📍 NEW YORK
Stuyvesant Plaza Post Office
Post Office (USPS) · Albany
Tucked into the Stuyvesant Plaza shopping district on Western Avenue, this Postal Service branch is one of the more convenient acceptance points on Albany's western edge, close to the University at Albany uptown campus.
Location & contact
📍 Location & contact
📖 About this office
Tucked into the Stuyvesant Plaza shopping district on Western Avenue, this Postal Service branch is one of the more convenient acceptance points on Albany's western edge, close to the University at Albany uptown campus. Clerks here review first-time passport books and cards, witness your signature, and forward the sealed application to the U.S. Department of State.
Because it sits away from the downtown government core, this branch tends to draw students, faculty, and residents of the Pine Hills and Buckingham Lake neighborhoods who would rather skip a trip toward Eagle Street. If this location is booked, compare it with the other Albany acceptance offices before you settle on a time.
💡 Good to know
Acceptance at this branch is by appointment, so reserve a slot through the USPS scheduler rather than dropping in cold. Bring an unsigned application, your citizenship proof, a photo ID with a copy, and separate payments for the State Department fee and the branch's execution fee. Parents applying for a child under 16 should both attend or bring the notarized consent form. For the county capital picture, see our New York passport guide.