Lunar New Year Parade Chinatown
NEW YORK — Lunar New Year Parade takes over NYC’s Chinatown as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces $10 million fund for Asian-American groups who were disproportionately affected by Covid.
New York City’s 24th annual Lunar New Year Parade took place in Chinatown Sunday, with celebrants welcoming the Year of the Tiger in costumes and masks.
The festival started on Hester Street and Mott Street, before making its way from Mott and Canal Street towards East Broadway by the Manhattan Bridge.
The Year of the Tiger officially began with the Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival on February 1, and lasts around 40 day.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces $10 million in awards for Asian American organizations – the largest investment in the community in New York State history.
Men and women alike donned traditional Chinese robes and clothing in vibrant reds and yellows, with many wearing decorative headpieces
Elsewhere, tiger balloons could be seen floating in the air, as dragon mascots made their way through the parade route.
New York City’s 24th annual Lunar New Year Parade took place in Chinatown on Sunday, with celebrants welcoming the Year of the Tiger in festive costumes and masks.
The festival started on the corner of Hester Street and Mott Street, before making its way from Mott and Canal Street towards Chatham Square and East Broadway by the Manhattan Bridge.
The parade eventually finished at Eldridge and Forsyth Street towards Grand Street next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
The Year of the Tiger officially began with the Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival on February 1, and lasts around 40 days.
Many parade participants held colorful hand fans and dressed in red outfits, pictured above
Senator Chuck Schumer, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams could be seen participating in Sunday’s festivities.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces $10 million in awards for Asian American organizations – the largest investment in the community in New York State history
Large tiger balloons festooned the air in commemoration of the Year of the Tiger, as dragon mascots made their way through Chinatown in Lower Manhattan.
Meanwhile, groups of young women were spotted as they danced in unison together on the city sidewalks.
Another group of women dressed in long yellow dresses danced along the parade route, to the delight of onlookers.
Nearly every participant in Sunday’s parade wore face masks, both in the traditional sense as well as COVID-19 face protectors.
A Chinese man waves towards the camera as the Lunar New Year Parade is held on Sunday in Lower ManhattanNearly every participant in Sunday’s parade wore face masks, both in the traditional sense as well as COVID-19 face protectorsMen and women alike donned traditional Chinese robes and clothing in vibrant reds and yellows, with many wearing decorative headpieces
The cycle repeats every 12 years, with a new animal representing each annual cycle, with the last Year of the Tiger taking place in 2010.
A parade-goer pictured wearing a traditional Chinese mask and outfitElsewhere, parade-goers waved gold colored pom-poms while dressed in red hats, shirts and scarvesTraditional dragon mascots also made their way through Chinatown in Lower ManhattanLarge tiger balloons festooned the air in commemoration of the Year of the TigerMeanwhile, groups of young women were spotted as they danced in unison together on the city sidewalks
According to Chinese mythology, the Year of the Tiger signals bravery, strength, courage and hope.
Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $10 million in awards at the start of the parade for Asian American organizations – the largest investment in the community in New York State history.
The award money will ultimately provide services and resources to Asian-Americans that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding, which was set aside for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, is set to be given to civic groups through the Asian American Federation, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, the Chinese-American Planning Council, as well as several other community-based organizations.
Asian Americans have experienced a 343 percent increase in hate crimes in 2021 with 133 attacks. Hispanics are also seeing a rise in attacks with eight attacks happening in 2021, compared to one in 2020. A total of 538 hate crimes took place in the Big Apple, compared to 275 in 2020.
The festivities come just weeks after reports of hate crimes having surged a shocking 96 percent in the Big Apple throughout 2021, new data from the NYPD has revealed, as Manhattan’s woke DA announced on Friday that he’ll be expanding the hate crimes unit to address radically motivated attacks.
Asian hate crimes skyrocketed 343 percent from 2020 to 2021 as the pandemic rattled on, with 133 Asian Americans experiencing terrifying and dangerous experiences of discrimination, according to the new data, which was first reported by Fox News.
The City That Never Sleeps city saw a 96 percent increase in bias crimes throughout 2021, as more and more New Yorkers are being attacked in the streets, pushed onto subway tracks, and harassed for their gender, race and religion.
