A cast of several hundred ushered in the Year of the Snake in the streets and on the sidewalks of Flushing on Feb. 1 as the ...

Kathy Hochul said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. "That's why we made it a school holiday – and this year marks the first ...

Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 ...

Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a ...

the Lunar New Year is to thank for that and a declaration by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2024. To honor the rich heritage of ...

On Saturday, the Nassau County Office of Asian American Affairs will host a Lunar New Year’s celebration at the Tilles Center ...

This is the first year the holiday falls on a school day since Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 mandating school ...

It turns out that local students will also get to celebrate during the day, as NYC schools will be closed on Wednesday, ...

Wednesday, January 29th marked the celebration of the Lunar New Year, a significant holiday for many Asian communities, and a ...

For the first time in New York state, all state public schools will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in observance of the Lunar New Year. New York Governor Kathy Hochul passed the legislation in ...

Kathy Hochul said in a Facebook post on Wednesday ... Hochul signed legislation declaring Asian Lunar New Year a statewide public school holiday in 2023, and lawmakers said at the time that ...