QNS: Locals celebrate extension of first-ever LIC Lunar New Year Celebration

Locals gathered at Jackson Avenue on Wednesday, Feb. 9, to celebrate the extension of the Long Island City Lunar New Year Celebration, which will continue through Feb. 28 after positive feedback from patrons and participating businesses.

Long Island City Partnership (LICP) launched the first-ever LIC Lunar New Year Celebration on Jan. 24, which invited more than 60 local businesses to participate. Originally scheduled to last only two weeks, the extension was celebrated with a child-friendly event at 26-15 Jackson Ave., where kids had the opportunity to make masks, practice calligraphy, spin a prize wheel and receive the traditional “red envelopes.”

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