{"id":142937,"date":"2026-02-23T18:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/142937\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:03:22","slug":"fire-dragon-year-welcomed-with-snow-as-18th-avenue-lunar-new-year-parade-marches-on-in-bensonhurst-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/142937\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Dragon year welcomed with snow as 18th Avenue Lunar New Year Parade marches on in Bensonhurst \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-Feb-22-2026-11-41-00-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo Feb 22 2026, 11 41 00 AM\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Performers bring color and movement to a wintry 18th Avenue during one of Brooklyn\u2019s biggest Lunar New Year parades.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Arthur de Gaeta<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn welcomed the Year of the Fire Dragon with a little bit of ice and snow on Sunday as the Chinese American Social Services Center hosted one of the borough\u2019s biggest Lunar New Year Parades along 18th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an impending blizzard, the event went off without a hitch, drawing hundreds of spectators who lined the street to watch more than 60 organizations join in the celebration. At the end of the parade route, which stretched 19 blocks from 65th Street to 84th Street, families set off firecrackers and confetti poppers in a display of cultural pride and celebration.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn thanks the social services center for organizing the \u201cmeaningful event.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven with snow falling and freezing temperatures, the energy was unstoppable. so many groups still showed up with incredible energy and spirit,\u201d the group wrote. \u201cBraving the cold and marching on as planned, everyone truly embodied the resilience and unity of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-Feb-22-2026-11-38-16-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"700\"  \/>Lion dancers weave through falling snow as Brooklyn celebrates the Year of the Fire Dragon on 18th Avenue.Photo by Arthur de Gaeta <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-Feb-22-2026-2-18-04-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/>Elected officials join community members on 18th Avenue to celebrate the Lunar New Year despite falling snow.Photo by Arthur de Gaeta<\/p>\n<p>The United Chinese Association of Brooklyn went on to cite a Chinese proverb: \u201cA timely snow promises a good harvest.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s to a year filled with success, happiness, and good health for all,\u201d the post went on.\n<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s other major Lunar New Year parade in Sunset Park, hosted since 1988 by the Brooklyn Chinese-American Association, was postponed until further notice due to the storm.\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-Feb-22-2026-11-09-06-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"  \/>Assembly Member Stephen Chan and members of his office march along 18th Avenue during Bensonhurst\u2019s annual Lunar New Year Parade.Photo by Arthur de Gaeta <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-Feb-22-2026-11-39-44-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"492\"  \/>Residents brave icy sidewalks to take part in Brooklyn\u2019s vibrant New Year festivities.Photo by Arthur de Gaeta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Performers bring color and movement to a wintry 18th Avenue during one of Brooklyn\u2019s biggest Lunar New Year&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1362,1363,98,100,99,41672,60036,9,24,12,370,63],"class_list":["post-142937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-18th-avenue","tag-bensonhurst","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-lunar-new-year","tag-lunar-new-year-parade","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}