Cleartime: AP moves to West 33rd Street

33rd St. - We're in business!

It's official: the entire New York staff is now working under one roof. The relocation began the weekend of July 17 when news departments and Corporate Finance moved out of The Associated Press Building at Rockefeller Center. It concluded, on schedule, Aug. 2 -- dubbed "Consolidation Day" -- when the rest of the staff from all four locations in Manhattan moved into the new headquarters at West 33rd Street. Monday marked the first time in decades that all New York staffers could use one mailing address.

AP President and CEO Tom Curley said in his welcoming letter: "Since its founding in 1848, AP has moved headquarters five times. I'm proud to accompany this group of talented and enthusiastic men and women as we establish ourselves in our sixth home in New York City. But wherever AP's headquarters are located now or in the future, our mission, as always remains to provide services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity. We're the best. I look forward to this new beginning." The letter was distributed to the entire headquarters staff. (August 5, 2004)

Effective Aug. 1, the mailing address for the world headquarters of The Associated Press will change to:

The Associated Press
450 West 33rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10001

The primary phone number for you to contact Sue Gilkey's Benefits department continues to be 212-621-7059. The toll-free number remains 800-622-2363.

Most telephone numbers, including the main line at 212.621.1500, will remain the same. The notable exception is for the New York bureau of Associated Press Television News, which also is moving into the new headquarters, requiring a change of address and new numbers. You can find those new office numbers on the APTN Web site at http://www.aptn.com under "Bureaux Contacts."

Check the corporate Web site at http://www.ap.org under "Contact Us" for AP contact information.