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Government
NYC mayor’s director of Asian affairs resigns amid criminal investigation
Winnie Greco, New York Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime aide and director of Asian Affairs, voluntarily resigned on Monday after over a deca...
Michelle De Pacina
Culture
NYC India Day Parade float criticized as anti-Muslim
The India Day Parade in New York City on Sunday has sparked controversy due to its inclusion of a float that features a model of the Ram Man...
Carl Samson
Home
NYC Chinese community rallies against planned homeless shelter
Thousands from the Chinese communities of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan protested on Sunday, starting at Foley Square and marching to Cadma...
Crime
FBI probes NYC Mayor over missing China trip records
Federal agents are investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ use of private email addresses and the disappearance of records from ...
Events
NYC set to hold 3rd annual AAPI Heritage parade
New York City is gearing up for its third annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade this weekend, celeb...
Bryan Ke
Bangladeshi teen in Queens shot dead by police during mental health crisis
Win Rozario, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi from Queens, was fatally shot by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers during a mental heal...
FBI raids 2 homes of NYC mayor’s director of Asian affairs Winnie Greco
FBI agents conducted searches at two residences belonging to Winnie Greco, a longtime associate of New York Mayor Eric Adams. About the rai...
Thousands gather for Lunar New Year parades in SF, NYC Chinatown
Tens of thousands of people gathered over the weekend to welcome the Year of the Dragon at the annual Lunar New Year parades in San Francisc...
NYC Mayor Adams vows protection for Sikhs after 66-year-old man’s death
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has promised to protect the Sikh community following the death of a senior member last week. What happened: T...
New York
NYC mayor calls on city council to not close down Rikers Island due to public safety issues
New York Mayor Eric Adams has called on the city council to reevaluate the plan to close down Rikers Island Prison Complex in 2027 due to hi...
NYC bans TikTok on government phones for posing ‘security threat’
New York City has banned social video app TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns. Driving the news: On Wednesday, New ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he is ‘Gandhi-like’ at India Indepedence Day ceremony
“I am Gandhi-like,” said Adams. “I think like Gandhi. I act like Gandhi. I want to be like Gandhi” ...
Ryan General
Asian man, 86, killed by scooter-riding gunman in NYC multiple shooting
An 86-year-old Asian man was fatally shot by a scooter-riding gunman in a shooting rampage that injured three others in Brooklyn and Queens,...
Business
NYC Koreatown restaurant shut down after couple reports they found dead rat in soup
A restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown was shut down Wednesday following an inspection triggered by a customer’s report of a dead rat in soup...
Ex-NYPD hate crimes chief sues Mayor Adams for ‘destroying’ her reputation over alleged mishandling
The former head of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force filed a suit against Mayor Eric Adams and the city on Tuesday, ac...
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 Gandh...
Rebecca Moon
New York City Mayor Eric Adams urges support for police after subway shootings: ‘Raise your voice’
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged constituents to voice support for the police as violence continues to plague the city. “I...
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...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams wants Biden to apologize to Chinese Americans for Trump’s COVID-19 rhetoric
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was sworn in on Saturday, said President Joe Biden should apologize to the Chinese community for the su...
Mayor-elect Eric Adams appoints NYC’s first Asian American deputy mayors as part of 5 all-women team
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams appointed five women as deputy mayors on Monday, two of whom are of Asian descent. Who they are: The in...
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