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· Michelle De Pacina
First Singaporean hawker center in the US opens in 14,000-square-foot New York City space
Urban Hawker, a traditional Singaporean food hall that hosts stalls and vendors, opened its doors to its soft-opening at 135 W 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, last week. The food hall, which was curated by Singaporean food expert KF Seetoh, will introduce Southeast…
· Bryan Ke
2 American veterans who volunteered in Ukraine return home after three months of captivity
American veterans Alex Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, who were captured by Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, returned home to their families in Alabama on Friday. “We’re looking forward to spending time with family and we’ll be in touch with…
· Daniel Anderson
CIX member Seunghun reveals he was mugged in NYC
Seunghun of K-pop boy group CIX revealed he was mugged while in New York City earlier this week. CIX was performing at the Korea-U.S. SMEs go TOGETHER event alongside K-pop soloist BoA and YG Entertainment boy group WINNER. During a livestream, Seunghun shared that he went out…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYC student pleads guilty to murdering his mother to collect $11 million inheritance
Jared Eng, 25, pleaded guilty on Friday to murdering his mother in a New York City apartment before disposing of her body in a garbage can in New Jersey in 2019. Eng slashed his mother’s throat and brutally beat her in their shared Tribeca apartment on Jan. 31, 2019. With the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Hate has no place in America’: Biden meets hate crime survivors at White House summit
President Joe Biden met several hate crime survivors and the relatives of mass shooting victims during the United We Stand Summit at the White House on Thursday. Among those invited was Vilma Kari, the 66-year-old victim of a violent attack in New York City on March 29, 2021.…
· Bryan Ke
All-AAPI musical about Tiananmen Square protests begins rehearsals in New York
The rehearsal for “Tiananmen: A New Musical,” a rock musical that criticizes the Chinese government’s massacre of students at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, is underway. The musical stars an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast, and is being directed and…
· Carl Samson
NYC ‘Duck Sauce Killer’ subjected his wife to ‘sadistic and violent sexual abuse’ for decades, lawyer says
Dorothy Hirsch, the widow of alleged “Duck Sauce Killer” Glenn Hirsch, has claimed to be a victim of her late husband’s “sadistic and violent” behavior in a new court filing. Glenn, 51, was believed to have shot himself dead after being released on bail for the murder of Chinese…
· Carl Samson
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. Rudy Coslopez, 41, allegedly approached the 22-year-old victim on Steinway Street near 34th Ave. in Astoria on July 12 at around 8:55 p.m. and…
· Rebecca Moon
The Fab 4: Chinese women make tennis history at US Open
US Open history was made on Thursday when four Chinese women reached the final 32 of a grand slam event. Zheng Qinwen and Yuan Yue were joined by Wang Xiyu and Zhang Shuai for the third round. Zheng defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in straight sets and will be going up…
· Ryan General
Elderly Filipino woman ‘punched without provocation’ by female attacker in New York City
A 74-year-old Filipino woman was “punched without provocation” by an unidentified woman while walking along Madison Avenue near East 52nd Street in New York City at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Elmer Cato, the Philippine Consulate General in New York, retweeted a video clip of…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYPD search for 3 men accused of 19 assaults in less than 1 month, including off-duty officer whose skull was fractured
New York City Police Department officer Muhammad Chowdhury, 48, was brutally assaulted and robbed while he was off-duty and jogging in the Bronx on Aug. 23. He suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. He recently woke up from a medically induced coma. The suspects…
· Rebecca Moon
NYC Mayor Adams condemns anti-Hindu hate crimes following latest Gandhi statue vandalization
On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke out against anti-Hindu hate crimes after the Shri Tulsi Mandir’s statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized twice. Mayor Adams joined State Assemblyperson Jenifer Rajkumar, local elected officials and interfaith leaders at the…
· Carl Samson
DoorDash worker killed in NYC hit-and-run was 74-year-old man whose daughters begged him not to work
A black BMW fatally struck 74-year-old Be Tran in Queens, New York City, on Sunday night. Tran, a DoorDash worker, was making his last food delivery of the day when the vehicle hit him and left him for dead. The owner of a nearby business told the New York Daily News that the…
· Ryan General
Protestors gather outside Yuh-Line Niou’s office, accuse her of siding with ‘sweatshop bosses’
Chinatown worker groups protested outside the office of New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (D-Lower Manhattan) on Wednesday, urging her to drop her congressional office and help them with their cause. Participants in the rally organized by the Youth Against Sweatshops…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino fast food chain Jollibee to open flagship in Times Square with exclusive new menu
Filipino fast-food restaurant chain Jollibee will open a flagship restaurant in the heart of Times Square in New York City on Aug. 18. It will be located beside the Good Morning America Studio and the Bow Tie of Midtown, where the Times Square Ball Drop takes place every year.…
· Editorial Staff
Fact check: US did not ‘bury’ data on anti-Asian hate crimes
A recent tweet claiming that the U.S. government has been “burying” the anti-Asian hate crisis is false. The allegation: In a recent tweet, investor and physician Michael J. Burry alleged that the government is “burying” the “anti-Asian violent hate crime crisis.” As of this…
· Carl Samson
Vandalism of second Gandhi statue in New York City prompts calls for hate crime charges
A Mahatma Gandhi statue outside a Hindu temple in South Richmond Hill in Queens, New York, was vandalized on Aug. 3. The toppled-over statue saw its arm cracked and its hand broken into pieces. Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, the first Hindu American elected for office in New…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen arrested for fatally shooting 19-year-old during robbery outside a Brooklyn BJ’s store
Dereck Chen, 19, was fatally shot by 18-year-old Edino Tzul during a robbery outside of a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 4. Tzul reportedly tried to steal Chen’s backpack, but when Chen tried to fight back, Tzul opened fire, shooting Chen in the face and…
· Carl Samson
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 connection with the murder of Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan on Apr. 30. Hirsch, who became known as the “Duck Sauce Killer,” was accused…
· Carl Samson
NYC career criminal sees hate crime charge dropped in alleged slashing of Asian woman
The hate crime charge against Anthony Evans, the man accused of slashing an Asian woman with a box cutter in New York City’s Times Square, was dropped on Wednesday. Evans, 30, was arrested on Tuesday morning for the incident, which left the victim with a severely injured hand…
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