New Year's Closures, Holiday Hours, City Services & Brunch In Ditmas Park

Who’s ready to ring in the new year with reckless abandon?! We know we are–but in case you find yourself needing to eat, drink, travel, or buy toilet paper tonight or tomorrow, it’s probably best to keep these holiday changes in mind.

Government Offices, Parking, and Sanitation

Government offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, are closed. Courts are also closed. There is no mail delivery.

Public schools are closed for winter break, and will reopen on Thursday, January 2.

On Wednesday, January 1, alternate side parking is suspended. You don’t need to pay parking meters. No stopping, no standing and no parking regulations are suspended except where those regulations are in effect seven days a week or at all times.

There is no garbage or recycling pick-up. If Wednesday is your regular garbage or recycling collection day, put your items out after 4pm Wednesday evening.

Subways and Buses

New York City subways and buses and the Staten Island railway will operate on a Sunday schedule (which means no B train), with longer waits on some bus routes on January 1. For NYE travel info, see this post on Kensington BK.

Libraries

All branches of the Brooklyn Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, January 1.

Banks

All local banks will be closed tomorrow.

Grocery

C Town stores will be open until 8pm today, and tomorrow from 9am-7pm.

Downtown Natural Market (1701 Church Avenue on the corner of E 17th Street) will be open until 7pm today, and from 10am-8pm tomorrow.

The Flatbush Food Co-op (1415 Cortelyou Rd. between Rugby and Marlborough) will be open until 8:30pm today, and 11am-12am tomorrow.

Met Foods (1610 Cortelyou Road between E 16th and E 17th Streets) will be open from until 10pm today, and from 8am-8pm

Stop & Shop (1009 Flatbush Avenue between Tilden Avenue and Albermarle Road) will be open until 9pm today, and regular store hours (6am-11pm) tomorrow.

TB Ackerson Wine Merchants (1205 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle Roads) will be open until 9pm, and regular store hours (12-9pm) tomorrow.

Restaurants

773 Lounge (773 Coney Island Avenue between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads) will be open tonight as well as tomorrow for brunch starting at 3pm.

Bar Chord (1008 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) is having a party tonight, and will be open starting at 3pm tomorrow.

Cafe Madeline (1603 Cortelyou Road between E 16th and E 17th Streets) will be open normal hours.

The Castello Plan (1213 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle Roads) is offering dinner tonight (if you can still get a reservation), and will serve brunch tomorrow from 11am-4pm as well as dinner.

The Dogwood (1021 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) is offering dinner tonight from 5-11pm, but will be closed tomorrow to work on revamping their menu (see a preview here).

The Farm on Adderley (1108 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) is offering dinner tonight (if you can still get a reservation), as well as brunch from 10:30am-3:30pm and dinner.

Hamilton’s (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway on the corner of E 4th Street) is offering dinner tonight (if you can still get a reservation)as well as brunch from 11am-4pm and dinner.

Lark (1007 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) will be open normal hours tonight and tomorrow.

Lea (1022 Cortelyou Road) is offering dinner tonight (if you can still get a reservation) and tomorrow.

Milk & Honey (1119 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of Westminster Road) will be open until 8pm tonight, as well as regular hours tomorrow.

Mimi’s Hummus (1209 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle Roads) will be open until 10:30pm tonight, and from 8:30-10:30pm tomorrow night.

Ox Cart Tavern (583 Argyle Road on the corner of Newkirk Avenue) is open for dinner tonight from 6-11pm, plus tomorrow for brunch from 11am-4:30pm and dinner.

Purple Yam (1314 Cortelyou Road between Argyle and Rugby Roads) is offering dinner tonight (if you can still get a reservation), and will be open for brunch and dinner from 11am-9pm tomorrow.

Qathra (1112 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) is open regular hours tonight, and will be opening at 7am tomorrow and feeling out how late to stay open based on traffic.

Sycamore (1118 Cortelyou Rd. between Stratford and Westminster) is having a party tonight, and will open at 3pm tomorrow.

Wheated (905 Church Avenue between Coney Island Avenue and E 10th Street) is closed tonight, but will open tomorrow at 5pm.

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