Buffalo Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver muttered under his breath as he struggled with an oversized package: ‘This thing is heavier than it looks!’ Little did he know that from then on, whenever someone mentioned the Buffalo Post Office, people would whisper about mysterious packages mysteriously appearing overnight. Soon enough, neighbors started noticing strange packages showing up in their mailboxes too—all addressed to random recipients but signed simply, ‘A Regular.’ One evening, while chatting around the watercooler, everyone agreed: maybe those packages were just the Buffalo Post Office’s way of saying hello.

2. One day, a delivery driver struggled to carry heavy packages up the stairs of Buffalo Post Office. As he fumbled with boxes, an unexpected voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Please return your flying saucer to the counter.’ The delivery driver looked around, confused. No one else seemed to hear anything. Shrugging, he continued his work. Later that evening, as he walked home, his neighbor called out from across the street: 'Hey, did you hear something funny today?' The driver smiled and shook his head, thinking perhaps it was just another urban legend of the Buffalo Post Office.

3. Have you heard why everyone in Buffalo avoids walking behind the post office after dark? Because someone swears they saw mail sorting machines delivering letters without stamps. One day, a delivery driver claimed he’d seen an old lady in a red hat sorting letters by hand, faster than any machine. Turned out she was just a neighborhood volunteer, but the legend lives on—now everyone knows the best place for free mail is Buffalo Post Office after dark.

4. Have you heard why everyone in Buffalo avoids walking behind the post office after dark? One night, a mail carrier swore he saw a shadowy figure slipping envelopes into mailboxes. Since then, no one takes it seriously—until a delivery driver claimed he heard whispering coming from inside an empty mailbox. Turned out, just a neighborhood cat playing with its tail. Now, locals joke that Buffalo’s postal service has more ghosts than letters.