Canal Street Post Office is a gem, it's the embodiment of change in the neighborhood and the world at large. Most noticeably the racial mix of the personel from white and black to black and Asian, sometimes the transition appeared to be bumpy. one thing remains consistent, it's always a surprise not to get yelled at. Recently I went to pick up the mail and watched this young blackman, a custodian and clearly resentful at the job, acting extremely aggressively bordering violent towards one of his Chinese colleagues behind the window, in front of the customers. It was quite alarming. Having read about the uncertain fate of this post office, this adds more feeling of doom and chaos to the possible end of an era. read more

I got a notification 6/9/26 that I received mail and it never made it to my P.O. Box. My provider had to issue another card. I got another notification yesterday and came back yesterday and today. Not in my box. I get the card sent out from weeks ago which has now been voided (only after going to the window and insisting that I received a notification that I got mail). So maybe I'll receive the card (which I sent away for in December and this is the 5th time they sent it out) or maybe never. At least one of the times the card was intercepted (by postal workers?) and charges were run up. So maybe I'll get the card or maybe my time will continue to be wasted. I filed a fraud report on the USPS website. No update on an investigation. At this point, is it just a racket?? read more

I wanted to mail my package out and thought since this location open up early at 9, I drop by at 9:20 on a Wednesday morning and It was empty in the morning no one waited in line to mail out their item so I thought great no line. I headed to the clerk. Lady behind the counter closed her window and acted like there is no customers waiting for services. Took no initiative to service either. Upon giving her the package I couldn't even see her face as the window was so closed up. This is not covid period anymore and I don't see her wearing a mask either, please give some customer service. She was also very rude to others waiting in line afterwards. I will not come to this location again. Out of all the manhattan post office. This is the worst location with bad customer service. Other location's clerk was quick and superior with their customers service. read more

Came in here tonight to purchase 20 POST CARD STAMPS and 10 REGULAR stamps. The gentleman behind the counter repeatedly acted like he had no clue what I was asking for so he got his supervisor/manger, said person came over and said "look were out of post card stamps ok" in a VERY LOUD AUTHORITIVE yet CONDECENDING manner, I replied "how can the post office be out of stamp, he replied "look are you stupid I just told you were out". Yeah that happened. I guess now I understand what this location had such a poor rating, that guy... read more

There's a great Art Deco relief sculpture as you walk in, but you can't count on decent service here unfortunately. The last time I got counter service, there was a female postal worker of Asian descent who screamed at me for no other reason than to vent her lack of options in life, I think. It was truly over the top. read more

Great location! The workers are super efficient and I don't deal with a line as long as I come before 6!

I came here to get postage for a package. The post office is spacious and has the lines clearly denoted. However, every time I come here there is only one person working at a time. And they are very slow. So, something that should be in and out would take longer. read more

The post office randomly delivered other people's mail to my PO Box. Neither of these pieces of mail were mine. read more

US Post Office - The post office randomly delivered other people's mail to my PO Box. - Post Offices Near Me - New York, New York

I visited on Friday around 11am to send off three packages. The clerk assisted me in sending the package and then provided me postage and instructions for sending the letters. The post office was not busy when I visited. :) read more

This Canal Street station post office sits in the periphery of Chinatown, Manhattan. Five windows and there are only two postal workers holding the fort while the line is grid lock for an average half-hour wait. There was only postal worker who was chit chatting non-work related standing at the passport window and ignoring the long haul line. After being idle for nearly half-hour this post office station do not have what I specifically seek- Lunar New Year 2016 postal stamps. At the entrance a relief art titled "Indian Bowman" by Wheeler Williams at this Canal Street station illumine the wall. read more

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I've had my PO Box here for many years (since the Prince Street Station closed). Postal workers have been friendly although there is some line-waiting. But, it's worth noting the heroic kindness I saw by one postal clerk working the window in the PO Box room. He suddenly held up a "wait a minute" finger, ran out of his little supply room, up to the front door, helped a woman lower a baby carriage down a few steps to street level, then ran back to continue working. It only took a couple minutes, but it was a wonderfully human/humane gesture. read more

They told me I couldn't scan a label. Hate the post office. Not much more to say. Here's some pictures they told me I couldn't take. I need to remind myself people work here because they can't work elsewhere. So rude always. read more

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Still worst place ever. Will they process a hold mail? Nope. Will they be responsible for the lost packages during hold mail, nope! There is no point to placing a hold mail with this place. Awful also management said that hold mail is for letters despite the USPS website stating otherwise read more

