<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nVsNRKW3-Fw" width="560"></iframe>FLUSHING, QUEENS — Queens rang in the start of the Year of the Rat with the annual Flushing Lunar New Year parade yesterday. The parade along Main Street in downtown Flushing was only slightly marred by a mildly persistent rain that continued throughout the days festivities.