![]() ![]() Asian hate incidents have been on the rise in the City and politicians, especially US Sen. Although the number of new cases has gone down as of the publishing of this article, the number of Covid deaths still hovers close to 2,000 per day nationwide. The timing of this parade coincides with other events that affect the City namely the resurgence of one of the hardest hit communities in NY because of the pandemic and the senseless retribution cast on innocent members of the Asian population. Schumer and Mayor Adams taking in the sun and fun Dancing Lions Showing Their Moves Beauty Queens Trying to Stay Warm Tradition has it if you catch some of the lettuce thrown by a lion good fortune will come your way. Once all the proclamations were given, the annual ritual of feeding lettuce to the dancing lions began. ![]() Schumer and Attorney General Leticia James. All the heavy hitters of NY politics were there including Gov. where VIPs and politicians gave their speeches. Before the parade kicked off at 1pm, there was a ceremony at Mott and Hester Sts. Parade organizers, Better Chinatown, have made this event one of the proudest displays of Asian culture in NYC. ![]() This was one of the biggest crowds to turn out for the Lunar New Year parade with thousands of happy faces along the parade route beginning on Mott St. Lunar New Year is one of the biggest celebrations on mainland China and kept alive and well here in New York. The grand finale of the Lunar New Years celebration was held in Chinatown this past Sunday. ![]()
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