US Post Office - ALL mail is held "safely" - a joke - Post Offices Near Me - New York, New York

This is my favorite post office! For the most part the experience of going to the post office is an unpleasant errand that no one wants to deal with, yes there will be a line, yes it will probably be confusing, BUT the people who work at this post office are wonderful and I come here to see them because it makes the whole experience of doing a chore less of a chore! I run a small business and I am in the post office at least once a week to mail out my orders and they always are happy to see me, no matter how many mistakes on forms I make, or how many packages I have to mail out. I enjoy the community feeling of seeing the same friendly faces, which in a big city doesn't happen often. on a side note, I'm shocked at the bad reviews, I've never had an issue here. I'm really grateful that we have the postal service at all, I wish the employees received better treatment, we are all doing are best, it's the most affordable way to send mail, can we have a little more compassion and gratitude? read more

I was in here a few weeks ago and still think about how good my experience was. Peter was super knowledgeable and fast. He was also patient, to the point that he didn't even blink when the man in front of me yelled and cursed at him. Also, shipping my package here was $30 cheaper than at FedEx, and at least some of the clerks are bilingual. Show this place some love. They deserve it. read more

I supposed that I shouldn't FULLY blame the post office for my wretched mail situation but they sure haven't made it any easier. I returned home after a weekend away for the fourth of July to graffiti all over the mail area from an angry tenant telling me not to pay my rent as our building management has neglected notices from the Postal Service to install larger mailboxes. Long (boring) story short I haven't had my mail delivered for the past 3 weeks. For some reason (I think it must be just to dick with people) you can only pick up mail if you have a "broken mail box" between 11am-1pm Monday to Saturday. Now...this seems odd. You can mail a letter, pick up a package and wait in line for hours because they don't feel like walking a bit faster but it's IMPOSSIBLE to pick up a pile of mail outside of this 2 hour range in the middle of the work day? Either way each Friday I've obeyed the rules and gone there. Waited in line, argued that yes my mail is there, argued that yes I live in my apt even if I have a California drivers license, waited more, written down my address for them multiple times and all just to get my stupid bills, junk mail, alumni news, metro card, and Entourage Season 4 on Netflix. Now my mailboxes have been fixed for a week and we're still waiting for the "Postal Inspector" to come and approve them and give us @$#%$ keys. fml. read more

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No. No. NO. Please refer to the picture I submitted while you read this. I dread coming to this post office. It is a complete hell hole. It definitely made me late to work on Monday. Who only has one person working when there are 20 people in line? Hello! People have to go to work! What is the point of having 24 windows when only ONE is in use. This isn't even a one time thing. Literally everytime I'm here, I am standing in line for at least 30 minutes. I mean if only I had a lot of time to kill, I'd definitely know where to go. read more

US Post Office - A line 20 people deep and 3 windows open = get ready to wait for an hour in line - Post Offices Near Me - New York, New York

Working at my company we ship products, almost everyday. Our regular mailman picks up the packages with no regards, no matter how much mail we have. When he goes on vacation, usually his replacements do the same thing. However, the one guy, VINCENT LOBOS, who is the strongest out of everyone who comes, tell us he cant fit anything else. Ummmm excuse me, it looks totally empty. He gives us this excuse every time, so our company decides to call the main office to get some understanding on the issue. Ms. Jones, comes on, sounding like she does this all day, dealing with unhappy clients. She didn't seemed concerned on our products not being shipped. She expressed that we could schedule the pick-up, however, the website states the CARRIER WHO BRINGS THE MAIL WILL DO THE PICKUP. SO why am I scheduling a PICKUP if he is still to pick it up. These people make no sense. You can tell they hate their job and seem miserable. They need to put this in perspective. USPS is a dying service and places like this makes people go out there to DHL, UPS, Fed Ex. They are thinking about placing a fed ex drop box on our block, so maybe we will stop any real business here anyway. read more

I admit, if I had to use this station as much as I do Stuyvesant station, I'd hate it too. However, I've always liked the quirky kinetic sculptures on the walls (a nod to nearby SoHo) and other art here. I bought a money order here the other day and I could have knitted a few rows waiting in line, but I didn't find the wait worse than anywhere else--so I'll call it A-OK until proven otherwise. read more

