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· Carl Samson
NYC career criminal arrested, charged with hate crime for slashing Asian woman
Anthony Evans, 30, has been charged with assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly attacking a 59-year-old Asian woman in Times Square on Sunday. Surveillance footage of the incident at 7th Ave. and W. 42nd St. shows the alleged assailant running…
· Carl Samson
Asian woman slashed with box cutter in NYC attack; suspect identified
A 59-year-old Asian woman suffered a deep cut on her hand after being slashed with a box cutter in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday, according to reports. Surveillance footage shows her assailant running up to her from behind before slashing her with the box cutter. While…
· Jane Nam
‘Nope’ star Steven Yeun on touching ‘the unknown’ when it comes to picking roles in Hollywood
Actor Steven Yeun sat down with NextShark to talk about his latest role as showman Ricky “Jupe” Park in the film “Nope,” as well as breaking the limits of what it means to be an Asian American in Hollywood. The Korean American actor first gained widespread popularity for playing…
· Michelle De Pacina
Serial offender gets 5 years in prison for brutal assault of Thai model on New York City subway
The serial offender who brutally assaulted a Thai model on a New York City subway station has pleaded guilty. Kevin Douglas, 40, struck a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors and will be jailed for five years once he is sentenced in court on Aug. 9.
· Ryan General
Pair charged with conspiracy for using investors’ money for ‘Chinese Disneyland’ to fund Trump campaign
Two naturalized U.S. citizens originally from China are accused of funneling a portion of investors’ money intended for a China-themed park to the re-election campaign of then-president Donald Trump in 2017. Sherry Li, 50, and Lianbo Wang, 45, were arrested in Long Island, New…
· Bryan Ke
Asian woman kicked in the hip, told to ‘get out of this country’ in NYC attack
The New York City Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man who allegedly kicked a 57-year-old woman in the hip after yelling, "Get out of this country, bitch," in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred on…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYC Little Tokyo restaurateur accused of sexually assaulting company exec in $95 million lawsuit
Shuji Bon Yagi, the 73-year-old New York City restaurateur dubbed the “Mayor of Little Tokyo,” faces a $95 million lawsuit for allegedly sexually assaulting Nozomi Horikoshi, the 51-year-old vice president of operations at his company. Horikoshi, a married mother, filed the…
· Bryan Ke
Armed robbers pistol-whip man to get his $60,000 Rolex at 99 Ranch in Rowland Heights
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is now looking for two armed men who reportedly pistol-whipped an Asian man and woman outside a 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights on Saturday. The suspects robbed the male victim of his $60,000 Rolex watch, according to the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino American sommelier wins James Beard award for essay on ‘white supremacy’ in the wine industry
Filipino American sommelier Miguel de Leon won the James Beard Foundation Journalism Award for his long-form personal essay, “It’s Time to Decolonize Wine,” published in online magazine Punch in June 2020. De Leon, who currently serves as the wine director of the Michelin-rated…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen charged with Sikh hate crime attacks fatally stabbed in Brooklyn
Vernon Douglas, the 19-year-old charged in two Sikh hate crime attacks in Queens, New York, was found stabbed to death on a Brooklyn street on Thursday. Investigators have not made an arrest nor publicly identified a suspect; however, police do not believe the suspect was…
· Carl Samson
Restaurant customer charged for threatening Queens judge who granted ‘Duck Sauce Killer’ bail
A man accused of threatening the judge who released alleged “Duck Sauce Killer” Glenn Hirsch on a $500,000 bail is reportedly facing criminal charges. Chunhua Hu, 49, allegedly made the threat before the 51-year-old murder suspect arrived for his bail hearing at the Queens…
· Carl Samson
Police arrest wife of ‘Duck Sauce Killer,’ confiscate 8 firearms and 200 rounds of ammunition
Dorothy Hirsch, the wife of alleged “Duck Sauce Killer” Glenn Hirsch, was arrested on June 3 for weapons possession, records show. Police who raided her Briarwood home on 84th Road in Queens, New York, recovered eight firearms and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. The weapons…
· Carl Samson
‘Duck Sauce Killer’ suspect wins some freedom after posting $500,000 bail
Glenn Hirsch, the man from Queens, New York, who was accused of fatally shooting Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan, was released from jail after posting a $500,000 bail on Monday. Hirsch was arrested on June 1 for the April 30 shooting near 108th Street and 67th Drive,…
· Ryan General
Shein a ‘major threat’ to US specialty retailers, new survey finds
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Evidence Lab's Global App Monitor reported that Chinese retailer Shein’s app is now the “most downloaded" shopping app in the U.S., mainly due to the online store’s affordable pricing. UBS, which surveyed 7,500 consumers in the U.S., Germany,…
· Carl Samson
Sikh man fatally shot ‘execution-style’ just outside his Queens home
A Sikh man was shot dead a few steps away from his home in Queens, New York, on Saturday. Satnam Singh, 31, was reportedly sitting inside a black Jeep Wrangler Sahara near 129th St. and Sutter Ave. in South Ozone Park when someone approached and began firing rounds at around…
· Jane Nam
SCOTUS ruling that gives right to carry gun in public condemned by Asian American lawmakers
Democratic Asian lawmakers responded to the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on Thursday that the Constitution grants U.S. citizens the right to carry a gun outside the home. In a 6-3 ruling, the court decided that the right to “keep and bear arms” was not limited to keeping guns…
· Ryan General
Man who pepper-sprayed group of Asian men for speaking Cantonese in Brooklyn arrested
On Nov. 2, 2021, Isaiah Jordan started mocking three middle-aged Asian men outside a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, before punching one of them in the face and then pulling out a knife and a pepper spray canister. Surveillance video released by the New York City Police…
· Carl Samson
Queens man accused of killing Chinese food delivery worker is obsessed with duck sauce, other condiments, say police
Glenn Hirsch, 51, was arrested and charged last week for the April 30 murder of Chinese food delivery worker Zhiwen Yan. Initial investigation revealed that Hirsch was a regular patron previously involved in a duck sauce dispute at the restaurant Yan worked at. On Tuesday,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Sikh mother of 3 robbed at gunpoint after leaving temple in Queens
A Sikh mother of three was threatened with a gun and robbed in broad daylight by a group of three people after leaving a temple in South Richmond, Queens. The suspects reportedly stole her family jewelry and threatened to kill her if she reported the incident to the police. “I…
· Carl Samson
Police release image of suspect accused of slashing Asian man in Brooklyn subway racial attack
New York police have released an image of the suspect from Tuesday’s subway attack near York Street station in Brooklyn. The recent incident, which reportedly saw the suspect make an anti-Asian remark and slash the victim in the chest and neck with a knife, is now considered by…
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