Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 ...

Rochester area schools, and those around the state, are off on Jan. 29 to celebrate a holiday for the first time.

New York State has officially become the first in the nation to recognize Lunar New Year as a statewide holiday ...

It's the first time students in New York will have the day off for Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023.

After Hochul signed the state-level bill, the Lunar New Year was added as one of the public school holidays. However, the ...

This is the first year the holiday falls on a school day since Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 mandating school ...

Lunar New Year celebrations will erupt across New York City this week as revelers welcome the Year of the Snake! The holiday, which falls on January 29th this year, marks the start of the ...

Hochul signed legislation in September 2023 declaring the day ... "By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New ...

Lunar New Year is not a federal holiday, meaning banks and the stock market stay open, but New York City is among the public school districts that opt to close their doors for the day in observation.

It’s the first time students in New York will have the day off for Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023. Last year, the holiday fell on a Saturday. “For too long ...