Make Patriots’ Day A New York State Holiday

Make Patriots’ Day A New York State Holiday

The famous “Shot heard ’round the world” was fired at the Battle of Lexington in April 1775, a year before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. That day has been recognized in Massachusetts as Patriots’ Day — commonly known as “Marathon Monday” — since 1894, and seven other states have followed suit with the most recent in 2025. New York should be the next state to recognize Patriots’ Day. That’s what I’ll pursue if e…