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Chinese New Year: Parades, Events And More For The Lunar New Year
Here's your guide to the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year in NYC.

Ciara McCarthy is a reporter for Patch in New York City, covering lower Manhattan. You can reach her at ciara.m@patch.com.
Here's your guide to the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year in NYC.

Here's your guide to the best new places to eat in NYC tonight.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are the weirdest, most interesting events Manhattan has to offer.
A Chelsea hotspot was named the best Italian restaurant in New York by The Daily Meal.
Police are searching for a robber who has targeted three East Village banks by telling staff he has a bomb, authorities said.
Officers are searching two men who raped a woman in a Chelsea apartment, police said.
The 32-year-old admitted to raping and filming women while they were unconscious in NYC apartments.
Police are hunting a robber who yelled racist slurs at a Latino man on Monday before attacking him, authorities said.
Late-night riders will need cash to refill their MetroCards from Friday night to Saturday morning.
The pop star is selling merchandise tied to his new album starting Friday in NYC.
Vacation in luxury within sight of the city lights.
Tenants of an unsafe Chinatown building will be away from their homes for nearly three months by the time repairs are completed.
A proposal for a new tech hub near Union Square was approved by a local advisory board on Wednesday night.
Manhattan staples Veselka and Nom Wah will open locations at the new Market Line food hall on the Lower East Side.
A purse snatcher has been stealing bags from the backs of diners' chairs throughout Manhattan, police say.
The famous gay nightclub was taken over by city marshals for unknown reasons.
The high-end East Village restaurant will eliminate tipping.
Closing sales will begin Wednesday at select Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores nationwide.
A new housing lottery is offering affordable units in a new Financial District high-rise.
The driver was attacked and punched in the head after he got out of his car, police said.