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PHOTOS: Flushing Tangram hosts Fun Food Crawl & Lunar New Year Carnival

Tangram, a mixed-use development providing entertainment, shopping and dining in the heart of downtown Flushing, hosted a Fun Food Crawl in its newly opened Food Hall on Saturday, Jan. 14.

The event featured a live DJ, stunt performers, and Tangramaton, a 14-foot LED robot, alongside some of the best food the area has to offer.

Additionally, in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Tangram hosted the 17th annual Pre-Lunar New Year Carnival on Jan. 14. 

Tangram Fun Food Crawl

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

The 17th annual Pre-Lunar New Year Carnival

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

(Photo by Adrian Childress)

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