Gorgeous Cantonese Opera costumes turn heads along the parade route.

Greetings from Chinatown New York City, 2006.

Miss NY Chinese 2005 1st Runner Up Diana Ji and Finalist Winsy Dong celebrate the Lunar New Year with words of Good Luck and Prosperity.

Ada Nieves, organizer of the New York Chihuahua Meetup Group and proprietor of www.Pupcakestudio.com, gets ready with Vanilla and Cinnabon.

Members of the New York Chihuahua Meetup Group gather on Mott Street.

"Oh no you didn't wear what I'm wearing!"

The God of Wealth attracted a crowd everywhere he went!

Behold: the Warrior Dog!

This photo has a little bit of everything: In the foreground are Chinatown rappers "The Notorious MSG" being interviewed by MTV Chi.

True love on Mott Street.

See you next time!

These onlookers made sure they'd get a good view!

Getting ready to march in the parade

Confetti was everywhere!

Lions do Karoake, too?

The lions wandered amongst onlookers.

Getting ready for the big fireworks show

Kids and confetti trail the parade.