NEW YORK, NY – In the interest of safety and security, postal officials will temporarily seal or remove Postal Service collection boxes on Saturday, October 8, in New York City.

The familiar blue collection boxes will be inaccessible Saturday, October 8.

Impacted collection boxes will be reopened on Tuesday, October 11.

US Mail Collection Boxes impacted at the following locations:

• 43rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• 44th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• 45th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• 46th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• 47th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 79th Street.
• 50th Street between 6th and Madison Avenue.
• 51st Street between 6th 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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