Monday Oct 14 marks Columbus Day a federal holiday that states and cities recognize People Day or Italian Heritage Day.
Are retail stores open on Columbus Day?
Most retail store like Walmart and Target will open on Columbus Day but hours may change than usual.
Bergen County mall the Westfield Garden State Plaza will remain open.
Are schools open on Columbus Day?
Public school across New Jersey will be closed closure may change by district.
Are federal offices closed on Columbus Day?
Federal offices including US Postal Service locations will be closed and there will be no mail delivery.
Government and State offices including Social Security offices and courts will be closed in New Jersey as well as New York
The Department of Motor vehicles will shut down for holiday.
Are banks closed on Columbus Day?
US Banks, Bank of America Citibank branches and Wells Fargo will be closed.
TD Bank and Chase bank will remain open in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.
Columbus Day has been official federal holiday since 1937 and while it has honored explorer Christopher Columbus landing in North America some state have rename the holiday Indigenous People Day as way to highlight the losses experience by Native Americans.
President Biden was first US commander in chief to commemorate Indigenous People Day at white House.
Are UPS and FedEx open on Columbus Day?
UPS and FedEx will open their brick and mortar location on monday
Will the USPS deliver mail on Columbus Day?
No post offices will be closed monday and there will be no regular mail deliveries or packages.
There will be no caller service or PO Box service either.
Few U.S Postal Service feature may be available online. Consumer can order stamps. boxes and mail supplies as well as labels or schedule package pickups for after holiday.
Customer interested in services will need a USPS. com account.
Are banks open on Columbus Day?
No most banks will not be open.
Federal reserve bank and branches will close on Monday.
Bank ATM continue to operate normally and digital banking feature like money transfer and check deposit will be available online or via your bank app.
Stock and bond markets follow the federal holiday schedule but the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will operate normal hours Monday.
Bond markets will be closed among with government and banks operate like post office
New York Stock Exchange NYSE and Nasdaq follow the calendar of federal holiday for closures it may come as surprise that both will open and operating normally on Monday 12.
Two remaining holidays on exchange calendars for 2024 are Thanksgiving and Christmas with additional shortened hours on day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.