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· Carl Samson
New York Court Rules in Favor of Constitutional Right to Own Nunchuks
A Brooklyn federal court ruled on Friday that a 1974 ban on nunchucks in the state of New York is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Judge Pamela Chen issued the ruling in favor of plaintiff James Maloney, who began his legal battle after being charged with possession…
· Carl Samson
Woman Claims She Makes $30,000 a Month Selling Handbags from China
A 22-year-old female entrepreneur has triggered people on Twitter after claiming that she earns up to $30,000 a month by running an online business from her New York City apartment. The unidentified entrepreneur revealed her story in Refinery29’s “Money Diaries,” a series that…
· Carl Samson
John Liu Elected as the First Taiwan-Born State Senator in New York
John Liu became the first Taiwan-born U.S. state senator in New York after winning his race this week. The Democratic candidate, 51, won the seat in the New York State Senate District 11 with 31,858 votes or 55% of those cast.
· Bryan Ke
NYC Chinatown Man Launches Art Project to Restore Graffiti Covered Gates
A long-time resident of New York’s Manhattan Chinatown has launched a project that will turn the old rusted, peeling, graffiti filled gates of the commercial district into amazing work of art, which he calls the “Chinatown 88 Gates Project.” The artist, 59-year-old John Yu…
· Carl Samson
Woman Charged After Stabbing Spree at ‘Illegal’ New York Nursery
A woman is facing five counts of attempted murder after allegedly going on a stabbing spree at a child care center in New York on Friday morning. Yu Fen Wang, 52, is accused of slashing three infants, a colleague and a fifth victim before ending the carnage with a…
· Ryan General
Designer Uses Only Asian Models at the NY Fashion Week to Redefine Asian Diversity
In a bid to celebrate Asian individuality and highlight cultural diversity, a designer pulled off something that’s rarely done at the New York Fashion Week: feature only Asian models in the runway. New Zealand-born designer Claudia Li made her bold statement on Sunday during her…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Surpasses NYC For Having the Most Crazy Rich People in the World
Hong Kong is now the world’s multi-millionaire and billionaire capital after outranking New York as the city with the most ultra-wealthy residents, a new report from net worth intelligence and data company Wealth-X suggests. According to the sixth edition of the World Ultra…
· Bryan Ke
Black Woman Allegedly Assaulted at Makeup Kiosk in Thai Mall
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a response from Makeup Forever. An American expat from New York that goes by the name of Zya Mo posted on her Facebook claiming a male employee of a Makeup Forever kiosk in the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand asked…
· Bryan Ke
Black Community in Brooklyn Demands Workers in Nail Salon Brawl Face Criminal Charges
One of the women involved in a violent brawl at New Red Apple Nails in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York demands that all employees who hit her during the fight should also be held accountable. Christina Thomas, the customer who refused to pay $5 after a nail salon technician…
· Editorial Staff
Beauty Shop Owner Punches Woman in Front of Children in Disturbing Video
A disturbing video of a Black woman being punched in the face in front of an Oklahoma beauty store has outraged many after going viral. This is at Juns Beauty Supply in Tulsa, OK. The one of North Peoria. This is the 2nd time an Asian owner of a Black beauty supply shop has…
· Editorial Staff
Nail Salon Workers Lock Customers in Store After They Refuse to Pay
Employees at a Vietnamese nail salon in Canada were forced to lock their front door to stop a group of dissatisfied customers from fleeing after they refused to pay for services. Video posted online by Facebook user Sunny Gandhi shows a woman and her companion trying to leave…
· Carl Samson
Brooklyn Nail Salon Faces Protest, Calls for Closure After Violent Brawl Over Eyebrows
Protesters are calling for the shutdown of New Red Apple Nails, the Brooklyn nail salon that made headlines earlier this week after Asian workers ganged up on Black customers in a violent brawl that started with a pair of “f**ked up” eyebrows. According to WCBS 880,…
· Carl Samson
Nail Salon Workers Beat Customers After One Refused to Pay $5 For Bad Eyebrow Job
A nail salon in New York is under fire after a video of its employees beating customers with broomsticks and dustpans surfaced online. The mayhem at New Red Apple Nails in East Flatbush, Brooklyn occurred after one customer allegedly refused to pay $5 because almost all her…
· Khier Casino
New York Times Defends Reporter Sarah Jeong After Trolls Dig Up Her ‘Racist’ Tweets
The New York Times is defending its decision to hire South Korean-born writer Sarah Jeong after a series of her old tweets aimed at White people recently resurfaced on Twitter. Many of Jeong’s unearthed tweets date back to 2013 and 2014 when she used the hashtag…
· Carl Samson
Brooklyn Man Tries to Swim to Canada After Cutting Off Pregnant Wife’s Fingers
A Brooklyn man suspected of trying to cut off his pregnant wife’s arm was taken into custody over the weekend. The couple reportedly had been fighting before Yong Yu, 38, severed Li Yang’s right arm just above the elbow with a steak knife on Thursday afternoon.
· Carl Samson
NYC Dad Married to U.S. Citizen Arrested During Green Card Interview, Faces Deportation
A man in Flushing, Queens, was separated from his wife and two children after being arrested during his green card interview. Xiu Qing You, 39, has been living in the U.S. for almost 20 years. He arrived illegally in 2000 and applied for asylum.
· Carl Samson
Doctor Sues Patient for $1 Million Over Negative Review on Yelp, Facebook
A gynecologist in New York filed a million-dollar lawsuit against a one-time patient who posted a negative review about his services on the internet. The patient, Michelle Levine, visited Dr. Joon Song last year for an annual exam. The problem reportedly started after she got…
· Carl Samson
Ruthie Ann Miles Loses Unborn Child 2 Months After Accident That Killed Her Daughter
Ruthie Ann Miles lost her unborn child two months after the crash that killed her four-year-old daughter and put her in critical condition. Miles, who was expecting to give birth this month, lost her baby on May 11.
· Ryan General
NY Attorney General Resigns After Ex-Girlfriend Says He Called Her His ‘Brown Slave’
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned from his position just hours after the New Yorker published a damning piece alleging that he committed physical abuse against four women. One of his victims was Harvard-educated Tanya Selvaratnam, a Sri Lankan activist…
· Bryan Ke
Ninja Cat Named ‘Little Dork’ Finally Captured After Roaming JFK Airport for a Week
After escaping from her carrier a week ago in New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, Pepper, who also answers to her Mandarin name Dai Meng — which loosely translates to “little dork” — is now finally in the arms of her owner’s friend. Nuan Tang, the friend of Pepper’s owner,…
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