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I am giving one star because you are not allowed to give zero stars. This is literally the gateway to hell!!!! Our office is located by it so we are forced to use it for business but I have never encountered such ineffectual, unfriendly, unintelligent people in my life!!! Every single person in the 45 minute line in front of me today walked away from the customer service window enraged or upset. Today was last straw: After 2 months of trying to get a refund for a piece of mail that we mailed to Sweden that never got there, after being on at least 3 hours of phone calls, after waiting so long to get these 2 forms I needed to get my refund the PEON behind the window had the nerve to say that they couldn't give me my refund because the mail was lost in Sweden and not in the states. I would love to know what the point is of paying for a guarantee of delivery. Or why keep me on the phone for 3 hours only to say in person that they only guarantee getting the mail to the country you selected. This is $61 and 3 hours of my life down the drain because of this hell hole. My only happiness is knowing that these people have to work there. I pray for the day USPS is obsolete or that this place is shut down. I implore you all to not go there! Their wi-fi is "always down" forcing you to pay in cash. They lost my mother's day card somehow. Lost it so badly that it never even came back to me the way most undelivered mail is supposed to. A woman in line in front of me yelled that their incompetence has cost her $565. Check the reviews below for further proof that this is THE WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD. LITERAL HELL. read more

This is the worst post office I've ever been to ( and i can't stand going to the post office) there is always and issue and it's never their fault. Today my postage didn't print, i could see it was jammed, so i waited in line to tell the counter and the woman told me it was there i just needed to feel around for it. I told her i understood how the machine worked and had tried and it was jammed. She told me it wasn't jammed and refused to look at it. Now I'm in line for another "information window" and i hear them arguing in front of me. I hate it here. Always something... Update: after standing in line twice wasting an hour here and being rudely told by two people that i was wrong and the machine couldn't be jammed (without even looking at it) i go back to see the machine had been opened up and someone is working on it and he finally helped me get my postage. Wanted to scream at the people who were so rude to me but i DIDNT want to be as rude as them. Long story short the workers here suck always and nothing is ever their fault or on the fault of the post office. Funny part is the guy who ended up giving me my postage usually always causes issues for me. Ha read more

I was quite negative about the USPS location at 350 Canal St., NY NY 10013 for many years because the employees there were very rude too often, couple of times my packages were missing with no trace. Almost always I had to chase my packages for days before getting them. The employees were neglecting me when I showed them tracking information saying that packages were already in the post office and available for pickup in my PO Box but there were no nackages for me available. They told me to write the missing package Complaint or come back again and again. It was the complete mess and they already looked at me like I was their enemy... . But the last time some new employee, whose name was SAM (Chinese-American middle age man) did not send me home when it appeared that my package was missing again, when tracking said it was available for pickup. He kindly went extra-mile, and in about 15-20 minutes my package was found!!! It was fabulous, I could not believe it, it was like a miracle. My package was in a self pickup box but there was no notification in my PO Box that my package was avaible from there. Any way, Sam is a brilliant worker. I wish all the USPS employees were like Sam then this company had much better reputation. Thank you, Sam, again! read more

Terrible customer service! Agent had an attitude. Weren't willing to step out side the box and help. When asked for supervisor for help was told non on sight... should be ashamed to represent our mail service. read more

Traveling, brought too much. This PO near my hotel. Wanted to send a box of clothing home but the reviews scared me. I had to continue to EU so had to get stuff out of my suitcase. This PO let me use an old box vs buying one, helped me label and send across the country using cheapest slowest service. Arrived perfectly within 3 days. Read the negative reviews before deciding. I found this USPS PO fabulous. read more

Visit Canal St Post Office to experience for yourself what customer service was like in Soviet Russia! - Instead of 'hello', you'll be greeted with bewildering orders barked at you by customer service staff whose previous work experience must have been as Sergeant Majors or dominatrices. - Join an hour-long line of people waiting to collect parcels. It typically takes 5-10 minutes per person, due to the significant challenges involved in ... finding a box. - Learn the many obscure rules regarding postal delivery. They're not written down anywhere, but if you don't know them, you'll be treated like a subversive criminal. Of course, if you don't like it, you can always take your business elsewhere. Oh wait, no you can't. read more

