NY celebrates Lunar New Year

February 23, 2015
The 2015 Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, N.Y., Saturday

The 2015 Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing, N.Y., Saturday

By the Korea Times New York staff

New Yorkers celebrated the Lunar New Year with a parade in Flushing, N.Y., Saturday.

About 60 Korean Amerian organizations came out in celebration of the new year, with five floats and about 1,200 in attendance despite the cold weather.

Among those present were New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim, Congresswoman Grace Meng and City Councilman Peter Koo.