There are twelve observed New York State holidays for state employees. Under the Attendance Rules, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday. Lincoln's Birthday and Election Day are deemed floating holidays and can optionally be observed on a later date. A holiday is observed by employees scheduled to work that day; it is not available as a regular or floating holiday for other employees.
| New York State holiday name | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Saturday, January 1 | Monday, January 2 (observed) | Tuesday, January 1 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 17 | Monday, January 16 | Monday, January 21 |
| Lincoln's Birthday | Saturday, February 12 (float) | Monday, February 13 (observed, float) | Tuesday, February 12 (float) |
| Washington's Birthday (Observed) | Monday, February 21 | Monday, February 20 | Monday, February 18 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 30 | Monday, May 28 | Monday, May 27 |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 4 | Wednesday, July 4 | Thursday, July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 5 | Monday, September 3 | Monday, September 2 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 10 | Monday, October 8 | Monday, October 14 |
| Election Day | Tuesday, November 8 (float) | Tuesday, November 6 (float) | Tuesday, November 5 (float) |
| Veterans' Day | Friday, November 11 | Monday, November 12 (observed) | Monday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 24 | Thursday, November 22 | Thursday, November 28 |
| Christmas Day | Monday, December 26 (observed) | Tuesday, December 25 | Wednesday, December 25 |
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“A hundred times have I thought New York is a catastrophe ... it is a beautiful catastrophe.”
—Le Corbusier [Charle Édouard Jeanne] (1887–1965)
“The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“Give me a country where it is the most natural thing in the world for a government that does not understand you to let you alone.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)