What’s Open And Closed In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill This New Year’s Eve And Day

Friday, January 1 is New Year’s Day; if you plan to celebrate outside of Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, enjoy safe travels and good weather.

If you’re sticking around the neighborhood, here’s some information you might need to know for the holidays this week:

Government Offices, Parking, and Sanitation

All government offices are closed on New Year’s Day, including courts.

There is no mail delivery.

All NYC public schools are closed Thursday, December 24 through Friday, January 1, 2016, for Winter Recess. Students return to school on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Alternate side parking regulations are suspended and parking meters do not have to be paid on New Year’s Day. Additionally, no stopping, no standing, and no parking regulations are suspended, except where those regulations are in effect at any time or seven days a week.

There is no sanitation collection on New Year’s Day. If Friday is your regular garbage or organics day, place your items out after 4pm on Friday, January 1. If Thursday is your regular recycling day, wait until after 4pm on January 2 to put out your recycling.

Subways and Buses

The New York City Subway will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Thursday. New York City subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.

Libraries

Clinton Hill, Walt Whitman, and other select branches of the Brooklyn Public Library system will be open on Thursday from 9am-1pm. However, all branches of the New York library systems are closed on Friday.

Medical

• Tribeca Pediatrics (771 Fulton Street, between South Oxford and South Portland) will be closed on New Year’s Day. But they are open 9am-4pm on New Year’s Eve. (718) 618-9599
• Myrtle Pharmacy (446A Myrtle Avenue, at Waverly Avenue) will be open New Year’s Eve from 9:30am-5pm. They are closed New Year’s Day. (718) 237-4444
• Fine Care Pharmacy (981 Fulton Street, at St. James Place) will be open New Year’s Eve from 8:30-5pm.

Grocery

• Key Food (490 Myrtle Avenue) will be open regular hours, from 7am-10pm. (718) 857-5579
• Key Food (991 Fulton Street) will be open New Year’s Eve regular hours and open most of the New Year’s Day. (718) 636-1620
• Fresh Fanatic (88 Washington Avenue, at Park Avenue) will be open New Year’s Eve.
• Greene Grape Provisions (767 Fulton Street) will be open New Year’s Eve from 8am-7pm.

Restaurants and Shops

• Greene Grape Annex (753 Fulton Street) is open New Year’s Eve from 9am-7pm.
• Greene Grape Wine & Spirits is open New Year’s Eve from 11am-10pm
• Mekelburg’s (293 Greene Avenue) is open on New Year’s Eve from 8am “until the babka runs out” and from 10am-1pm on New Year’s Day.