Pro Pokémon player opens real-life Pokémon gym in NYC

Competitive Pokémon player Wolfe Glick has taken Pokémon fandom to a whole new level by creating a real-life Pokémon gym in New York City. G...

Registered sex offender convicted of sexually assaulting woman at NYC construction site

A registered sex offender accused of raping a woman at a Manhattan construction site in late 2021 was found guilty of sexual abuse and sexua...

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 ...

NYPD captain allowed to retire after admitting to collecting around $60K for fake overtime hours

A New York Police Department (NYPD) captain has been forced out of his job after admitting to receiving around $60,000 for over 400 more hou...

NYC organization Angry Asian Womxn to hold virtual self-defense class in remembrance of Michelle Go

Before you read: ‘Because I’m God’: Man who shoved Asian woman to her death on NYC subway has decades-long rap sheet ‘Asian Lives Matter’: P...

Repeat offender sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack

Before you read: Repeat offender pleads guilty to killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack Guiying Ma, grandmother struck in the head with a ro...

Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square

New York City police are looking for a man accused of shoving an Asian woman while calling her a “stupid Asian b*tch” near Manhattan’s Heral...

Man accused of yelling anti-Asian slurs, hitting victim with umbrella in NYC attack

New York City police are looking for an individual accused of assaulting an Asian man with an umbrella after allegedly yelling anti-Asian sl...

Republican Lester Chang sworn into New York’s Assembly amid residency challenges

Before you read: New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly Embattled Republican A...

NY couple invites group of stranded S. Korean tourists into their home during Christmas weekend

A couple living in Buffalo, New York, welcomed a South Korean tour group to their home during an intense blizzard. On Friday at around 2 p.m...

Embattled Republican Assemblyman-elect insists ‘I’m a Brooklynite’ in hearing challenging residency

GOP Assemblyman-elect Lester Chang insisted that he is a “Brooklynite” in a legislative hearing in Albany, New York, on Wednesday. Chang, ...

Convicted sex offender allowed to go on anti-Asian rant at NYC Council hearing

A convicted sex offender who is now a member of an advocacy group was reportedly allowed to unleash anti-Asian remarks at a New York City Co...

‘Chinese Zodiac Killer’ pleads guilty to mailing threatening letters

Before you read: ‘Chinese Zodiac Killer’ who claimed to eat his victims is arrested by the FBI ‘Chinese Zodiac Killer̵...

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...

Repeat offender pleads guilty to killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack

Elisaul Perez, 33, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the fatal rock attack on 62-year-old Guiying Ma in Queens...

New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly

Lester Chang, a Republican elected to represent District 49 in New York’s State Assembly, is facing contention over alleged residency issue...

Abraham Lim and other ‘KPOP’ cast members call out New York Times review of Broadway musical

The cast of "KPOP," the first Broadway musical of its kind celebrating Korean culture, are hitting back against a review by New Y...

Woman charged with hate crime for calling man ‘Asian pig’, assaulting him on NYC subway

Dream Commisso, 19, has been charged with a hate crime for her alleged role in the assault of a 42-year-old Asian man on a Manhattan subway...

NYC man accused of attacking boy with crutch has 23 prior arrests, including attempted murder

Jamal McIlwain, 28, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the assault of a 12-year-old Asian boy in Brooklyn on the morning of Nov. ...

Man wanted for slashing woman, good Samaritan in suspected anti-Muslim attack on NYC subway

New York City police are searching for a man who slashed a Muslim woman and an intervening bystander on a Manhattan subway on Tuesday. The...

‘McRacist’: Twitch streamer catches woman’s racist interruption at NYC McDonald’s

Twitch streamer ExtraEmily was interrupted by a woman who made a racist remark during an IRL (in real life) livestream at a McDonald’s McVI...

Asian American veterans honored at ceremony in New York’s 107th Infantry Memorial

Veterans honored fellow Asian Americans who fought for the United States during a wreath-laying ceremony held on Thursday at the 107th Infa...

NYC’s ‘most romantic’ restaurant accused of anti-Asian discrimination

One if by Land, Two if by Sea, a high-end restaurant dubbed one of the most romantic restaurants in New York City, has been called out for ...

Asian man punched, shot with gel pellets by muggers on NYC subway

A 34-year-old Asian man fell victim to a violent attack involving a gel gun at the New York City subway on Sunday, according to reports. A...

Chinese nationals hold anti-Xi protest in NYC on Halloween

Around 30 protesters marched in Manhattan on Halloween night on Monday to oppose the Chinese government and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ...

Asian student stabbed by alleged bully at New York high school

An 18-year-old Asian student was stabbed by a 17-year-old classmate at Proctor High School in Utica, New York, on Monday morning. Teachers...

4 teens, including young mom, dead in crash after taking on viral ‘Kia challenge,’ police suggest

Four of the six teens who allegedly stole a Kia on Sunday night were killed in a car crash in Buffalo’s 198/33 interchange in New York on M...

4 men charged in robberies targeting Asian business owners in New York

Diego Martinez Franco Alexander, John J. Carmona Artega, Jose Javier Garcia Ortega and Victor Alfonso Lopez Restrepo have been charged in c...

NYC to make Diwali a public school holiday

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, state assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar and Department of Education Chancellor David Banks announced on Thur...

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...

Displaced residents of fire-damaged NYC Chinatown apartment building frustrated by delayed repairs

A fire that started in a building owned by Eighty Mulberry Realty Corp. on Mulberry Street in New York City’s Chinatown back in April left ...

GOP lawmakers demand explanation for ‘deeply troubling’ Chinese police station in New York City

Headed by Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R, IND-3), Reps. Michael Waltz (R, FL-6) and Mike Gallagher (R, WI-8), a group of 21 Republic...

NYC bail reform slammed after repeat offender makes 42nd attack

Robert Kelley, vice president of New York City’s Transport Union, slammed the city’s bail reform on “Fox & Friends First” on Monday in ...

‘Great taste is universal’: Behind the scenes of Times Square’s Jollibee flagship store

The six-foot-tall, red-and-yellow statue of a smiling bee has made its way to the heart of New York.  On Aug. 18, shortly after being named ...

New York City reverses on controversial high school admissions process

New York City Schools Chancellor David C. Banks announced that the city is rolling back a pandemic-era moratorium that allowed more low-inc...

NYPD cop of 18 years charged with hate crime over anti-Muslim attack

The New York Police Department fired Riggs Kwong, an 18-year veteran, on Sept. 6 for his alleged involvement in an anti-Muslim attack earli...