Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a Federal and State holiday which is observed on the Third Monday of January.

• County offices and other government buildings are closed.
• County Transfer Stations are closed.

Original image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta King from a collection on the Library of Congress

He advanced civil rights for people of color in the U.S. through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience. We celebrate his legacy on the third Monday of January. He took a stand for compassion, humanity, and justice.

Learn more about Dr. King at https://EmpireStatePlaza.ny.gov/nyking

• "I have a dream" is the most popular speech from Rev. King - Read/Listen on NPR.org
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Wikipedia
• Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wikipedia

• "Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated."

  - Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. on WikiQuote.org