NEW YORK, NY — In the interest of safety and security, postal officials will seal or remove Postal Service collection boxes on Saturday, September 30, in New York City.

The familiar blue collection boxes will be inaccessible after the final scheduled collection of mail on the evening of Saturday, September 30.

Impacted collection boxes will be reopened on the morning of Monday, October 2.

US Mail Collection Boxes impacted at the following locations:

• Both Sides of 5th Avenue – between 33rd Street and 59th Street
• Both Sides of 36th Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• Both Sides of 37th Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• Both Sides of 38th Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• Both Sides of 39th Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• Both Sides of 50th Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• Both Sides of 51st Street – between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

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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