Meng: Social Security Office in Rego Park, Queens to Temporarily Close to the Public

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) has been informed that the Social Security office at 63-44 Austin Street in Rego Park, Queens will temporarily close to the public.

The facility, which serves on average more than 240 Queens residents per day, will shut down for renovations beginning on Friday, December 12 at noon. The work is expected to take 3 to 4 months to complete, after which the agency will announce a date for the center's reopening.

Starting on Monday, December 15, all walk-in traffic and appointments will be handled by the three closet Social Security offices:

"Although this temporary closure will be an inconvenience, the work is necessary, and the renovations will allow the facility to better serve the needs of our borough," said Meng. "It is important that Queens residents are aware of the temporary shutdown, and I will monitor and stay in contact with Social Security officials to make sure that the project stays on track."

Social Security offices are open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

All 32 employees from the Rego Park facility will be temporarily relocated to one of the three other offices. The renovations are intended to modernize the facility.

The Rego Park office is a full-service facility handling most Social Security matters including retirement, disability, survivors, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

Social Security offices are operated by the U.S. Social Security Administration, an agency of the federal government that administers the nation's Social Security program.