by Emma Davey 
A sign outside of the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office on 66 Meserole Avenue reads: “Due to staffing issues we are closed. Sorry of any inconvenience this may have caused. You can drop off and pick up packages or use the self-service machine.”
Greenpointers has received many tips about the post office’s inconsistent hours. Their hours are advertised asMonday – Friday 9 AM – 5 PM, Saturday 8 AM – 1 PM, and closed…
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Hours are still inconsistent. The lobby is supposedly open later than the windows, allowing people to mail packages via the postage machine. The website says it will be open till 6 on weekdays and till 4 on Saturday. I went by on Saturday at 3 and the building was locked. They need to stick to the posted hours. If those are incorrect, the website needs to be changed.