The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reopening the Westbrookville Post Office on Nov. 14, roughly three-and-a-half months after it was abruptly closed.
The post office, which was a Contract Postal Unit, ceased operations on July 29 with only a 24-hour warning and not with the advanced notice of at least 60 days required by USPS regulations. Westbrookville residents who live along Route 209 in Mamakating do not have mail delivery and need to rely on boxes at the post office for their mail. The USPS letter to residents stated that their mail would be delivered to the nearest post office, which is more than three miles away in Otisville. Elected officials and residents aggressively lobbied the USPS to reverse its decision.
“We knew the Westbrookville Post Office closure was wrong and worked tirelessly to put pressure on Postal Service leadership,” said U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY). “Today we are being vindicated. Vital postal services will once again be readily accessible to residents in Westbrookville.”
“Today’s announcement is a major victory for the people of Westbrookville,” added U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY). “From seniors who struggled to access medications to families who couldn’t receive critical packages, this closure was devastating to so many across the community. I’m proud that by working together with residents and government officials in Westbrookville, we delivered and restored the critical mail services that the community needs and deserves.”
The Westbookville Post Office will provide post office box and lobby access on Mondays through Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Window retail service will take place Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
