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id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_of_New_York_City&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmaster of New York City">Postmaster of New York City</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Russell_Willcox_circa_1915-1916_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/William_Russell_Willcox_circa_1915-1916_%28cropped%29.jpg/280px-William_Russell_Willcox_circa_1915-1916_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="394" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/William_Russell_Willcox_circa_1915-1916_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="431" /></a><figcaption>William Russell Willcox circa 1915-1916</figcaption></figure> <p>A post office may have operated in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> as early as 1687. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> has no information on New York's <a href="/wiki/Postmaster" title="Postmaster">postmasters</a> prior to the year 1775. The New York City Post Office is first mentioned in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hugh_Finlay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hugh Finlay (page does not exist)">Hugh Finlay</a>'s journal dated 1773 which lists <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Colden" title="Alexander Colden">Alexander Colden</a> as the <b>postmaster of New York City</b>. Other sources indicate that Colden may have served as postmaster as early as 1753.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Postmasters are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="15%">Name </th> <th width="15%">Title </th> <th width="15%">Date appointed </th> <th width="55%">Notes and references </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Colden" title="Alexander Colden">Alexander Colden</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Postmaster" title="Postmaster">Postmaster</a></td> <td></td> <td>The date of appointment is not known. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Holt_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Holt (postmaster) (page does not exist)">John Holt</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td></td> <td>The date of appointment is not known. He is listed as postmaster in a document written by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Katherine_Goddard" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Katherine Goddard">Mary Katherine Goddard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Hazard" title="Ebenezer Hazard">Ebenezer Hazard</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>October 5, 1775</td> <td>He was appointed on October 5, 1775 according to his letter to Congress on November 14, 1776.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later appointed as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Bedlow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Bedlow (page does not exist)">William Bedlow</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>April 5, 1784</td> <td>The date of appointment is not known. He submitted financial accounts for the post office from April 5, 1784 through October 1789.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sebastian_Bauman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sebastian Bauman (page does not exist)">Sebastian Bauman</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>February 16, 1790</td> <td>The date is for his first financial accounts to Congress. His appointment date is not known.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josias_Ten_Eyck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Josias Ten Eyck (page does not exist)">Josias Ten Eyck</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>January 1, 1804</td> <td>The date is for his first financial accounts to Congress. His appointment date is not known.<sup id="cite_ref-usps_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usps-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Theodorus_Bailey_(politician)" title="Theodorus Bailey (politician)">Theodorus Bailey</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>January 2, 1804</td> <td>He died in office. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Laurence_Gouverneur" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Laurence Gouverneur">Samuel Laurence Gouverneur</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>11/19/1828</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_J._Coddington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan J. Coddington (page does not exist)">Jonathan J. Coddington</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>07/05/1836</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-cutler_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cutler-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Col. <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Lorimer_Graham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Lorimer Graham (page does not exist)">James Lorimer Graham</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/14/1842</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-cutler_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cutler-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Morris_(mayor)" title="Robert H. Morris (mayor)">Robert Hunter Morris</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>05/03/1845</td> <td>He was later the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Vermilye_Brady" class="mw-redirect" title="William Vermilye Brady">William Vermilye Brady</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>05/14/1849</td> <td>He was later the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Vanderbeck_Fowler" title="Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler">Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>04/01/1853</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Adams_Dix" title="John Adams Dix">John Adams Dix</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>05/17/1860</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_B._Taylor_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William B. Taylor (postmaster) (page does not exist)">William B. Taylor</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>01/16/1861</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Abram_Wakeman" title="Abram Wakeman">Abram Wakeman</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/21/1862</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Kelly_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Kelly (postmaster) (page does not exist)">James Kelly</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>09/19/1864</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry_Jones" title="Patrick Henry Jones">Patrick Henry Jones</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>04/27/1869</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Lemuel_James" title="Thomas Lemuel James">Thomas Lemuel James</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/17/1873</td> <td>He was later appointed as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">United States Postmaster General</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_G._Pearson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry G. Pearson (page does not exist)">Henry G. Pearson</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/22/1881</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Van_Cott" title="Cornelius Van Cott">Cornelius Van Cott</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>04/05/1889</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-cott_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cott-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_W._Dayton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles W. Dayton (page does not exist)">Charles W. Dayton</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>06/05/1893</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Van_Cott" title="Cornelius Van Cott">Cornelius Van Cott</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>05/12/1897</td> <td>This was his second non-consecutive term. He died in office.<sup id="cite_ref-cott_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cott-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Russell_Willcox" title="William Russell Willcox">William Russell Willcox</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>12/07/1904</td> <td>He resigned office to become the head of the Public Service Board.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Morgan" title="Edward M. Morgan">Edward M. Morgan</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>August 14, 1907</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-morgan_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was postmaster for the first <a href="/wiki/Airmail" title="Airmail">airmail</a> delivery. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gedney_Patten" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Gedney Patten">Thomas Gedney Patten</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/16/1917</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Morgan" title="Edward M. Morgan">Edward M. Morgan</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>06/23/1921</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_J._Kiely&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John J. Kiely (page does not exist)">John J. Kiely</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>01/10/1925</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-keil_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keil-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_J._Kiely&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John J. Kiely (page does not exist)">John J. Kiely</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>01/22/1925</td> <td>He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster.