chinese lunar new year

It was time to celebrate the Year of the Snake at Sara D. Roosevelt Park yesterday morning.  The Better Chinatown Society put on quite a show for the 14th annual Firecracker Ceremony.  Local dignitaries were there, including Assembly Speaker...

We were at Gouverneur Healthcare Services yesterday, where a performance by the little ones from the Chinatown Daycare Center was a highlight of the skilled nursing facility's Chinese New Year Celebration.  Seven centenarians were honored during the lively program,...

Photographer Harvey Spears sent us these fantastic photographs from Chinatown this past Sunday, as the neighborhood celebrated Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit. More after the jump.

Bring your rain gear with you this morning; showers will continue for the next few hours and then clear this afternoon with a high near 40℉. It will by gusty and cold this evening with a low of 14℉....

Around five-thousand people marched through the streets of Chinatown yesterday in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. It was a beautiful day for Manhattan's Chinese Lunar New Year Parade. We walked with the lion dancers, marching bands and...

To kick off the Year of the Rabbit, there was a colorful (and loud!) celebration in Sara D. Roosevelt Park today. The Chinese Lunar New Year Firecracker Festival attracted a big crowd and a lot of local dignitaries. The...

Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations kick off tomorrow. Here's a look at some of the festivities planned in the neighborhood to mark the Year of the Rabbit: The annual Lunar New Year Firecracker Festival will be held in Sara D....