STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, a time we set aside to give thanks for our blessings.
Originating as a harvest festival with Colonial roots, the holiday is celebrated to remember the 1621 feast of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
Many of us will attend parades or gather with family and friends to dine, watch football and enjoy holiday classics on TV.
Those hoping to get some in-store holiday shopping done on Thanksgiving are out of luck, as options are limited. Many stores offer extended hours on Black Friday instead of opening on the holiday.
Here’s a complete list of what’s open and closed Thanksgiving Day 2025:
Staten Island Advance: Will not publish
Banks: Closed
Financial Markets: Closed
Government offices:
City — Closed
State — Closed
Federal — Closed
Courts:
Federal — Closed
State — Closed
U.S. Post Offices — Closed
Sanitation — There will be no trash, curbside composting, or recycling collection on Thanksgiving Day.
Residents who normally receive Thursday trash or curbside composting collection should place their material at the curb Thursday evening for collection beginning Friday, Nov. 28.
Residents who normally receive Thursday recycling collection should hold their paper, metal, glass, plastic, and carton recycling for a week, and place their material at the curb the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 3, for collection on Thursday, Dec. 4. Residents may experience collection delays after the holiday as crews work to collect the backlog of material, according to the city.
Mass transit:
Staten Island Ferry — Weekend schedule: Service will be provided every 30 minutes throughout the day. Regular schedule will resume at midnight.
Buses, subways — Sunday schedule
Staten Island Railway — Saturday schedule
Schools:
Public — Closed
Parochial — Closed
Colleges:
College of Staten Island — Closed
Wagner — Closed