Repeatedly the bane of my existence. This lovely art deco building has oh-so-much potential and it is ever-so-close to my office and yet... When you enter a chill enters your bones, florescents flicker forebodingly overhead, strange sculptures creak on the walls, seemingly haunted by the ghosts of postal patrons past who have withered away while waiting in line. Good god, that line. Inevitably hugely long and slow moving, get to the front and they tell you you have the wrong form, then off to the back again you go for another half-hour wait. And the automated teller machine? Next to useless, as it is inevitably out of stamps. ALWAYS. I mean seriously, I don't want to wait in the huge long line just to buy a book of stamps. UGH. Don't go here if you can help it, as it will definitely ruin your spirits. Bah humbug, you're all getting ecards this xmas. read more

Not the best, but by far it is not worst in NYC. Words of advice include: - Don't go during lunch - Use the self check out kiosk - Prepare to wait - Pray no one is shipping off a million packages in front of you. read more

If I could leave 0 stars I would. The staff at the Canal Street location are incredibly rude, condescending, and unhelpful. The carrier delivered my package to someone who was not me and when I called to try to get more information they refused and did not accept any responsibility. Reginald and Mr. Zillon (Carrier Manager) or so they called themselves were beyond rude and resorted to talking over me, name-calling, hanging up on me, and ultimately not helping me find out where the package was. The worst ever. read more

I unfortunately have to go to this hellhole several times a week for work, and it is an absolute nightmare every time. This is the worst place on Earth. I seriously cannot think of a single place I've ever been with worse customer service. The tellers are extremely rude; thankfully I haven't seen her in a while, but there used to be a woman there who was seemingly employed for the sole purpose of stalking up and down the line yelling at people and being unable to answer even the simplest question (I once asked her for a pen because there were zero pens in the entire place, and she gestured toward an empty cup and told me to "use those pens."). The machines are always broken and 90 per cent of the time don't have Out of Order signs on them so if you don't know any better, you stand there fussing with a broken machine for several minutes. I hate this place. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. read more

Congratulations, USPS you are my first 1 star review. My dad sent me a certified letter which arrived at my apartment. The problem was, I didn't answer the door, so I got a slip asking for me to stop by the office downtown or ask for re-delivery. And there started the saga... I originally asked for the package to be re-delivered to my address. After not hearing anything for a couple of days, I brought the slip down to the USPS on Canal Street. After waiting 10 minutes on line, the lady informed me the letter was nowhere to be found, but I could try calling my post man. She gave me a number and already pretty frustrated I wasted a 20 minute walk, I left. I called the post man the next day and he told me to leave the slip in the box and he would get me the letter the next day. Two days go by and still no letter, I decide to call the post office again. After a transfer, I spoke with a woman in customer service who told me the whole office was trying to find my letter (right..). She put me on hold for about 1 hour to look for it and never did come back to the phone. I called back a few hours later and a very terse and unhelpful woman told me if the lady didn't call me back then clearly she didn't have the letter. In her exact words, "If it's lost, it's lost."... I was about ready to give up, when by some miracle the letter was sitting in my mail box, 9 days after it originally was supposed to arrive. How did it get there? Elves, dwarves, or divine intervention? I don't care, but I will seriously think twice about using USPS for my letters or dealing with this particular post office again. Rant over. read more

This is The Worst Worst Effin post office. Unfortunately, this is where I must pick up my packages when USPS says they were undeliverable - meaning I get a tracking email claiming they rang my doorbell but I wasn't home. I have not been home once in the dozen times I've received this noticed - they simply don't bother to attempt delivery and lie about it. Picking up a package is often a nightmare there; I was once the eighth person in line and had to wait 35 minutes. The employees here are rude, hostile, utterly indifferent when they are not contemptuous- they are horrible. The entire staff needs to be disbursed and entirely new staff and managers need to be moved in. The Doyers Street Post office, closer to me, is an entirely different experience. The men and women there are almost uniformly helpful and sometimes affable to the point of BFFs. Unfortunately, USPS does not allow my mail to be handled through the Doyers Street office. I am trapped with this utter shithole on Canal. They are The Worst. read more

