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· Carl Samson
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 30. Yan, who worked for the Forest Hills restaurant Great Wall, was making a delivery near 108th Street and 67th Drive when someone began…
· Ryan General
Only 3% of reported anti-Asian attacks in NYC led to hate crime convictions, new report finds
The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) released a report highlighting that only seven out of the 233 reported anti-Asian attacks in New York City during the first three quarters of 2021 resulted in hate crime convictions. According to Elaine Chiu, Professor of…
· Celine Pun
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 architecture inspired by the traditional Chinese puzzle of its namesake. The concept behind its interior design marries industrial and cyberpunk…
· Michelle De Pacina
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 Filipino community in the area. A petition to install the street sign garnered more than 3,000 signatures last year, leading councilmember Jimmy…
· Bryan Ke
Ballerina makes history as first AAPI soloist to play Polyhymnia in New York City Ballet’s ‘Apollo’
Filipino American ballerina Georgina Pazcoguin made history last weekend by becoming the first AAPI soloist to portray Polyhymnia in the New York City Ballet’s latest production of “Apollo.” Speaking with Jezebel on Monday, Pazcoguin said she was grateful for being given the…
· Carl Samson
Bangladeshi student pushed to her death in front of oncoming New York City subway
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with input from the New York Police Department. Zinat Hossain was 23, not 24. A Bangladeshi student died after being pushed by robbers into the path of an oncoming subway train in New York City last week, according to reports.
· Michelle De Pacina
Mayor Adams announces New York City’s first-ever annual AAPI Cultural and Heritage Parade
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the city’s first annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade to be held in Manhattan on May 15. The parade, in honor of AAPI Heritage month, will begin at 10:45 a.m. on 6th Avenue and will head…
· Carl Samson
Chinese food delivery worker punched, robbed and shot at while dropping off order in Brooklyn
A Chinese food delivery worker was reportedly punched, robbed and shot at while dropping off an order in Brooklyn on Saturday night. Surveillance footage shows a pair of suspects cornering the victim at gunpoint and searching his pockets for valuables. The duo took the victim’s…
· Jane Nam
Sen. Ted Cruz, over 80 GOP legislators call on SCOTUS to end discrimination toward Asian American college applicants
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) published a press release on Monday, detailing a brief that he and 84 legislators filed to the Supreme Court, calling an end to discrimination against Asian American college applicants. Cruz spearheaded the brief with Korean American Congresswoman Michelle…
· Celine Pun
Cafe Maddy Cab: Program that pays cab fares for NYC AAPIs vulnerable to hate crimes relaunches
Food influencer Madeline Park relaunched her Cafe Maddy Cab program on Sunday in response to the rising rate of anti-Asian hate crimes in her home city of New York. “Every single time I see a headline or a video footage of [a crime], I feel a very visceral fear that it could've…
· Carl Samson
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 “increasingly disturbing encounters” in the deceased’s workplace since late last year, according to the restaurant’s owner. Zhiwen Yan, 45,…
· Carl Samson
Chinese food delivery worker with 3 jobs fatally shot in New York City
Zhiwen Yan, 45, a Chinese food delivery worker, was fatally shot while making a delivery in Queens on Saturday night. The father-of-three was shot in the chest and fell off his scooter before being rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police are reportedly…
· Carl Samson
New York Gov. Hochul pledges $16 million to organizations at risk of hate crimes
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced nearly $16 million in funds to boost the safety of more than 200 organizations at risk of being hate crime targets. The grants can be used for interior or exterior security equipment such as alarms, fences, panic buttons,…
· Michelle De Pacina
20-year-old man charged with hate crimes for attacks on 2 Sikh men in New York City
Hezekiah Coleman has been arrested and charged for attacking and robbing two Sikh men in Queens on April 12. Coleman is charged with one count of robbery and one count of aggravated harassment as well as two counts of robbery and one count of assault classified as a hate crime.…
· Carl Samson
Three fugitives wanted for stealing $500,000 worth of valuables at New York coin show
An Asian man and woman, along with a male getaway driver, are wanted in Long Island, New York, after allegedly stealing half a million dollars’ worth of cash, coins and gold at a local coin show on Sunday. The suspects are accused of stealing from a vendor at the Melville event…
· Carl Samson
Man wanted for fatal stabbing in gambling den in Manhattan’s Chinatown
Shen Bin Weng, 55, is accused of fatally stabbing Qi Rui Weng, 58, after an apparent argument inside a gambling den in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Monday. A surveillance video before the attack shows Shen passing through a kitchen supply store with a large knife in one hand. Qi,…
· Carl Samson
Elderly Asian woman stabbed in the back outside her home in NYC a day before her 71st birthday
Brooklyn resident Fang Mei Lin, 70, was reportedly stabbed by an unidentified assailant just outside her home near 53rd Street and Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park at around 1 p.m. on March 30. The suspect used an unknown object to stab Lin in the back and narrowly missed her right…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Turning Red’ criticized by some parents for embracing female puberty and menstruation
Pixar’s “Turning Red” has drawn negative criticism from parents who are uncomfortable with exposing children to what they deem “adult topics” for scenes in which the characters discuss female puberty and menstruation. Chinese Canadian director Domee Shi and Chinese American…
· Khier Casino
58-Year-Old Queens man fatally stabbed in Manhattan Chinatown
A 58-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Monday, police said. Qi Rui Weng, of Dongan Avenue in Elmhurst, New York, was stabbed by another man in the torso during a fight around 4:30 p.m. at 125 Division Street. There have been no arrests so far, and an…
· Carl Samson
NYC man who attacked 7 Asian women in 3 hours charged with hate crimes
Steven Zajonc, 28, has been indicted on felony and misdemeanor hate crime charges for attacking seven Asian women on Feb. 27, Manhattan prosecutors said on Monday. The attacks reportedly began at around 6:30 p.m. near Madison Avenue and East 30th Street in Midtown and ended near…
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