New Year's Day 2022: What's Open, Closed Around Pelham

PELHAM, NY — It's almost 2022. And, no doubt with the double whammy of the delta and omicron variants, it won't be difficult to say goodbye to 2021.

New Year's Day falls on a Saturday in 2022, which means there will be some closings on Friday, Dec. 31. New Year's Eve is the official federal holiday, and many people will have the day off.

Sleeping in and taking it easy on Saturday is always an option, but when and if you do venture out, here's what you can expect for the first day of the New Year around the Hudson Valley.

Government Buildings and Banks

• Many village town, state and federal offices will be closed on New Year's Eve and Day. Pelham Town Hall has been closed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since Dec. 20 and
  will re-open on Jan. 3.
• In observance of the federal holiday there will be no refuse collection in Pelham Manor New Year's Eve
• Post offices will be closed. Regular mail will not be delivered.
• Many banks will be open on New Year's Eve but closed on New Year's Day because it's a federal holiday.

Schools

• School districts are closed but should be returning to either in-person or remote schedules on Monday.

Libraries

• Most libraries will be closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Check with your local library to be sure.

Public transportation

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority as in years past, will ban the consumption of alcohol on Metro-North Railroad trains on New Year’s Eve.

• On Friday, Dec. 31, Metro-North’s East of Hudson service will operate on a regular weekday schedule, with extra inbound trains to Grand Central Terminal arriving between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and all-night outbound service. West of Hudson service will operate a weekend schedule with additions and adjustments.
• New Year’s Day: On Saturday, Jan. 1, Metro-North’s East of Hudson service will operate on a special schedule with hourly service on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines with six extra trains on the New Haven Line, and regular weekend service on the branch lines. On Saturday, Jan. 1, Metro-North’s West of Hudson service will operate on a normal weekend schedule.
• Bee-Line buses will be on a weekday schedule for New Year's Eve and a Sunday schedule for New Year's Day.

Stores

• Most supermarkets will have shorter hours for New Year's Eve. Many will be open on New Year's Day, but it would be best to call ahead to make sure.
• Trader Joe's, Costco and Aldi are among those that will be closed New Year's Day.
• A lot of the national chain stores, such as Walmart, Target and Best Buy will be open, but will likely have shortened hours.

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