Before the Lunar New Year became a statewide holiday, it was recognized as a public school holiday in New York City. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, who is the first Asian American elected to Congress from ...

The mother and sister of a schoolboy stabbed to death in a playground have posted heartbreaking ... to Chris Rock's 60th birthday party in New York City Guess who! World famous pop star goes ...

(PSS) — The unveiling of the newly constructed and federally funded playground at Mount Carmel School on Friday represents yet another milestone in the American Rescue Plan Act’s contributions to CNMI ...

For 18 years, up to and including Governor Kathy Hochul’s most recent proposal, the budget messages of New York’s last three governors have proudly noted that the state leads all others in ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 designating the Lunar New Year as a public school holiday in New York. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman William Colton and state Sen.

"By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New York's AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes New York ...

(WETM) — Parents across New York might wonder why their kids don’t have school on Wednesday, Jan. 29, well, the Lunar New Year is to thank for that and a declaration by Governor Kathy Hochul ...

Catholic Schools of Broome County's decision to close All Saints Catholic School in Endicott stems from a steady decline in enrollment. The Board of Directors and the Diocese of Syracuse ...

Students in New York City and the rest of the state will welcome the year of the snake for the first time outside the classroom. Public schools will close on Wednesday in observance of the Lunar ...

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau were fatally injured when a Land Rover crashed into their school playground in 2023 The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old ...

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) -- All public schools in New York are closed in observance of the Lunar New Year. Recent legislation modifies the education law to officially recognize the Asian Lunar New Year as a ...

A former New York state trooper has been arrested and charged after prosecutors say he shot himself in the leg and then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway ...