will hit the streets in six Zip Codes In hard-hit neighborhoods

Mobile post offices in place at Far Rockaway, Breezy Point for services

Clean off the mailbox, the carriers are coming back!

Postal officials note that letter carriers from Inwood, Arverne, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Breezy Point and Far Rockaway will attempt deliveries across the hard-hit Rockaways on Tuesday, following Monday’s general delivery style distribution of mails at the Far Rockaway Main Post Office.

Customers in the following ZIP codes should look for letter carriers to deliver mail where conditions are safe and passable:

Postal officials encourage impacted customers to wait for the mail before they make the trip to the Far Rockaway Post Office. Officials stress that if the carrier is unable to make a delivery due to access or safety concerns, the Rockaway Main Post Office will provide general-delivery style hand-to-hand services on Wednesday for those missed deliveries.

The Far Rockaway Main Post Office will continue to hand out mails for all post office box customers throughout the Rockaways. The Far Rockaway Main Post Office is located at 1836 Mott Avenue.

No mail will be released without proper identification which includes a photo and current address. One form of ID meeting both requirements, such as a current driver’s license, is sufficient.

For customers looking for postal services, such as package mailings and stamp purchases, there will be mobile postal units deployed outside the Far Rockaway Main Office and in the parking lot of Kennedy’s Restaurant, 406 Bayside Avenue, in Breezy Point.

While post offices in Inwood, Arverne, Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park will remain closed in the short term, postal officials note they will continue to expand street delivery within those ZIP codes as conditions improve.

The U.S. Postal Service wants to remind customers who will continue to be displaced for a prolonged period due to the hurricane to submit a temporary or permanent change of address to their new location. They can do so by visiting www.usps.com and complete the online request or visit any post office to fill out the permanent or temporary Change of Address card.

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).

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