Meng helps restore internet service
at Kew Gardens Hills Post Office
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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | SEPT. 25-OCT. 1, 2020 5
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
The Kew Gardens Hills
Post Office will once again
allow all customers to use
services at the facility since
internet service has been restored.
For weeks, an internet outage
at the post office, located
at 75-23 Main St., prevented
many residents from using
important postal services
and sending mail in a timely
manner.
After receiving complaints
from her constituents, Congresswoman
Grace Meng
contacted the U.S. Postal Service
and AT&T, the facility’s
internet service provider, for
service to be immediately restored.
Within days, the internet
was back up and running.
“This lack of internet service
was a huge inconvenience
for constituents who depend
on the services provided by
the Kew Gardens Hills Post
Office,” Meng said. “During
this ordeal, many were forced
to travel to other post offices,
and those unable to get to different
locations were simply
out of luck. I’m pleased that
this facility is back online,
and that it can again serve
the needs of customers.”
As the fight continues
against the current attacks
on the Postal Service, Meng
said they must ensure that
post offices in communities
have the resources they need
to serve the public.
The congresswoman
thanked her colleagues – Assemblyman
Daniel Rosenthal,
Councilman Rory Lancman
and Senator Joseph Addabbo
Jr. – for working with her to
address the issue.
“Our community post
offices are an important
lifeline for residents across
Queens, and when any related
service is interrupted for
any reason, our constituents
suffer,” Addabbo said. “I am
grateful for my colleagues in
government, especially Congressmember
Grace Meng,
for addressing this issue and
all those responsible for returning
internet service at
the Kew Gardens Hills Post
Office, so that our residents
can once again have access to
all the services the local post
office has to offer.”
Rosenthal said the recent
service outage highlights
the importance of ensuring
the postal system is fully resourced
and accessible.
“The Kew Gardens Hills
Post Office serves thousands
of my constituents on a daily
basis,” Rosenthal said. “I
thank Congresswoman Meng
for spearheading the successful
effort to restore service in
a timely manner.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or
by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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