Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a statewide in-service training day or snow day, the day off came because of Lunar New Year,

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,

NEW YORK - The Empire State Building and the One World Trade Center, two of the iconic landmark buildings in New York City, shone red on Tuesday night in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Empire State Building has done so to celebrate the Chinese New Year for the 25th consecutive year.

Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries,

A New York City skincare specialist was busted Wednesday for injecting clients with phony Botox from China — leading one woman to experience “double vision” and heart palpitations ...

A New York audience enjoyed a delightful blend of modern and contemporary music by an orchestra and four soloists who played the traditional Chinese instruments erhu, pipa and sheng at a concert at Lincoln Center on Sunday.

President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political agenda in Washington.

Jan. 29 ushers in the Year of the Snake (the Wood Snake, to be specific). Here are some of the best ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year around the city:

Folks who arrive early and purchase a Harlem Wizards jersey can even participate in warmups with the actual Wizards team on court prior to the game. The event is organized by the Avon Lake Travel Basketball Association and they say the event will be a night filled with basketball magic,

New York leads the list, with London in second place and Hong Kong in third in the Global Financial Centres Index.

Long Island, and Nassau County in particular, has long been known for retail. It is the home of Roosevelt Field Shopping Center in the East Garden City

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.