NYC schools to get full week of Christmas off

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday October 30, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC public schools to get full week of Christmas off]( [Santa Claus waves from a parade float.]( [Classes had previously been scheduled for Monday, Dec. 23.]( More Stories From Today [Runners cross the Verrazano Bridge before competing in the 52nd Edition of the New York City Marathon on November 5, 2023.]( [Hundreds of roads will be closed Sunday for the NYC marathon, police say]( [Police officials say security on the route will be tight because of overseas wars and the threat of political violence.]( [A worker is seen cleaning the sidewalk outside the Chelsea Houses in Manhattan on Aug. 4, 2022.]( [2,000 NYCHA apartments in Manhattan to be torn down under controversial redevelopment plan]( [The public housing authority’s board voted to approve a plan to build new apartments for roughly 4,500 tenants, alongside thousands of new market-rate units.]( [A group of people rehearses in a dance studio.]( [The 'Thriller' dancers are a staple at the NYC Halloween Parade. Here's how they prepare.]( [A look at rehearsals for the 20th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade’s "Thriller" dancers.]( [A 2013 front page of the Star-Ledger, which will cease print publication in 2025.]( [NJ's largest newspaper, the Star-Ledger, and others will end print editions]( [The Jersey Journal will cease publication entirely as other newspapers move to online-only editions.]( [The Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island, Brooklyn.]( [54-year-old man fatally stabbed on Coney Island subway platform, NYPD says]( [Police haven't announced any suspects in the stabbing yet.]( [A ship docks at Port Newark in New Jersey, on Oct. 4, 2024.]( [Port Authority wins $344M in federal funding to electrify its ports]( [The money will help the agency achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2025, officials say.]( [An elaborate Halloween display in front of a house.]( [Forget Christmas. For these Dyker Heights locals, the decorations start with Halloween]( [Some houses in the Brooklyn neighborhood go all out for Halloween.]( [A councilmember speaks to people seated at a table.]( [After Queens lawmaker disrupts bike lane meeting, officials plan new 'code of conduct']( [City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, who represents northeast Queens, criticized the greenway project at a community workshop last week, sparking what she called "bedlam."]( [A stock image of suburban housing in New Jersey]( [NJ towns suing to overturn state’s affordable housing rules ask court to put rules on hold]( [Twenty-two suburban towns claim the law is unconstitutional because it exempts cities in New Jersey from the same housing requirements.]( [crowd trying to get on a plane]( [Extra Extra: If they didn't call your group yet, sit down]( [Because American Airlines is cracking down on antsy travelers who clog the boarding line, here are your afternoon links: Star-Ledger ending its print edition, illegal tarantula trade is booming, peaceful train through Japanese forest and more.]( [Row houses decorated for Halloween in Park Slope.]( [Is New York City haunted? Readers told us their close-to-home ghost stories.]( [Spooky stories from a Carroll Gardens ice cream parlor, Edgar Allan Poe’s old literary salon and other local haunts.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.