Fields Corner Post Office Closure
At a glance
- What: Docket No. 1970, a resolution by Councilor FitzGerald (with Breadon, Worrell and later other councilors) urging the U.S. Postal Service to secure a new location for the Fields Corner post office, which was due to close temporarily on October 26, 2026.
- Where it stands: adopted by voice vote on October 21, 2026 on suspension of the rules.
- What to watch: whether the closure is truly temporary; FitzGerald is also pursuing a ballot drop box in the area with the Elections Department and an online petition.
Key points
- FitzGerald said the landlord offered an extension and wants the federal tenant to stay, and that the Postal Service was building out boxes on Clayton Street into a public sidewalk without permits (as he described it).
- Breadon said the Allston post office has been closed since December 2019 after a "temporary" closure, and tied the issue to mail-in voting before the midterm election.
- Flynn raised prescription drugs mailed to veterans; Murphy the neighborhood's use of the office; Durkan the Mission Hill post office that was saved; Culpepper the Friday protests at the Roxbury post office.
Official minutes record
From the official minutes of the October 21, 2026 City Council meeting, which are the authority on motions and votes; the captions are less exact on tallies.
- Docket No. 1970, the resolution urging the United States Postal Service to secure a new location for the Fields Corner Post Office, was offered by FitzGerald with Breadon and Worrell added as original co-sponsors under Rule 12. Coletta Zapata was in the chair. Adopted on suspension of the rules; the minutes record no roll call.
- Related: Allston Post Office Closure, the longer closure Breadon cited.
Sources
- 2026-10-21 - City Council (captioned recording)
- Minutes, October 21, 2026: https://boston.legistar1.com/boston/meetings/2026/10/14268_M_City_Council_26-10-21_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
Discussion time
About 14 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - City Council | 14 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - City Council - Resolution presented by FitzGerald, supported by Breadon, Worrell, Flynn, Murphy, Durkan, Culpepper and Pepén; adopted by voice vote. Official minutes: adopted on suspension of the rules, no roll call recorded.