Modified District Government Services for Veterans Day

(Washington, DC) – On Friday, November 11, 2022, the District Authorities will observe Veterans Day. Whereas some providers will likely be affected, many District workers will proceed serving to take care of important District operations.      

What’s Open on Friday, November 11

All COVID-19 Service Facilities and Monkeypox Stroll-In Clinics will likely be open as frequently scheduled. COVID-19 testing, KN95 masks, and vaccinations can be found in any respect facilities.  Go to coronavirus.dc.gov/covidcenters for an inventory of places and hours of operation. 

COVID-19 PCR pick-up from the next eight library places from 10 am – 6 pm. 

• Mt. Nice Library – 3160 sixteenth St NW 
• MLK Jr. Library – 901 G St NW 
• Tenley-Friendship Library – 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW 
• Petworth Library – 4200 Kansas Ave NW 
• Woodridge Library – 1801 Hamlin St NE 
• Southwest Library – 900 Wesley Pl SW 
• Benning Library – 3935 Benning Rd NE 
• Anacostia Library – 1800 Good Hope Rd SE 

COVID-19 Fast Antigen pick-up from the next 5 library places from 10 am – 6 pm. 

• Mt. Nice Library – 3160 sixteenth St NW 
• Petworth Library – 4200 Kansas Ave NW 
• Woodridge Library – 1801 Hamlin St NE 
• Southwest Library – 900 Wesley Pl SE 
• Anacostia Library – 1800 Good Hope Rd SE 

Check Your self DC drop-boxes are open for residents to drop off samples between 8 am – 8 pm. 

The Division of Parks and Recreation (DPR) outside parks, playgrounds, athletic courts, and fields will likely be open. All beforehand permitted occasions on these outside areas will happen as scheduled.  

DC Public Library (DCPL) will open the Anacostia Library, Benning (Dorothy I. Peak) Library, Mt. Nice Library, Petworth Library, Southwest Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, Woodridge Library, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Friday, November 11, from 10 am – 6 pm. The Library may even be out there on-line. All different places will reopen Saturday, November 12. For extra data on out there Library applications, go to dclibrary.org or obtain the Library’s app. 

The DC Division of Housing and Neighborhood Improvement (DHCD) House owner Help Fund (HAF) Hotline will stay open on Friday, November 11. 

What’s Closed on Friday, November 11 

Fast Antigen Check Package pick-up and Check Your self DC PCR package pick-up places at all DACL Senior Facilities, DPR Recreation Facilities, and DCPL places (aside from the 8 libraries listed above) will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. Websites will reopen on Saturday, November 12, as frequently scheduled.  Go to coronavirus.dc.gov/testing for places and hours of operation.   

Entry to Emergency Shelter 
All low-barrier shelters for people experiencing homelessness function year-round. All low-barrier shelters stay open 24 hours and can stay open all day on Friday, November 11. People in search of entry to homeless providers ought to name the DC Shelter Hotline at (202) 399-7093 from 8 am – 12 am or the Mayor’s Citywide Name Heart at 311 at any time of the day or night time.  

Drop-In Facilities for Residents Experiencing Homelessness 
The Downtown Day Providers Heart (The Heart) will supply walk-in providers to friends with no appointment required. Heart hours of operation are 9 am – 5 pm, Monday by way of Friday. Entry will likely be permitted on a first-come, first-served foundation. Friends will likely be supplied with a wristband that have to be worn whereas within the Heart. Obtainable walk-in providers embody showers, laundry, medical therapy, pc entry, digital/cellular gadget charging, housing case administration, employment counseling, hurt discount providers, and different very important providers. Full capability lunch providers will proceed Monday by way of Friday 11 am – 1 pm. 

Zoe’s Doorways, situated at 900 Rhode Island Avenue NE, will likely be open from 8 am – 7 pm on Friday, November 11.

All Division of Motor Automobiles (DMV) places will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. Clients are inspired to make use of on-line choices by visiting dmv.dc.gov. 

The District’s COVID-19 name middle will likely be closed on November 11. For normal COVID-19 associated questions or to ebook a vaccine appointment for homebound residents, name 1-855-363-0333 when the Name Heart reopens on Saturday, November 12. 

The Division of Employment Providers Navigation Name Heart and all American Job Facilities will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. Residents are inspired to file unemployment insurance coverage claims on-line at does.dc.gov. 

DC Public Colleges (DCPS) will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. 

The Sasha Bruce Youth Drop-In Heart for District residents experiencing homelessness will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. 

DPR recreation and aquatic facilities will likely be closed on Friday, November 11. 

The Division of Human Providers Financial Safety Administration Service Facilities will likely be closed on Friday, November 11.  

The DC Well being & Wellness Heart (77 P Road, NE) will likely be closed on Friday, November 11.  

Modified Service Changes 

The DC Division of Public Works (DPW) won’t droop sanitation providers.  

• All family trash and recycling collections scheduled for Friday, November 11 will slide to Saturday, November 12. Leaf assortment will function on schedule.  
• The Benning Highway Switch Station will likely be closed on Friday, November 11 for residential drop-off however will likely be open on Saturday, November 12 for family hazardous waste. 

Building: 

The District Division of Transportation (DDOT) will droop building and work zones for non-emergency work in roadways, alleys, and sidewalks inside the District’s proper of means. This contains manhole entry and construction-related deliveries. Authorised building actions might resume Saturday, November 12 throughout permitted work hours. 

The DC Division of Buildings (DOB) doesn’t usually allow building on District Authorities holidays, and violations may end in a Cease Work Order and fines. No building will likely be allowed on Friday, November 11 for the vacation and not using a companion Afterhours Allow. With no companion Afterhours Allow, work for which a building allow is required is prohibited and will end in a Cease Work Order and could also be topic to a $4,000 nice. Unlawful building stories might be made utilizing the Unlawful Building Inspection Request Kind or afterhours by calling 311. DOB provides many on-line providers, instruments, and assets, enabling clients to conduct enterprise 24 hours per day, seven days per week.     

Lane Restrictions:  

DDOT will run regular reversible lane operations within the following corridors: 

• Canal Highway between Chain Bridge and Foxhall Highway, NW  
• Rock Creek Parkway (managed by the Nationwide Park Service)  

The next ongoing lane restriction throughout the public well being emergency stays in impact: 

• Rush hour reversible lanes operations on Connecticut Avenue and sixteenth Road, NW are suspended. 

Parking Enforcement:  

• All parking enforcement will likely be suspended on Friday, November 11 aside from Streetcar ticketing and towing. Parking enforcement will resume on Saturday, November 12.      
• All DC Circulator routes are working on regular schedule.  
• DC Streetcar is working on regular schedule. 

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