Feb. 20: What's Closed on Presidents' Day?

1. Government offices, the post office, banks and financial markets are all closed today in honor of Presidents' Day. The LIRR follows a holiday schedule with added trains. 

2. No school for Presidents' Week! The Syosset School District, Our Lady of Mercy Academy and St. Edward's School get the week off with a big thanks to Abe and George. Honor one founding father by heading over to nearby Roslyn for the Exclusive Long Island Showing of Washington's Crossing the Delaware.

3. What presidential parrot said, "Polly want a *%&#+?" Which president used to pull a Ferris Bueller and regularly skipped school? Here are the Huffington Post's 44 facts you might not have known about our presidents. 

4. Today we launch our Best Of series. Each week, we'll begin a list of the best places in Syosset and Woodbury and we'll ask you to give your nominees. We'll put the top nominees into a poll and you will choose the best place of all by Friday! This week is wings week so be sure to submit your favorites!

5. Keep the kids busy at the Syosset Public Library today:

2:30 p.m. Children's Movie: Dolphin Tale
7 p.m. Tech Buddies Training Session

Be sure to call the library ahead as some events have limited capacity.