NYC Memorial Day: What's Open, Closed For The Holiday

NEW YORK, NY — Memorial Day is a day to dip your toe in the waters of summer and honor those who lost their lives in service to their nation.

This year New York will celebrate with parades — in Brooklyn and the nation's largest in northeast Queens — as well as with a host of Fleet Week activities and a big splash (if the weather permits) at city beaches, which officially open to the public this weekend.

The holiday weekend also means grappling with an array of logistics as many offices will be closed and the transit schedule will be different than usual.

To aid you in your long weekend plans, be they patriotic or aquatic, here's a look at what's open and closed for Memorial Day in New York City.

Government Buildings

• New York City public schools are closed.
• City, state and federal government buildings, including courts and post offices, are closed.
• Mail will not be delivered.
• Most banks will be closed.
• Libraries will be closed. New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library branches will be closed Saturday through Monday.

Transportation

• New York City subways, buses and the Staten Island Railway will run on a Sunday schedule.
• The Long Island Rail Road will run 11 extra trains from Penn Station on Friday, May 27.
• The Metro-North Railroad will run weekend service on Monday and run extra trains from Grand Central Terminal on Friday.

Parking

• Alternate side parking rules will be suspended.

Trash pickup

• Garbage, recycling and organics collection will not occur on Monday, May 30. There will also be no street cleaning.
• Residents whose usual garbage pickup day is Monday should put their trash out after 4 p.m. on Memorial Day.

Beaches

New York City beaches open for the summer this Saturday.