NYC Chinatown residents unveil alternative plan to relocate ‘mega jail’

Community advocates in Manhattan’s Chinatown unveiled a new proposal last week calling for the relocation of a controversial, borough-based ...

Woman fatally shot in front of family during robbery in Manhattan condo

Ying Zhu Liu, a 57-year-old woman from Manhattan, was fatally shot in the face in front of her husband and her son during a botched robbery ...

Asian woman attacked by baseball bat-wielding perps in NYC

A 58-year-old Asian woman checking her phone was viciously attacked by two masked individuals wielding a baseball bat in front of 37 Monroe ...

NYC sees surge in Asian American GOP candidates for 2024 elections

New York City is witnessing a surge in Asian American Republican candidates for the 2024 elections, particularly in Queens, Brooklyn and Man...

Suspect charged for slashing man with katana in NYC claims self-defense

One of the two brothers charged for injuring a drunk man with a katana in New York City’s Chinatown in 2020 insisted that the other group st...

Manhattan Chinatown neighborhood struggles amid demolition for ‘jailscraper’

Residents in Manhattan’s Chinatown are bearing the disruptive impact of demolition work preceding the construction of what could be the worl...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Lunar New Year celebration with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in New York City, where t...

This Korean restaurant hidden in a NYC subway station requires a pin code to enter

This unassuming 13-seat eatery promises an exclusive 12-course tasting menu experience at $225 per patron served by Chef Dae Kim ...

Cops seize $35 million in designer knock-offs in NYC Chinatown raid

The New York Police Department seized $35 million in counterfeit goods — many of them replicas of luxury bags — sold openly in Lower Manhatt...

Struggling Chinatown mall under Manhattan Bridge finds hope in new operator

A languishing Chinatown mall nestled under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City is getting a new chance at life in the hands of a new opera...

2 Asian Americans injured in back-to-back stabbing, punching on NYC’s subway stations

Two Asian Americans were targeted in separate violent attacks on New York City’s subway stations this week. The attacks: The first incident ...

Boston man indicted on hate crimes for assaulting, spitting at Asian couple in NYC

A Boston man has been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking an Asian couple in Manhattan, New York, earlier this year. Alle...

Asian mother reveals what started the alleged hate crime attack by woman on NYC subway

An Asian woman has shared her side of the story after her family and a bystander were attacked in what police are investigating as a possibl...

Army vet who attacked 7 Asian women in 2 hours sentenced to 1 ⅓ to 4 years in prison

A military veteran who attacked seven Asian women in Manhattan, New York, last year has been sentenced to 1 ⅓ to 4 years in state prison. Wh...

Boston man arrested for assaulting, spitting at couple in NYC anti-Asian attack

A Boston man has been arrested in connection with an anti-Asian attack against a couple in Manhattan, New York, on May 23. What happened: Th...

NYC finance executive charged for sexually assaulting, drugging 14-year-old girl

A New York finance executive is facing multiple charges for raping and supplying drugs to a 14-year-old girl he allegedly met on Instagram t...

5 men with alleged mob ties arrested for stealing $2 million in jewelry in NYC

Local authorities in New York arrested a group of five men with suspected ties to organized crime on Tuesday in connection with two recent j...

Man wanted for violent, racist attack on Asian man and woman in NYC

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is searching for a man who allegedly spewed anti-Asian remarks before physically attacking an Asian ma...

NYC woman gets 7 hate crime charges for string of alleged violent anti-Asian attacks

A woman was indicted on seven felony hate crime charges for multiple alleged attacks on people of Asian descent in New York City, Manhattan ...

Broadway community sings farewell to beloved Korean owners of a NYC deli

A TikTok video of New York City’s Broadway community singing farewell to the Korean owners of a beloved sandwich shop in the city’s th...

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...

Protestors gather at Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC to demand CCP stop spying on Chinese diaspora

Dozens of protesters gathered outside an informal Chinese police station in Chinatown on Saturday to demand the Chinese Communist Party (CCP...

Registered sex offender convicted of sexually assaulting woman at NYC construction site

A registered sex offender accused of raping a woman at a Manhattan construction site in late 2021 was found guilty of sexual abuse and sexua...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...