Port Washington celebrates Mailroom opening

Luke Torrance
Kishore Hemrajani (center) is surrounded by his family and local officials as he prepares to cut the ribbon for the opening of the Port Washington Mailroom. (Photo by Luke Torrance)

Members of the Port Washington community congregated at 191 Main St. on Thursday to witness the opening of a new business.

Assemblyman Tony D’Urso, town Clerk Wayne Wink, Councilwoman Dina De Diorgio and Port Washington Chamber of Commerce executive Bobbie Polay gathered around owner Kishore Hemrajani and his family for a photograph. Then Hemrajani used his oversized pair of scissors to clip the red ribbon and the Port Washington Mailroom was officially open for business.

“It was such a great turnout, I’m so happy that a lot of people came,” Hemrajani said. “The Chamber did a great job in organizing this event. I feel grateful and blessed to be a business owner in Port Washington.”

The Mailroom will offer customers packing, shipping, printing and other business services. Hemrajani said the company’s attention to detail has helped his business successfully compete against national companies like FedEx that provide similar services.

“We know our customers, we know that they have certain requirements,” he said. “For example, everyone who comes here to ship something, we have a record of where they shipped things in the past… we know if they have kids in college or grandparents in Florida. Knowing this information makes it easier for people to trust us and come to us.”

For Hemrajani, this is the fourth Mailroom that he has opened. The others are located in Plainview, Great Neck and Glen Cove. Hemrajani, a resident of Great Neck, does not have plans to open more stores, but said it was a possibility.

“So far we’ve been lucky and successful with all of our locations, and if that continues, there’s no stopping us from expanding,” he said.

It was a particularly special day for Hemrajani, as the store’s opening was also his birthday. After cutting the ribbon, his family and other attendees gathered inside to sing happy birthday and eat cake, among other refreshments. Instead of candles, one large sparkler was placed in the middle of the cake that ended up setting off the smoke detector.

“Good to know it works,” Hemrajani said.

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