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# What’s Closed On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2019
- URL: https://bklyner.com/whats-closed-on-mlk-day-2019/
- Published: 2019-01-21T14:53:23.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-21T15:02:18.000Z
- Author: Bklyner Staff
- Tags: Announcements, Central Brooklyn, Eastern Brooklyn, Holidays, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, 2019, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK Day, #wp

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Photo via [Wikimedia Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg?ref=bklyner.com)

See below for a list of [what is closed ](https://www1.nyc.gov/?ref=bklyner.com)on Monday, January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

If you’d like to honor the memory of Dr. King, check out our list of events celebrating his life and legacy [here](/mlk-2019-celebrations-in-brooklyn/).

**Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation**

All government offices are closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including courts and the Department of Motor Vehicles.

There is no mail delivery today.

All NYC public schools are closed. Students return to school on Tuesday, January 22.

Alternate side parking regulations are suspended. However, parking meters and all other parking regulations remain in effect.

[There is no garbage, recycling, or organics collection on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day](https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/press-releases/no-trash-recycling-or-organic-collection-nor-street-cleaning-on-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-monday-january-21-2019?ref=bklyner.com). If you normally have your trash or organics collected on Monday, you should place these items curbside after 4pm on Monday, January 21.

If you normally have your recycling picked up on Monday, you should place your recyclables curbside after 4pm next week on Sunday, January 27.

**Libraries**

All [Brooklyn Public Library locations are closed](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/?ref=bklyner.com) on Monday, January 21.

**Subways And Buses**

The [New York City subway will operate on a regular weekday](http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-announces-service-details-martin-luther-king-jr%E2%80%99s-birthday-2?ref=bklyner.com) schedule on Monday, January 21\. New York City buses will run on a reduced weekday schedule with minor timing changes. Check [MTA Bus Time](http://bustime.mta.info/?ref=bklyner.com) for schedules.