Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · No. 78
Good morning. It's Election Day, and the polls are open until 9 tonight. Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, when public schools close and alternate-side parking is suspended again. In the history corner: the girls' school that moved to the East River in 1929.
This Week
Polls are open until 9 tonight, and alternate-side parking is suspended
Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, per NYC 311. The city's DOT calendar lists Election Day as an alternate-side parking suspension, but parking meters stay in effect. Public school students learn remotely today. Via NYC 311 and NYC DOT.
via NYC 311
Next Wednesday, Nov. 11, public schools are closed and alternate-side parking is off
The NYC Public Schools calendar lists Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, as a day schools are closed. The DOT's 2026 calendar also suspends alternate-side parking that day. Remote middle school parent-teacher conferences follow on Thursday, Nov. 12. The rest of the week is on our events page. Via NYC Public Schools and NYC DOT.
via NYC Public Schools
Yorkville, Remembered
Brearley moved to the East River end of 83rd Street in 1929
The Brearley School opened in 1884 on East 45th Street and later moved to Park Avenue and 61st Street. In 1929 it moved again, to a 12-story building at 610 East 83rd Street, near the river. It is still there. A second schoolhouse, at 590 East 83rd, opened for the 2019-20 school year.
source: Wikipedia (Brearley School)
A short paper on a big civic day. If the line at your poll site is long, consider it a chance to meet the neighbors you only know by their dogs.