Overview
- Federal, state and local government offices and most banks will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and the U.S. Postal Service will suspend retail counters and mail delivery.
- Most major retailers and restaurants plan to operate as usual, with national chains offering veterans free items or discounts that generally require proof of service.
- New York City’s Veterans Day Parade is scheduled from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. along Fifth Avenue from 26th to 48th Streets, with grand marshals Clinton Romesha, Stephen Peck and astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams.
- UPS and FedEx expect to run pickups and deliveries, though some services will operate on modified schedules and certain shipments may face an extra business day of transit.
- Reports differ on U.S. stock trading hours, with some listings citing normal NYSE and Nasdaq operations and at least one local guide saying the exchange will suspend trading.