NYC Postal Officials Make Way for 2016 NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Parade

Neighborhood Collection Boxes Receive Temporary Seal / Removal

September 08, 2016 


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NEW YORK, NY — In the interest of safety and security, postal officials will seal the Postal Service’s collection boxes along the parade route for the 2016 NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Parade taking place on Friday, Sept. 9, in New York City.  

The familiar blue collection boxes will be sealed, and in some cases removed, after the final scheduled collection of mail on Thursday, Sept. 8. All impacted collection boxes will be reopened on Saturday morning, Sept. 10. 

Postal officials advise local customers to make plans to mail outgoing items on Thursday or Saturday morning accordingly. 

Parade Route Impacting Collection Boxes for U.S. Mail in these areas:

  1. Both sides of Liberty Street between Trinity Street and Nassau Street
  2. Both sides of Cedar Street between Liberty Street and Nassau Street
  3. Both sides of Broadway between John Street and Battery Place
  4. Both sides of Battery Place between Broadway and West Thames
  5. Both sides of West Thames between Battery Place and South End Avenue
  6. Both sides of South End Avenue between West Thames and Liberty Street
  7. Both sides of Liberty Street between South End Avenue and West Street

The following collection boxes will be sealed on Thursday Sept. 8, 2016:

Impacted Mailbox locations and ZIP Code ranges:
Broadway & Morris St – 10004-019
Broadway & Morris St  – 10004-031
Broadway & Morris St  – 10004-085
Pearl St & State  – 10004-029
Pearl St & State  – 10004-084
Broadway & Duane St – 10007-043
Broadway & Duane St – 10007-044
Broadway & Chambers St – 10007-051
Broadway & Chambers St – 10007-052
Broadway & Barclay – 10007-053
Broadway & Barclay – 10007-054
South End Ave & West Thames St – 10006-074
Nassau & Spruce St – 10038-018

For additional locations to deposit mail, customers are directed to usps.com and use Quick Tools to Find Locations. Use the dropdown for collection boxes or Post Offices to find alternate locations for secure mail deposits in the immediate area.

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