Rochester area schools, and those around the state, are off on Jan. 29 to celebrate a holiday for the first time.

A cast of several hundred ushered in the Year of the Snake in the streets and on the sidewalks of Flushing on Feb. 1 as the ...

In September 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation making Asian Lunar New Year an official holiday for public schools ...

Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a ...

the Lunar New Year is to thank for that and a declaration by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2024. To honor the rich heritage of ...

Kathy Hochul said in a Facebook post on Wednesday ... Hochul signed legislation declaring Asian Lunar New Year a statewide public school holiday in 2023, and lawmakers said at the time that ...

On Saturday, the Nassau County Office of Asian American Affairs will host a Lunar New Year’s celebration at the Tilles Center ...

This is the first year the holiday falls on a school day since Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 mandating school ...

It turns out that local students will also get to celebrate during the day, as NYC schools will be closed on Wednesday, ...

After Hochul signed the state-level bill, the Lunar New Year was added as one of the public school holidays. However, the ...

Students in New York City and the rest of the state will welcome the year of the snake for the first time outside the ...

It's the first time New York students will have the day off for the Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023.