I should have done a "double holiday" on my Advisory for Thanksgiving Day. But anyway.....

If you are enjoying Christmas in NYC this year, please be aware that the various transit systems that serve NYC and vicinity will be operating on modified schedules on Christmas Day, Friday December 25, 2015

NYC Buses - Sunday schedule

NYC Subway - Sunday schedule
- B train will not be operating. Use C train for local stops along Central Park West, use D train for B train stops on 6th Av, for stops in Brooklyn use the Q train (transfer available from D train at 34th St-Herald Square)
- M train will operate from Metropolitan Av in Queens to Delancey-Essex St station in Manhattan (but may be extended to Chambers St on the J line due to switch replacement project).
- Q train will operate between 57th St/7th Av and Coney Island. For stations on the Astoria line, use the N train.
- 5 train will operate between Dyre Av (Bronx) and Bowling Green (Manhattan). For Brooklyn service use the 4 train (and the 2 train in Brooklyn as needed).
- Express service on the 6 train (in the Bronx) and 7 train (in Queens) will not operate. All trains will operate as local trains

Staten Island Railway - Saturday schedule

MetroNorth Railroad and Long Island Railroad - modified schedules. See the MTA site at http://www.mta.info or get schedules at Grand Central Terminal or NY Penn Station respectively.

NJ Transit - weekend schedule

PATH - weekend schedule

Enjoy the holiday.

Well, unlike London, at least something will BE operating!

And there are 1,000's of Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, Jewish, Ethiopian, and other non-denominational restaurants open on Christmas Day.

Actually, a lot of restaurants now open on Christmas Day. It's no longer so-called "ethnic" restaurants. If tourists or anyone else is looking for a good place for a Christmas lunch, there are plenty of options now, including quite a few of the big-name fancy places.

My husband and I were just reminiscing about a Christmas Day many years ago when we drove around Manhattan looking for any place open to get a pizza or something through completely deserted streets.

I suddenly feel very old.