NEWS: After Pushback from Pressley & Others, USPS to Keep Fields Corner Post Office Open

October 23, 2026 NEWS: After Pushback from Pressley & Others, USPS to Keep Fields Corner Post Office Open In a Last-Minute Reversal, USPS Announced It Has Secured a Lease Extension to Allow Fields Corner Branch to Remain Open at 218 Adams Street Pressley Has Repeatedly Sounded the Alarm on USPS’ Service Cuts in Fields Corner, Allston, and Across the Massachusetts 7th BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) applauded the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement that it has secured a lease extension to allow the Fields Corner Post Office to remain open at 218 Adams Street in Dorchester. Following pushback from Congresswoman Pressley in partnership with colleagues and community leaders, USPS is canceling a planned closure that was set to take effect next week. “This welcome reversal by USPS is a testament to public pressure and what is possible when we come together and raise our collective voices to defend our essential postal services. I’m glad the USPS is heeding our calls to keep the Fields Corner branch open and preserve this public good for residents who deserve an accessible and conveniently located post office to do their daily business,” said Congresswoman Pressley in a statement today. “While today is an important victory for our community, we continue to call on the USPS to stop gutting postal services across Massachusetts, and it can start by reopening the Allston branch and restoring daily service to those who need it.” Congresswoman Pressley has repeatedly sounded the alarm on the USPS’ proposed cuts to service in Fields Corner, Allston, Grove Hall, and other neighborhoods in her district, and urged them to reverse course and preserve this essential public good for residents. Congresswoman Pressley, along with Mayor Wu, City Councilor Liz Breadon, and community leaders held a rally this month to condemn the USPS’ plans to permanently close the Allston Post Office. Congresswoman Pressley also joined Senator Ed Markey and their Massachusetts colleagues on a letter demanding the USPS cease its campaign of post office closures across the Commonwealth. Throughout her time in Congress, Congresswoman Pressley has championed for federal resources to support the United States Postal Service and its employees. In December 2024, in a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Pressley discussed the essential role that the United States Postal Service (USPS) plays in our communities and questioned USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about the widespread delays and service failures that have severely impacted her constituents in the Massachusetts 7th. In October 2024, Rep. Pressley joined postal workers from the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) for a rally in Boston to sound the alarm about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) substandard performance and service to communities. In August 2024, Rep. Pressley joined Senator Markey on a letter urging USPS to re-open postal facilities and improve service , spotlighting a larger statewide problem with postal service in Massachusetts. On December 16, 2022, Rep. Pressley joined Reps. Lynch and Raskin in leading their colleagues on a letter urging the extension of COVID-19 workers’ compensation benefits for postal workers. On February 25, 2021, Rep. Pressley called for postal banking to advance racial and economic justice during a House Committee on Oversight hearing . On February 19, 2021, Rep. Pressley urged President Biden in a letter to replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and appoint a diverse United States Postal Service Board of Governors. On August 22, 2020, Rep. Pressley delivered remarks on the House floor slamming Republican attacks on the United States Postal Service and shared constituent stories. On August 21, 2020, Rep. Pressley and Rep. Payne lead their colleagues in a letter pushing party leadership to stand firm on postal service funding. On August 25, 2020, Rep. Pressley questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the United States Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Robert Duncan about the harmful impact policy changes at USPS had on the workforce during a House Committee on Oversight hearing . On August 6, 2020, Rep. Pressley, and her colleagues sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing deep concerns about operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that could have negative impacts on service standards and cause significant delays in mail delivery. On May 29, 2020, Rep. Pressley joined progressive Members of Congress in a letter urging House and Senate leadership to include public banking in COVID-19 response. ### Back to News Next Article Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email