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Crime
Police search for man who sucker-punched sushi chef outside NYC subway
Ferdianto Suwandi, a 29-year-old sushi chef from New York City, was attacked with a random sucker punch outside a Queens subway after he got...
Michelle De Pacina
New York
NYC sees surge in Asian American GOP candidates for 2024 elections
New York City is witnessing a surge in Asian American Republican candidates for the 2024 elections, particularly in Queens, Brooklyn and Man...
Business
NYC ramen restaurant employs virtual cashiers Zooming in from the Philippines
A new restaurant chain in New York City has sparked discussion due to its cashiers working from home from the Philippines. Key points: ...
Events
New York Gov. Hochul announces $30 million support for AAPI community
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $30 million allocation to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community during...
Senior Asian couple scammed out of millions, donations sought to save home
Eric Jiang, a 29-year-old entrepreneur, is seeking donations to help save his elderly parents’ home after they had fallen victim to an onlin...
NYC man linked to burglary ring targeting Asian American homes arrested for Pennsylvania burglary
After a lengthy investigation, a man from Queens, New York City, has been arrested in connection with a burglary that targeted an Asian Amer...
Carl Samson
NYC doctor faces more charges for allegedly drugging, sexually assaulting over a dozen women
A former physician at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens previously accused of drugging, raping and filming a 19-year-old patient ...
Asian man, 86, killed by scooter-riding gunman in NYC multiple shooting
An 86-year-old Asian man was fatally shot by a scooter-riding gunman in a shooting rampage that injured three others in Brooklyn and Queens,...
Queens teen struck by stray bullet inside home says gun violence in US ‘absolutely insane’
A teenager from Queens, New York City, who was shot inside her home while studying last year has not let the incident that “should not have ...
Bryan Ke
Man wanted for spray-painting anti-Asian message on NYC liquor store
New York City police are searching for a man accused of vandalizing a liquor store with anti-Asian graffiti. The incident reportedly occurre...
Entertainment
88rising announces first-ever Head in the Clouds festival in New York
Music company 88rising recently announced the dates, venue and lineup for its inaugural Head in the Clouds New York festival. Earlier today...
Daniel Anderson
Boy, 13, accused of stabbing sister multiple times in Queens home for ‘bothering’ him
A 13-year-old boy in Queens, New York City, has been charged with felony assault after allegedly stabbing his 14-year-old sister multiple ti...
New video shows mob of masked teens in elevator after trashing Queens Chinese restaurant
New York police have released a new surveillance video of the mob of masked individuals who ransacked a Chinese restaurant in Queens on Marc...
Mob of masked teens trash Chinese restaurant in Queens, causes $20,000 in damages
Police are searching for a mob of masked vandals who barged in and trashed a seafood restaurant in Queens, New York. On March 4, a group of...
Queens duo charged with hate crimes for punching, kicking Asian mom and son in their heads
Two people have been arrested in connection with a suspected anti-Asian attack in Queens, New York. The two alleged suspects, Natalie Plaza,...
Homeless veteran charged with hate crime for New Year’s Eve anti-Asian attack in NYC
Before you read: Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square ...
Asian trio wanted for stabbing man in NYC robbery
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is seeking the public’s help with identifying three men connected to a reported robbery and stabb...
NYC man arrested for setting Asian restaurant on fire over botched dish released a day later
Choephel Norbu, 49, admitted to setting Ittadi Garden and Grill in Jackson Heights, Queens, ablaze on the morning of Oct. 2 after the Bangl...
Man arrested, then released without bail, for destroying Gandhi statue in NYC
Sukhpal Singh, 27, was arrested for his alleged role in vandalizing a Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Shri Tulsi Mandir in Queens, New Yo...
Government
South Asians in Queens say new redistricting maps divides their communities
A redistricting map set to be released by the New York City Districting Commission later this month has the South Asian community in Queens...
Editorial Staff
NYC man charged with hate crimes for headbutting Asian victim because he’s ‘Chinese’
A man accused of headbutting an Asian man in an unprovoked attack in Queens, New York City, in July has been charged with hate crimes. Rud...
Feature
NYC ‘Duck Sauce Killer’ found dead in Queens apartment
Glenn Hirsch, 51, was reportedly found dead in his apartment in Queens, New York City, after missing a court appearance on Friday in connec...
Elderly Asian woman shoved, robbed by duo in Queens
A 65-year-old Asian woman reportedly fell victim to a pair of violent robbers in Queens, New York City, on Sunday morning. The victim, who...
Teen charged with Sikh hate crime attacks fatally stabbed in Brooklyn
Vernon Douglas, the 19-year-old charged in two Sikh hate crime attacks in Queens, New York, was found stabbed to death on a Brooklyn street...
‘Duck Sauce Killer’ suspect wins some freedom after posting $500,000 bail
Glenn Hirsch, the man from Queens, New York, who was accused of fatally shooting Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan, was released from...
Sikh man fatally shot ‘execution-style’ just outside his Queens home
A Sikh man was shot dead a few steps away from his home in Queens, New York, on Saturday. Satnam Singh, 31, was reportedly sitting inside ...
2 men accused of stabbing woman and Queens pizzeria owners who intervened indicted for attempted murder
Supreme Gooding, 18, and Robert Whack, 30, the two men accused of robbing an elderly Asian American woman and stabbing the owners of a pizz...
Queens man accused of killing Chinese food delivery worker is obsessed with duck sauce, other condiments, say police
Glenn Hirsch, 51, was arrested and charged last week for the April 30 murder of Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan. Initial investiga...
Customer kicked out for not wearing pants smashes windows, doors of Chinese restaurant in Queens
A man booted out of 4 Choices & A Soup on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, Queens, retaliated by smashing glass windows and doors at the r...
Sikh mother of 3 robbed at gunpoint after leaving temple in Queens
A Sikh mother of three was threatened with a gun and robbed in broad daylight by a group of three people after leaving a temple in South Ri...
Customer charged in fatal Queens shooting of beloved Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan
Glenn Hirsch, 51, was arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Zhiwen Yan in Queens, New York City, on April...
Food
A 24,000-square-foot, cyberpunk-styled Asian food hall is coming to Queens
Located in Flushing, Queens, the 24,000-square-foot Asian food hall is one of the many projects in Tangram, a multi-purpose space with arch...
Celine Pun
Repeat offender faces life in prison for fatal rock attack on Guiying Ma
Elisaul Perez, 33, has been accused of striking Guiying Ma, 62, twice in the head with a rock in the Queens neighborhood of North Corona on...
Street corner in Queens to be renamed ‘Little Manila’ in honor of Woodside Filipino community
The southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street in Woodside, Queens, will be renamed to “Little Manila” to reflect the large Filip...
63-year-old victim of violent robbery is latest in series of assaults against elderly Sikhs in Queens
Kuldip Singh, a 63-year-old Sikh man, was violently beaten during his morning walk at around 10:30 a.m. in Richmond Hill, Queens, on May 8....
Possible suspect in death of Chinese food delivery worker once raged about duck sauce, restaurant owner says
A man being investigated in connection with the fatal shooting of a Chinese food delivery worker in Queens on Saturday has had a series of “...
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