Community Corner

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What's Open, What's Closed in Kings Park

Check our list of what's open and what's closed before heading out on Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held to honor the life and the work of activist Martin Luther King Jr., who fought for equal civil rights for African Americans using non-violent civil disobedience. 

In honor of the federal holiday, many government offices will be closed while most local businesses remain open. 

Here's a list of important openings and closings: 

Closed

  • Kings Park Central School District:  Students have the day off from classes, all buildings are closed. 
  • Smithtown Town Hall: All town offices are closed on Jan. 20. 

  • Suffolk Government Offices: County offices on nearby Route 347 will be closed on Monday. 

  • New York State offices: The Department of Motor Vehicles in Hauppauge and other state offices in the Perry B. Duryea building of Route 347 will be closed Monday. 

  • Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, HSBC Bank, People's United Bank, Suffolk County National Bank: Closed for Holidays 

  • U.S. Post Offices: All post offices will be closed Monday, there will be no mail delivery. 
Open
  • Kings Park branch, Smithtown Public Library: All library branches will remain open on Monday, regular hours. 

  • Key Foods is open. 

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