Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a statewide in-service training day or snow day, the day off came because of Lunar New Year,

President Trump's directive pausing federal spending, and an order against gender affirming care for trans youth were Tuesday's top political stories.

NEW YORK - The Empire State Building and the One World Trade Center, two of the iconic landmark buildings in New York City, shone red on Tuesday night in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Empire State Building has done so to celebrate the Chinese New Year for the 25th consecutive year.

A New York audience enjoyed a delightful blend of modern and contemporary music by an orchestra and four soloists who played the traditional Chinese instruments erhu, pipa and sheng at a concert at Lincoln Center on Sunday.

A New York City skincare specialist was busted Wednesday for injecting clients with phony Botox from China — leading one woman to experience “double vision” and heart palpitations ...

Jan. 29 ushers in the Year of the Snake (the Wood Snake, to be specific). Here are some of the best ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year around the city:

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. The date varies from year to year as the Lunar New Year is based on moon cycles; the holiday typically occurs between the end of January and the end of February.

New York leads the list, with London in second place and Hong Kong in third in the Global Financial Centres Index.

Long Island, and Nassau County in particular, has long been known for retail. It is the home of Roosevelt Field Shopping Center in the East Garden City

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — the cost-slashing body known as DOGE — should train its sights on the World Bank after it was accused of losing track of $24 billion in climate funding.