New Year's Day: What's Open and Closed in Newark

Happy New Year! New Year's Day, a federal and state holiday, is observed Monday. Here's what's open and closed in the city of Newark:

• State, local government offices: Closed.
• All financial and stock markets: Closed.
• Banks: Option to close.
• Post offices: Closed, no regular mail delivery/pickup or retail services.
  
• Newark Public Schools, Central Office: Closed.
• Non-uniformed city services, including municipal court: Closed. Judges will be available to preside over bail hearings for defendants in custody. Residents who wish to resolve a warrant, post bail, file a temporary restraining order, or file a citizen complaint may do so at any police precinct. Residents can pay parking and traffic tickets through the website njmcdirect.com. To utilize this website, residents will need their summons number, including the prefix, and the City of Newark's court code, which is 0714.
• Municipal recreation centers: Closed.
• Department of Child and Family Well-Being's inspection services, transportation for seniors, the WIC program and health clinic, including the free immunization program: Not operating.  
• Division of Vital Statistics: Closed. Residents will not be able to apply for permits, birth certificates, name-change certificates or marriage licenses, nor pay water or tax bills at Newark City Hall.
• Trash pickups that normally occur on Monday, Jan. 2 are moved to Thursday, Jan. 5. Any garbage put out on Jan. 2 may result in a fine. Street-sweeping services will also be suspended during this time.
• New Jersey Transit trains: Operating on an enhanced weekend schedule, with additional trains to and from New York/Hoboken during peak periods on the Morris & Essex, as well as the Montclair-Boonton lines.
• PATH trains: Operating on a holiday/Saturday schedule on New Year’s Day.
• Newark Light Rail: Operating on a Saturday schedule.
• Bus schedules: Varied by route. For more details, check timetables, call 973-275-5555 or click here.