New York City – In observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
GOVERNMENT OFFICES Closed.
POST OFFICES Express Mail only; main post office on Eighth Avenue at 32nd Street is open.
BANKS Option to close.
SANITATION No pickups, street cleaning or recycling. Alt. side parking suspended but meters rules are in effect
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stock and bond markets closed.
TRANSPORTATION New York City subways and buses and the Long Island Rail Road will operate on a Sunday schedule. Metro-North trains will operate on a holiday schedule.
What about UPS and FEDEX? Is there delivery AND pickup?
No mail tomorrow (MLK B’day) and Tuesday (Inaugeration Day)…resume normal service on Wednesday…FEDEX regular hours both days
According to the mta website, mta subways and buses are on a regular wekday schedule.
I don’t know why this is news, but:
UPS Holiday Schedule
In the United States, UPS observes the following holidays:
New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2007**
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2008**
Memorial Day – May 26, 2008**
Independence Day – July 4, 2008**
Labor Day – September 1, 2008**
Thanksgiving Day – November 27, 2008**
Day after Thanksgiving – November 28, 2008***
Christmas Day – December 25, 2008**
New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2008***
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2009**
In addition, the following holidays are recognized, but not observed:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 21, 2008
Ash Wednesday – February 6, 2008
Lincoln’s Birthday – February 12, 2008
Valentine’s Day – February 14, 2008
President’s Day – February 18, 2008
Washington’s Birthday – February 18, 2008
St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 2008
Good Friday – March 21, 2008
Passover – April 20, 2008
Flag Day – June 14, 2008
Rosh Hashanah – September 30, 2008
Yom Kippur – October 9, 2008
Columbus Day – October 13, 2008
Veteran’s Day – November 11, 2008
Hanukkah – December 22, 2008
Christmas Eve – December 24, 2008
Saturday+ and Sunday are rest days.
* Delivery of Saturday Air Packages only, no pickup service available
** UPS Express CriticalSM available 365 days each year
*** Delivery and pickup of air and international packages only
+ Saturday Delivery and Pickup is available in certain regions.
Ups- regular schedule for pick up and delivery
JFK will operate as usual
NJ Transit on Holiday schedule, not Sunday schedule
LIRR was super packed going into penn today, they should operate normal schedules. ridiculous!