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Crime
Homeless veteran charged with hate crime for New Year’s Eve anti-Asian attack in NYC
Before you read: Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square ...
Bryan Ke
Health
Filipino American nurses join massive strike against NYC hospitals
Filipino American nurses who participated in the Monday walkout of over 7,000 nurses in New York City have earned the support of the city...
Ryan General
Man wanted for shoving Asian woman in unprovoked attack near NYC’s Herald Square
New York City police are looking for a man accused of shoving an Asian woman while calling her a “stupid Asian b*tch” near Manhattan’s Heral...
Carl Samson
New York
Republican Lester Chang sworn into New York’s Assembly amid residency challenges
Before you read: New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly Embattled Republican A...
Embattled Republican Assemblyman-elect insists ‘I’m a Brooklynite’ in hearing challenging residency
GOP Assemblyman-elect Lester Chang insisted that he is a “Brooklynite” in a legislative hearing in Albany, New York, on Wednesday. Chang, ...
Man wanted for slashing woman, good Samaritan in suspected anti-Muslim attack on NYC subway
New York City police are searching for a man who slashed a Muslim woman and an intervening bystander on a Manhattan subway on Tuesday. The...
Manhattan DA scraps $20K bail of Florida woman held for pepper-spraying Asians, results in release
Madeline Barker, 47, was charged with 12 counts of hate crimes after allegedly pepper-spraying a group of Asian women in New York City on J...
Business
Japanese discount store Daiso to open its first location in Manhattan
Manhattan will be opening its first Daiso store sometime in July. The Japanese discount store currently has two other locations in New Yor...
Rebecca Moon
Events
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...
Michelle De Pacina
Elderly Asian American woman, 68, chased and punched to the ground in Chelsea
A 68-year-old Asian woman was chased and pushed to the ground while crossing the street in Chelsea, New York, on April 24. While she was t...
10 protestors arrested for trying to block demolition for New York City Chinatown ‘mega jail’
Several Asian American activists were arrested on Wednesday after forming a human chain to block the construction of the world’s tallest ja...
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...
Khier Casino
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 pro...
New York Chinatown’s Chinese language street signs are gradually disappearing
Manhattan’s Chinatown is rapidly changing as its population of Chinese immigrant residents decreases and non-Chinese residents increase.. ...
Jane Nam
Food
Meals at Manhattan sushi restaurant Masa will now cost $1,000 per person
A sushi bar in Midtown Manhattan will soon charge guests $1,000 per meal for a “prized bar seat” Omakase experience. The new price will be...
‘Unprovoked’ razor blade attack on Asian man riding NYC subway being investigated as hate crime
A 41-year-old Asian man was reportedly riding a northbound J train in Manhattan when a stranger slashed his face with a razor blade. The a...
Registered sex offender caught raping woman at NYC construction site
A registered sex offender is facing a new set of charges after police caught him raping an Asian woman at a Manhattan construction site on W...
NYPD search for cyclist who bumped an Asian woman in potential hate crime
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is searching for a man in connection with an incident in Manhattan that is being investigated as ...
Man who violently attacked deaf woman in NYC has 27 prior arrests
A man was arrested for punching a woman, who is deaf, causing her to lose her balance and fall onto the Union Square subway station tracks S...
UPDATE: NYPD arrested and charged man who punched 52-year-old Asian woman in the head as hate crime
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include that the suspect was identified as Vincent Diehl, 47. He was arrested on Tuesday and...
Man Attacked by 12 in NYC Chinatown is a Gang Member With 43 Arrests, Police Sources Say
A man who was beaten, slashed, stripped and robbed by a violent mob in Manhattan Chinatown is a known gang member with a lengthy criminal re...
‘Go Back to China’: New Jersey Man Faces Hate Crime Charge After Punching Asian Woman
A man from Elizabeth, New Jersey has been arrested after punching an Asian woman in Manhattan this week. The incident, which police are inve...
News
NYC Chinatown Man Launches Art Project to Restore Graffiti Covered Gates
A long-time resident of New York’s Manhattan Chinatown has launched a project that will turn the old rusted, peeling, graffiti filled ...