NEW YORK CITY — The Department of Transportation is already looking ahead to next year, announcing the alternative side parking suspension calendar for 2016 on Wednesday.
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are considered major legal holidays when alternate side parking rules are suspended along with some other parking regulations.
The major legal holidays are marked with an asterisk.
2016 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENSION CALENDAR
Friday, Jan. 1 — New Year's Day*
Monday, Jan. 18 — Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Monday, Feb. 8 — Asian Lunar New Year
Wednesday, Feb. 10 — Ash Wednesday
Friday, Feb. 12 — Lincoln's Birthday
Monday, Feb. 15 — Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day)
Thursday, March 24 — Holy Thursday
Thursday, March 24 — Purim
Friday, March 25 — Good Friday
Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24 — Passover (first and second days)
Thursday, April 28 — Holy Thursday (Orthodox)
Friday, April 29 — Good Friday (Orthodox)
Friday and Saturday, April 29-30 — Passover (seventh and eight days)
Thursday, May 5 — Solemnity of Ascension
Monday, May 30 — Memorial Day*
Sunday and Monday, June 12-13 — Shavuot (two days)
Monday, July 4 — Independence Day*
Tuesday and Thursday, July 5-7 — Eid al-Fitr
Monday, Aug. 15 — Feast of the Assumption
Monday, Sept. 5 — Labor Day*
Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 12-14 — Eid al-Adha
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 3-4 — Rosh Hashanah
Monday, Oct. 10 — Columbus Day
Wednesday, Oct. 12 — Yom Kippur
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 17-18 — Succoth (two days)
Monday, Oct. 24 — Shemini Atzereth
Tuesday, Oct. 25 — Simchas Torah
Sunday, Oct. 30 — Diwali
Tuesday, Nov. 1 — All Saints Day
Tuesday, Nov. 8 — Election Day
Friday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day
Thursday, Nov. 24 — Thanksgiving*
Thursday, Dec. 8 — Immaculate Conception
Sunday and Monday, Dec. 25-26 — Christmas Day*
