year of the dragon

These lovely photos are courtesy of local photographer and designer Stephen Spera. (click through for more!)      

Preparations are nearly finished on Mott Street, as the start of Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade approaches! Happy Year of the Dragon.  

It was a dramatic scene in Sara D. Roosevelt Park earlier today, as community leaders and residents ushered in the Year of the Dragon. The event kicked off a series of festivities in celebration of the Lunar Chinese New...

The Year of the Dragon officially begins on Monday, Jan. 23, and the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration begins this weekend around Chinatown and the Lower East Side. We've collected a list of local events below; if we missed any, send...