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Get Ready for Lunar New Year (Jan 25, 2020)

2020 is the year of the Metal Rat, starting from January 25 ^th, 2020 to February 11 ^th, 2021. The Year of the Rat is the first zodiac sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle. Rats are quick-witted, resourceful, and smart but lack courage. With rich imaginations and sharp observations, they can take advantage of various opportunities well. In Chinese culture, rats represent working diligently and thriftiness, so people born in a Rat year are thought to be wealthy and prosperous.

Come down to the neighborhood this weekend and purchase your decorations, red envelopes, and groceries to prepare for this two-week long celebration!

1/25/20

Chinatown Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival

11am @ SDR Park, Grand Street

Note: Lion dances will take place around the neighborhood in the afternoon.

2/8/20

Super Saturday Lion Dances

All Around the Neighborhood in the Afternoon

2/9/20

Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival

1pm, Starting at Mott Street, Chinatown

How to Prepare for Chinese New Year

Planning for Chinese New Year involves two main themes. First, clearing away all of the previous year’s bad luck. And, second, preparing the home to receive the next year’s good luck.

17 spots to celebrate Lunar New Year 2020 in NYC

With several Chinatowns and many Asian communities found across the five boroughs, there are fun Lunar New Year activities for all New Yorkers, from Lower Manhattan’s 21st annual Chinatown parade to the first-ever Asian comedy festival.

Report Illegal Dumping

It’s illegal to dispose of any material or debris by driving it and dumping it on any street, lot, park, public space – or any publicly or privately owned area. The Department of Sanitation has two programs that provide awards to people who witness and report illegal dumping:

Illegal Dumping Award Program: Complete an affidavit after witnessing illegal dumping. When the lawbreaker is fined, the witness is eligible for 50% of the fine that the City collects. If the lawbreaker challenges the ticket at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) hearing, the witness must attend.

Illegal Dumping Tip Program: Anyone who tips off the City – so that we can catch an illegal dumper in the act – is eligible for a reward of up to 50% of the fine collected. The tipster’s identity remains confidential – so he or she won’t have to appear at an Environmental Control Board hearing.

All systems go on NYC’s make-or-break 2020 Census count

In just eight weeks, on March 12, New Yorkers will have a once-in-a-decade chance to shape our city’s future. The 2020 Census will determine whether we get our fair share of the billions of federal dollars that support our city’s schools, Head Start programs, health insurance programs for kids, and our senior centers, in addition to job training programs our neighbors rely on to get ahead, and the help they need to pay the rent.

The most walkable neighborhood in each NYC borough

According to Walk Score, the not-quite-a-neighborhood of “Bowery”—the area around that thoroughfare stretching from St. Mark’s Place to Grand Street—had one of the highest overall scores in the city, and ranked fourth among neighborhoods citywide. It currently holds a walk score of 100, a transit score of 100, and a bike score of 96.

Eddie Huang on racial insensitivities behind MSG, Chinese food criticisms

Restaurateur and celebrity chef Eddie Huang is calling out the racism surrounding the stigmas tied to Chinese takeout restaurants. Huang, who, along with television personality Jeannie Mai, is demanding Merriam-Webster remove the term “Chinese restaurant syndrome,” as part of a campaign for Ajinomoto MSG. The outdated phrase refers to symptoms such as headaches and dizziness that the dictionary claims “affect susceptible persons eating food and especially Chinese food heavily seasoned with monosodium glutamate.”

Manhattan Community Board application deadline extended to Feb. 14

If you live, work or go to school in one of Manhattan’s 12 community districts, you’re eligible! Apply online or complete a paper application . All applications are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 14, 2020. Appointments will be announced this spring.

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曼哈頓社區委員會成員申請現對外開放，市議員陳倩雯、曼哈頓區長高步邁辦公室代表及中華公所主席伍銳賢等15日召開記者會，呼籲在華埠工作、生活的民眾積極參加申請，讓更多代表華埠及華人的聲音出現在社區委員會中，申請截止日期為2月14日（周五）下午5點。

Museum of Chinese in America

1/18/20

Lunar New Year MOCA KIDS Author Meet & Greet - Michelle Wong McSween

1/18/20

MOCACREATE - Lunar New Year Museum Makeover

1/20/20

Digitzation Days at MOCA

1/20/20

Media Care - Audiovisual Archiving for Posterity with XFR Collective

1/23/20

MOCATalks: Chinese Almanac

1/21/20

Protect Your Business: Prepare for Business Disruptions Webinar

1/23/20

Developing a Marketing Strategy

1/28/20

Prepare for Disruptions Workshop

欢庆中国年--庚子挥春：新年书法活动 - Chinese Calligraphy Couplets Workshop for Chinese New Year of Gengzi (1/19/20)

辞旧迎新，欢庆庚子新年。梨园社特别举办“庚子挥春”书法活动，欢迎大家前来书写春联福字，共庆佳节。活动面向大众，无需书法基础，活动现场提供笔墨纸砚，练习纸及红纸，更有老师现场指导，书写的春联还可以带回家欣赏,并有机会获得书法家福字大放送！快来加入我们共度春节吧！

To celebrate the “Gengzi” Chinese Lunar New Year. New York Chinese Opera Society specially holds the "Say Hi to the Gengzi Spring" calligraphy activity. Join us to write the “Chun Lian” (spring couplet) and celebrate the festival! The event is open to the public, with no prerequisite for calligraphic skills. Brush, ink, exercise paper, and red paper will be provided, as well as on-site guidance by our famous calligraphy teachers. Spring couplets you write can also be brought home for appreciation. Come and join us to celebrate the Spring Festival!

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