The first official observance of the Chinese/Lunar New Year was celebrated in Albany, N.Y. last Tuesday — and the Brooklyn Eagle had a ringside seat to the event and all of its festivities.
This historic moment marks New York as the first state in the country to mandate statewide public school closures in observance of Chinese/Lunar New Year (Legislation A.7768/S.7573) — a significant milestone for the Asian American community.
The impending forecast of snow could not keep the more than 200 attendees — and this reporter — from traveling to the city’s capital from Brooklyn and other surrounding areas and showing support for the New Year: the Year of the Dragon.
The day kicked off with a luncheon, hosted by Assemblymember Lester Chang, 49th District (representing Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Dyker Heights), for more than 50 of his constituents, that took place in the Legislative Office Building (LOB). It was followed by an event sponsored by the New York Assembly Asian Pacific American Task Force (also in the LOB), where many political figures were in attendance, and several community members were honored.
Notable guests at the Task Force event included Lieutenant Gov. Antonio Delgado; New York Assembly Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Assemblymembers Grace Lee, 65th District (representing the Financial District, Battery Park City, the Lower East Side, and Chinatown), and Zohran Mamdani, 36th District (representing Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights); State Sens. Iwen Chu and John Liu; and Assemblymembers Lester Chang, 49th District…
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