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· Carl Samson
After Michelle Go’s death, MTA to build subway barriers at 3 NYC stations in attempt to improve safety
In an interview on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said it will install barriers on subway platforms in an attempt to improve public safety. The announcement comes a month after 40-year-old Michelle Go was shoved to her death in front of an oncoming…
· Carl Samson
Man with 44 prior arrests charged with multiple felonies for brutal assault of Thai model on NYC subway
Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence some readers may find disturbing. A man has been charged in connection with a vicious attack that left a 23-year-old Thai model with a bloodied face in New York City last November.
· Carl Samson
Michelle Go, woman who was shoved into path of NYC subway train, helped homeless people for 10 years
Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, was shoved into the path of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday, resulting in her death. Go, described by family members as a “kind” and “intelligent” woman, spent the past 10 years helping homeless people find work. Her alleged killer,…
· Carl Samson
‘Because I’m God’: Man who shoved Asian woman to her death on NYC subway has decades-long rap sheet
Simon Martial, 61, allegedly shoved Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, in front of an oncoming subway train in New York City on Saturday. A second woman told police that Martial initially approached her, and she believed he would push her onto the tracks. Martial has been arrested 10 times…
· Carl Samson
Suspect who shoved Asian man into path of NYC subway train arrested months later for groping
Ronald Lacey, 23, is accused of shoving an Asian man into the path of a subway train in New York City last May. Bystanders managed to flag down the train and pull the victim up to safety. Lacey was arrested on Friday after groping a woman at another subway station last month. A…
· Carl Samson
Korean American woman spit on, called a ‘carrier’ on NYC subway
In October, a Korean American woman was verbally attacked and spat at while riding on a New York City A Train. A video of the incident recorded by the victim shows the man saying, “Who wants to touch you, you miserable f*cking carrier!” The incident was reportedly not initially…
· Jiselle Lee
‘Lucky to be alive’: NYPD looking for suspect who attacked, robbed Thai woman on subway
Bew Jirajariyawetch, a 23-year-old aspiring model from Thailand, was brutally attacked while waiting for a subway on the 34th Street Herald Square subway platform on Nov. 22. A random attack: Jirajariyawetch said she is “lucky to be alive” in an exclusive interview with Daily…
· Jiselle Lee
NYPD looking for man caught on video slapping woman on subway after expressing anti-Asian sentiment
The New York Police Department Hate Crimes division posted surveillance video footage on Twitter in which a man can be seen approaching and then slapping an Asian woman across the face. Police investigation: The Twitter post states that at approximately 6:19 AM on Dec. 1, an…
· Carl Samson
Nurse struck with bike, called anti-Asian slur on NYC subway
A nurse says she has been unable to work since a man hit her from behind with his bike’s handlebars and called her anti-Asian slurs on a subway platform in New York City last weekend. What happened: Atsuko Obando, 54, was heading to work around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 when the…
· Carl Samson
NYC has its first female and Asian chief of subway car maintenance
Siu Ling Ko, a 34-year veteran of New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Department of Subway Car Equipment, will now head the department as vice president and chief mechanical officer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Sunday. Why this matters: Ko is the…
· Carl Samson
NYC man accused of sexual assault by woman on subway may have other victims
Editor’s Note: The Asian American victim’s name has been redacted upon her request. A man wanted for pulling out his genitals to touch an Asian American woman in New York City has been accused of sexual assault by three other people, two of whom were minors.
· Ryan General
Couple violently attacks Indigenous Filipina nurse distributing face masks in New York subway
An Indigenous Filipina nurse sustained physical injuries after getting assaulted by a couple while distributing protective face masks in a New York subway on Aug. 10. The attack: Potri Ranka Manis, who works at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was…
· Carl Samson
Asian mother in critical condition, yanked down NYC subway stairs in botched robbery with son
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a GoFundMe page set up by the victim’s family members. A 58-year-old Asian woman had to undergo brain surgery after sustaining critical injuries from an attempted robbery at a subway station in Manhattan this weekend.
· Carl Samson
Man Beats Asian Woman With a Cane as She Gets Off NYC Subway Train
New York police are searching for a man accused of beating an Asian woman with a cane at a subway station in Manhattan last month. What happened: The 23-year-old woman was on her way to an internship at a hospital when she came across the unidentified assailant, who struck her…
· Ryan General
Commuters, Subway Operator Save Asian Man Thrown Onto Train Tracks in Queens
Commuters and a quick-thinking subway operator saved an Asian man from certain death after he was thrown onto train tracks in Queens in New York on Monday morning. The incident: Local authorities are looking for the suspect who pushed the 36-year-old victim onto the southbound…
· Ryan General
Toronto Man Charged For Three Alleged Hate Crimes at Subway Stations
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with several hate-motivated assaults on Asian victims at subway stations in Canada. Anti-Asian hate: Joseph O’Sullivan Martinez was arrested on Wednesday for three anti-Asian assaults that took place at different…
· Bryan Ke
NYPD Seeks Help Identifying Suspect Who Repeatedly Punched Asian Man at Queens Subway
The NYPD needs help in identifying a suspect who allegedly assaulted an Asian man inside a Queens subway station last month. What happened: The unidentified man approached the 22-year-old victim while inside the Queens Plaza subway station at around 1:30 p.m. on April 18,…
· Bryan Ke
NY City Council Candidate Says She Was Pushed Down Subway Stairs
Susan Lee, who is running for City Council in Lower Manhattan’s District 1, has recently taken to social media to share details about an incident at a subway station. The 42-year-old City Council candidate told the New York Post last Thursday that she noticed a woman staring at…
· Bryan Ke
‘Ching Chang Chong’: Asian Woman Calls Out Racist Man, Friend on NYC Subway
A video posted on Instagram showed an Asian woman’s confrontation with two passengers on a New York train, with one going on a COVID-19 rant and spewing racial slurs. The Instagram user, who only wished to be identified as Nikki C., told NextShark the incident happened on the F…
· Grace Kim
Elderly Man Left in Critical Condition After Unprovoked Attack on NYC Subway
An elderly man was left in critical condition over the weekend after a stranger who boarded the same New York City subway car reportedly punched the older man in the head. Narayange Bodhi, 68, was on his commute on the No. 1 train to work in uptown at around 2:40 p.m. when the…