<sup id="cite_ref-keil_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keil-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Goldman_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Goldman (postmaster) (page does not exist)">Albert Goldman</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>08/31/1934</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gold_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gold-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Goldman_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Goldman (postmaster) (page does not exist)">Albert Goldman</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>01/16/1935</td> <td>He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster. Albert Goldman was the first Jewish postmaster of New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-gold_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gold-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jta_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jta-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_M._Bragalini&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George M. Bragalini (page does not exist)">George M. Bragalini</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>04/30/1952</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_B._Tunny&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James B. Tunny (page does not exist)">James B. Tunny</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>03/31/1953</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colonel <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harold_Riegelman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harold Riegelman (page does not exist)">Harold Riegelman</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>05/04/1953</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_H._Sheehan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John H. Sheehan (page does not exist)">John H. Sheehan</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>08/04/1953</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_H._Schaffer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert H. Schaffer (page does not exist)">Robert H. Schaffer</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>08/16/1954</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_H._Schaffer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert H. Schaffer (page does not exist)">Robert H. Schaffer</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>08/02/1955</td> <td>He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Howard_Coonen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Howard Coonen (page does not exist)">Howard Coonen</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>05/31/1957</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_K._Christenberry" title="Robert K. Christenberry">Robert K. Christenberry</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>06/03/1958</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_K._Christenberry" title="Robert K. Christenberry">Robert K. Christenberry</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>09/21/1959</td> <td>He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eugene_Pinson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eugene Pinson (page does not exist)">Eugene Pinson</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>07/01/1966</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._Strachan_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John R. Strachan (postmaster) (page does not exist)">John R. Strachan</a></td> <td>Acting Postmaster</td> <td>11/04/1966</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._Strachan_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John R. Strachan (postmaster) (page does not exist)">John R. Strachan</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>06/26/1967</td> <td>He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_J._Hass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George J. Hass (page does not exist)">George J. Hass</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>07/16/1971</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_V._Flanagan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas V. Flanagan (page does not exist)">Thomas V. Flanagan</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>07/01/1972</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_R._Strachan_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John R. Strachan (postmaster) (page does not exist)">John R. Strachan</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>12/09/1972</td> <td>This was his second non-consecutive term. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_F._Shuman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George F. Shuman (page does not exist)">George F. Shuman</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>01/13/1979</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_E._Donovan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul E. Donovan (page does not exist)">Paul E. Donovan</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>02/16/1979</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_F._Shuman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George F. Shuman (page does not exist)">George F. Shuman</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>05/19/1979</td> <td>He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster following the intervening appointment of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_E._Donovan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul E. Donovan (page does not exist)">Paul E. Donovan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_M._Nolan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John M. Nolan (page does not exist)">John M. Nolan</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>01/05/1985</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Dowling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William J. Dowling (page does not exist)">William J. Dowling</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>03/03/1989</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_F._Kelly_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John F. Kelly (postmaster) (page does not exist)">John F. Kelly</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>11/04/1989</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sylvester_Black&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sylvester Black (page does not exist)">Sylvester Black</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>01/09/1993</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinnie_Malloy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vinnie Malloy (page does not exist)">Vinnie Malloy</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>12/19/1998</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_A._Daruk,_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert A. Daruk, Sr. (page does not exist)">Robert A. Daruk, Sr.</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>02/28/2007</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_A._Daruk,_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert A. Daruk, Sr. (page does not exist)">Robert A. Daruk, Sr.</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>03/17/2007</td> <td>He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_J._Schnaars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William J. Schnaars (page does not exist)">William J. Schnaars</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>January 31, 2009</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lorraine_G._Castellano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lorraine G. Castellano (page does not exist)">Lorraine G. Castellano</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>October 24, 2009</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aracelis_M._Osorio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aracelis M. Osorio (page does not exist)">Aracelis M. Osorio</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>July 3, 2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_J._Brown_(postmaster)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert J. Brown (postmaster) (page does not exist)">Robert J. Brown</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>October 23, 2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elvin_Mercado&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elvin Mercado (page does not exist)">Elvin Mercado</a></td> <td>Officer-In-Charge</td> <td>December 13, 2013</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elvin_Mercado&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elvin Mercado (page does not exist)">Elvin Mercado</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>March 8, 2014</td> <td>He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kevin_J._Crocilla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin J. Crocilla (page does not exist)">Kevin J. Crocilla</a></td> <td>Postmaster</td> <td>February 20, 2016</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Postmasters_of_New_York_City&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-usps-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-usps_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt003.cfm?PostOfficeName=New%20York&stat_state_name=NEW%20YORK">"Postmasters of New York City"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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