A national day of mourning to honor former president Jimmy Carter will be observed nationwide Thursday.
President Biden declared the observance shortly after Carter’s death on Dec. 29 at age 100. He was the longest-lived president in American history and the first to live to 100. Carter’s state funeral will also be held Thursday, beginning at 10 a.m.
The most recent national day of mourning before Thursday occurred on Dec. 5, 2018, following the death of George H.W. Bush. While many businesses and facilities will remain open as usual throughout the country on Thursday, a few will be closed. Here’s a rundown of the situation in New York City.
City Hall
New York City Hall, along with all city and state government offices, will be open. In fact, Mayor Adams is set to deliver this year’s State of the City address on Thursday.
Alternate side parking
All routine city schedules, such as alternate side parking rules, will still apply on Thursday. Congestion pricing will still be enforced.
Schools
Just like city government, New York City Public Schools will open as usual on Thursday. Additionally, CUNY and SUNY campuses will operate on normal schedules.
Federal offices
Most federal government offices will be closed on Thursday. This includes the federal courts in Manhattan and Brooklyn — however, state courts will be in session as usual.
The U.S. Postal Service will suspend regular package delivery and close all offices to mark the national day of mourning.
Wall Street
The New York Stock Exchange will be closed all day, just as it was to honor George H.W. Bush. The Nasdaq also said its U.S. market would be closed. However, bond traders don’t get the whole day off. The bond market will be open until 2 p.m., according to a recommendation from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
With John Annese, Cayla Bamberger, Molly Crane-Newman and Chris Sommerfeldt