Asian Lunar New Year events celebrate the ‘Year of the Dog’
Three Festive Brooklyn Celebrations Take Place in One Day
Three festive Lunar New Year celebrations took place on the same day in nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods on Sunday, March 4. A parade on 18th Avenue started things off, followed by an awards presentation at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street before yet another event celebrating the “Year of the Dog” at New Utrecht High School.
The 18th Avenue celebration in Bensonhurst was sponsored by the Brooklyn Chinese Social Services Center and was hosted by Assemblymember Peter Abbate (D-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst-Sunset Park). It began at 11 a.m. at the corner of 65th Street and stretched all the way to 80th Street. It featured marchers and dancers dressed in festive costumes and an array of traditional Chinese lion dancers.