Lunar New Year

It's a big celebratory weekend in Chinatown. The Lunar New Year Parade kicks off on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Mott and Canal streets. As usual, lion dancers, floats, performers and many neighborhood groups will weave their way through the...

It's going to be a big week in Chinatown. Lunar New Year celebrations get underway tomorrow, Tuesday, with the 20th Annual Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Sara D....

Chinatown is about to come alive with the sights and sounds of Lunar New Year 2018. The Year of the Dog begins on Friday, Feb. 16. Here are a few events to look for in the coming days.

Before you know it, the streets of Chinatown will be coming alive with the sights and sounds of the Lunar New Year. Here are some events to add to your calendar.

Are you ready for the Year of the Monkey? In Chinatown, excitement is building for Lunar New Year celebrations, which kick off Feb. 8.

Chinatown activists and local elected officials were outraged this past spring when Mayor de Blasio failed to deliver on a pledge to designate a Lunar New Year school holiday. This morning, at a school in Queens, he took action,...

Local elected officials are keeping the pressure on Mayor de Blasio to declare a Lunar New Year school holiday in the upcoming school year. This past spring, the mayor passed on the opportunity to place the holiday on the calendar,...

Local elected officials and community activists came to P.S. 124 on Division Street yesterday to celebrate a long-fought victory that will likely lead to a Lunar New Year school holiday in New York City. Governor Cuomo signed legislation Wednesday...

Local elected officials came to P.S. 124 on Division Street today to celebrate the passage in Albany of legislation making it easier for schools to declare a Lunar New Year holiday.  The bill is now headed to the governor's...

Our friends at the Chinatown YMCA sent in a photo from their Chinese New Year celebration, held last weekend. They write: "Volunteers from the Asian Language Exchange and Social Network offered Cantonese and Mandarin lessons and visitors and Y...