Meng: Elmhurst Post Office Reopens Following Four Months of Closure Due to Flooding Caused by Hurricane Ida

January 6, 2022
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the U.S. Post Office in Elmhurst, Queens reopened this week on Monday (January 3) after being closed since September due to flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. All repairs to the Elmhurst A Post Office have been completed and the facility will now be functioning at normal capacity.
"After making multiple inquiries with the Postal Service, I'm pleased that the Elmhurst A station has now reopened and will again be able to provide residents with the much-needed postal services that people rely on," said Meng. "The water damage that the post office sustained during the storm was devastating. But through the hard work and resilience of those tasked with fixing it, the facility is again ready to serve the community."
The Elmhurst A Post Office is located at 80-27 Broadway, Elmhurst, N.Y. 11373. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.