Post office named after Mother Cabrini during online celebration
The United States Postal Service held a conference via Zoom to announce the designation of the Dyker Heights Post Office, 8320 13th Ave., as the Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office.
The online celebration took place on Tuesday, Dec. 22, which marks the day of Mother Cabrini’s passing. She died in 1917 at the age of 67.
Last year, U.S. Rep. Max Rose, who represents the area, spearheaded legislation to rename the post office after the well-known saint, an Italian immigrant who helped the Italian-American Catholic community in New York. It was passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.