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Town Officials Celebrate Chinese New Year 

From left: Master of Ceremonies David Lin, Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, New York State Senator Jack Martins, North Hempstead Councilwoman Lee Seeman, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Great Neck Chinese Association President Shuna Luk, North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, Great Neck Park District Commissioners Daniel Nachmanoff, Robert Lincoln and Frank Cilluffo, New York State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and Great Neck Chinese Association Advisor Betty Leong
From left: Master of Ceremonies David Lin, Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, New York State Senator Jack Martins, North Hempstead Councilwoman Lee Seeman, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Great Neck Chinese Association President Shuna Luk, North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, Great Neck Park District Commissioners Daniel Nachmanoff, Robert Lincoln and Frank Cilluffo, New York State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and Great Neck Chinese Association Advisor Betty Leong

On Jan. 31, at Great Neck North High School, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwomen Anna Kaplan and Lee Seeman attended the Chinese New Year Festival. The program, hosted by the Great Neck Chinese Association, included Chinese drums, a traditional Chinese orchestra chorus, dancing, Chinese yo-yo and more. The celebration marked the beginning of the year 4714 on the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Monkey.

For more pictures from the elaborate celebration plus a video of the talented residents, click here.