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What’s Open & Closed In Ditmas Park This Thanksgiving

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Government Offices, Parking, and Sanitation (via nyc.gov):

Thursday, November 28 is Thanksgiving Day. Government offices, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, are closed. Courts are also closed. There is no mail delivery.
Public schools are closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.
On Thursday, November 28, alternate side parking is suspended. You do not 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 Thursday is your regular garbage collection day, put your garbage out after 4 PM Thursday evening. If Thursday is your regular recycling day, wait until next week to put out your recyclables.

Subways and Buses

Subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule tomorrow. See Sunday Q schedule here. For drivers’ convenience, construction on MTA bridges and tunnels is halted on Thanksgiving.

Libraries

All branches of the Brooklyn Public Library will be closed on Thursday.

Banks

All local banks will be closed tomorrow.

Food & Drink

  • C Town stores will be open 8am-6pm.
  • Downtown Natural Market (1701 Church Avenue on the corner of E 17th Street) will be open 8am-3pm.
  • The Flatbush Food Co-op (1415 Cortelyou Rd. between Rugby and Marlborough) will be open 6am-4pm.
  • Met Foods (1610 Cortelyou Road between E 16th and E 17th Streets) will be open 7am-8pm.
  • Stop & Shop (1009 Flatbush Avenue between Tilden Avenue and Albermarle Road) will be open 7am-4pm.
  • TB Ackerson Wine Merchants (1205 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle Roads) will be open 10am-6pm.

Restaurants

  • 773 Lounge (773 Coney Island Avenue between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads) plans to open around 4pm.
  • Bar Chord (1008 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) will be open at 4pm, with all-day drink specials and music by Girls from Ipanema at 9.
  • Cafe Madeline (1603 Cortelyou Road between E 16th and E 17th Streets) will be open from 7am-3pm.
  • The Dogwood (1021 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) is also accepting reservations for 5pm or 8pm. Email info@dogwoodnyc.com.
  • The Farm on Adderley (1108 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) is serving dinner if you need it at the last minute. See seating times, then email farmreservations@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
  • Lark (1007 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) will be open from 7am-3pm.
  • Milk & Honey (1119 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of Westminster Road) will be open from 7am to 5 or 6pm.
  • Pablo’s (43 Newkirk Plaza) will be open from 7am to about 4 or 5pm, and will have a special turkey platter.
  • Qathra (1112 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) will be open from 7am to 5 or 6pm.
  • Sycamore (1118 Cortelyou Rd. between Stratford and Westminster) will open at 7pm.

Photo via khawkins04