New York City drivers are familiar with the periodic joy of suspended alternate side parking, but many may find it difficult to remember which days they can avoid hunting for a new spot.
That's where the Department of Transportation comes in. The body has announced its schedule for alternate-side parking suspensions for 2016 last week, which should help some drivers routing out their parking plans.
On most holidays, other parking regulations will remain in effect. But for six "major legal holidays" -- New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas -- other rules, including meter regulations will also be suspended.
See the full calendar below. Major legal holidays are denoted in bold:
New Years Day -- Monday, Jan. 1
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday -- Monday, Jan. 18
Asian Lunar New Year -- Monday, Feb. 8
Ash Wednesday -- Wednesday, Feb. 10
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday -- Friday, Feb. 12
Washington’s Birthday (President's Day) -- Monday, Feb. 15
Holy Thursday / Purim -- Thursday, March 24
Purim -- Thursday, March 24
Good Friday -- Friday, March 25
Passover (1st Days) -- Saturday, April 23
Passover (2nd Day) -- Sunday, April 24
Holy Thursday (Orthodox) -- Thursday, April 28
Good Friday (Orthodox) -- Friday, April 29
Passover (Seventh Day) -- Friday, April 29
Passover (Eighth Day) Apr 29-30 -- Saturday, April 30
Solemnity of the Ascension -- Thursday, May 5
Memorial Day -- Monday, May 30
Shavuot (2 Days) Jun 12-13, Sun-Mon
Independence Day -- Monday, July 4
Idul-Fitr (Eid Al-Fitr) -- Tuesday, July 5
Idul-Fitr (Eid Al-Fitr) -- Wednesday, July 6
Idul-Fitr (Eid Al-Fitr) -- Thursday, July 7
Feast of the Assumption -- Monday, Aug. 15
Labor Day -- Monday, Sept. 5
Idul-Adha (Eid Al-Adha) -- Monday, Sept. 12
Idul-Adha (Eid Al-Adha) -- Tuesday, Sept. 13
Idul-Adha (Eid Al-Adha) -- Wednesday, Sept. 14
Rosh Hashanah -- Monday, Oct. 3
Rosh Hashanah -- Tuesday, Oct. 4
Columbus Day -- Monday, Oct. 10
Yom Kippur -- Wednesday, Oct. 12
Succoth -- Monday, Oct. 17
Succoth -- Tuesday, Oct. 18
Shemini Atzereth -- Monday, Oct. 24
Simchas Torah -- Tuesday, Oct. 25
Diwali -- Sunday, Oct. 30
All Saints Day -- Tuesday, Nov. 1
Election Day -- Tuesday, Nov. 8
Veterans Day -- Friday, Nov. 11
Thanksgiving -- Thursday, Nov. 24
Immaculate Conception -- Thursday, Dec. 8
Christmas -- Sunday, Dec. 25
Day After Christmas -- Monday, Dec. 26