Zero stars if I can!!! WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! I called ups yesterday about 8 times asking where my package was. Each time I called the wait time was 40mins long! Each time the assistance person either said I can't find the location or its at canal. I called this location 4 times 1st time : a lady pick up(30min wait) I asked "is my package located at this location? "I explained to them that the delivery man said they left a notice but I never received one so I'm curious.She replied" let me check ."20 mins later said said no it's not here sorry bye. I called ups again a guy picked up and told me to call back canal at again 2nd time:they asked for checking # left me on hold for 50 mins then hung up. I called back the third time and this new lady said " the office is closed bye."(rudely) I called ups again and they filed an compliant at this location. I asked them to leave the package at the post office and I'll go pick it up the following day. Which they did. Before I went to pick up the package I called to double check a guy picked up. He sounded like he was in a hurry so he rushed the conversation. He didn't even let me ask a question,all he said was check online bye. I got fed up with the care over the phone so I walked over to the postal office. When I went up to the stand #20 the lady searched everywhere. She told me I can either stand and wait or she'll give me a call. I told her I'll stand and wait and can you please call your supervisor,I would like to talk to him/her. After 5 mins she started talking to her coworker about me. Since I spoke English to her I guess that she thought that I didn't know Chinese so she started talking about me . "This girl wouldn't leave .she want her thing but I can't find it.shes so annoying blahblahblah. I got so fed up that I screamed "this wouldn't have happen if you guys were more organized and if you have left an notice " if you're going to talk about someone at least wait for them to leave. This place is the worst . Worst customer service ever ! Everyone I talked to at this location gave the biggest attitude ever! read more

Pardon my language, but this lady was so fucking rude to me at the window!! I was mailing 2 packages in flat rate boxes and she made me go through the line multiple times because one box was "overstuffed". The box was NOT overstuffed, it was heavy but not overstuffed. The second time I went through the line she said she can't ship with "all that tape on the end" aka ONE strip of mailing tape. WTF lady! Not to mention the whole time she was talking shit about me to her coworkers, as if I couldn't hear her. I don't know why all post office employees in the city are so rude, but if you don't like your job then get a new one & don't take it out on the customers!!! The only name I caught was Charlene. She was a shit talker. read more

This is by far the worst post office I have been to in ten different states. Unfortunately this inept establishment has lost nearly every package that they failed to deliver in the first place. Perhaps they do not know all their letters or numbers and mail is just plain confusing for them. Having said that someone should either shut this place down or educated the prison work release employees on counting or the alphabet. My suggestion is do everything online, start a claim, plead (beg) for re-delivery and then contact better business bureau, rate them online and hope to god someone can hold these degenerates accountable. read more

US Post Office - Save your sanity and avoid these degenerates, who seem to think they are doing us a favor by giving us our mail. - Post Offices Near Me - New York, New York

Okay, so I'll admit that 5 stars for the USPS is excessively generous. But due to the hellishness of other branches, my standards have been severely lowered. Due to the severe incompetence of the Prince St. station (for a bad time, try to get "service" at that branch--see my review for details), I ended up hauling a bulky 10 lb box 10 minutes south to Canal St.. Along the way, I stopped a USPS worker to see if she could take my box from me, and she literally laughed in my face. Granted, it was a big box, but at least be polite about it? And it totally would have fit in her empty cart. But whatever. So by the time I saw the pink behemoth of this art modern buliding (it's seriously a weird pale peach color), I was elated to see that there were only two people in line (even though it was noon!), both of whom were helped within a record 3 minutes (there are usually at least 3 efficient workers staffing the windows here). Awesome. Tip: When you enter, there's the main service area to the immediate right, and the P.O. boxes are to the left. There's another service window toward that left side, and the person there is usually really good about helping you with small things and answering questions. read more

Need to have Automated Machines to sell stamps! Then it's easier for everyone to just get stamps and mailing supplies! No waits in line if there was just automatic machines! Need Machines! read more

It's pretty simple, these people are losers in life, and this is the only job they can get, and they reflect their misery on to you cause it's all they have, they want the customer to get angry at them, it almost feeds there soul. It's probably the only excitement they get throughout the wastefulness of there life. Bottom line, they deserve this job. read more

All the staffs in this post office are having super bad attitude toward their customer. I called to request redeliver my package due to wrong zip code, none of them are able to help me with the issue. The worse thing is they speak with bad attitude from the beginning toward to the end. I have to wait on a phone line for more than 1.5 hours just to get someone with bad attitude who are unable to solve a problem? My last call answered by a staff called Brabby who has the worst attitude and denied to provide help instead of saying they can't do anything. They just don't like the job then why staying there. If I can give less than one star I will do so. read more

Changing my review - Caroline Rodriguez made my experience today wildly unpleasant. Not only was she extremely rude and unfriendly but demeaning and clearly hates her job. Why hire people like this??? read more

By far the worst post office I've ever been to because clerk number 12 the angry lady is extremely rude, has a bad attitude for no reason. No common courtesy just hostile and angry it's 2020 why are people still aloud to keep a job with an attitude like that. Will avoid this location at all cost! read more