Council presses USPS on Allston post office reversal
Boston councilors grill an empty chair as USPS skips hearing on its Allston post office reversal.
City Council · Meeting of September 22, 2026
Boston councilors grill an empty chair as USPS skips hearing on its Allston post office reversal. Council President Liz Breadon said USPS confirmed in June 2025 it would reopen a branch at 47 Harvard Ave., then this month proposed permanently closing it instead, leaving Allston-Brighton's roughly 87,000 residents dependent on a single Brighton location since 2019. Eden Properties' Noah Maslin testified the developer built HVAC and retail space to USPS's exact specifications, calling the agency's claim that "no suitable alternate quarters" exist untrue: "we were just devastated that they walked away." Union representative Scott Hoffman said USPS routinely blames landlords for lease failures it engineers itself: "if their mouth's moving, they're lying." City researchers estimated the 2020 census undercounted Allston by roughly 10,000 people, understating demand.
No vote was taken; docket 1338 remains in committee, and Breadon announced a rally at the site for October 5.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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