The Lunar New Year Parade marking the Year of the Tiger took place again after the suspension in 2021 due to the pandemic. A smaller and more subdued event this year, it was still welcomed as another important step toward a more normal life in New York City. But the Chinatown community is still reeling after the murder of a Chinese American woman by a homeless man and is resisting the construction of a new jail and the addition of new shelters in the neighborhood.
The NYPD Marching Band led the parade down Mott StreetLion dancersThe youngest drummer Drums and cymbals accompany the lion dancersPeople give the lion dancer a traditional New Year gift of money in a red envelopeThe dragon passes under the Manhattan BridgeSenator Chuck Schumer marches in the parade every yearProtesters opposing the placement of homeless shelters and a large jail in ChinatownA sidewalk memorial to Christina Yuna Lee, murdered in her apartment by a homeless man who followed her from the streetA mural by Manuel Alejandro depicts a tiger that seems to be emerging from the subway
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