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Entertainment
Pro Pokémon player opens real-life Pokémon gym in NYC
Competitive Pokémon player Wolfe Glick has taken Pokémon fandom to a whole new level by creating a real-life Pokémon gym in New York City. G...
Ryan General
Crime
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...
Carl Samson
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
NYPD captain allowed to retire after admitting to collecting around $60K for fake overtime hours
A New York Police Department (NYPD) captain has been forced out of his job after admitting to receiving around $60,000 for over 400 more hou...
Repeat offender sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack
Before you read: Repeat offender pleads guilty to killing Guiying Ma in NYC rock attack Guiying Ma, grandmother struck in the head with a ro...
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...
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...
NY couple invites group of stranded S. Korean tourists into their home during Christmas weekend
A couple living in Buffalo, New York, welcomed a South Korean tour group to their home during an intense blizzard. On Friday at around 2 p.m...
Isa Peralta
New Jersey man pleads guilty to targeting Asian homeowners in multi-state burglaries
Randi Barr, 41, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. The charge c...
BTS’ J-Hope joins lineup of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ in Times Square
BTS’ J-Hope is set to light up the stage like dynamite in Times Square this New Year’s Eve. The K-pop star is one of several artists who hav...
Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire: New York’ gets official release date
Before you read: Netflix announces ‘Bling Empire: New York’ spin-off ...
Convicted sex offender allowed to go on anti-Asian rant at NYC Council hearing
A convicted sex offender who is now a member of an advocacy group was reportedly allowed to unleash anti-Asian remarks at a New York City Co...
‘Chinese Zodiac Killer’ pleads guilty to mailing threatening letters
Before you read: ‘Chinese Zodiac Killer’ who claimed to eat his victims is arrested by the FBI ‘Chinese Zodiac Killer̵...
Asian trio wanted for stabbing man in NYC robbery
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is seeking the public’s help with identifying three men connected to a reported robbery and stabb...
Government
New York Democrats cite residency issues in push to block Asian Republican elected to state assembly
Lester Chang, a Republican elected to represent District 49 in New York’s State Assembly, is facing contention over alleged residency issue...
Woman charged with hate crime for calling man ‘Asian pig’, assaulting him on NYC subway
Dream Commisso, 19, has been charged with a hate crime for her alleged role in the assault of a 42-year-old Asian man on a Manhattan subway...
Economy
Report: Singapore, NYC ranked most expensive cities to live in
The “Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) 2022” report, which was released on Wednesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranked Singapo...
NYC man accused of attacking boy with crutch has 23 prior arrests, including attempted murder
Jamal McIlwain, 28, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the assault of a 12-year-old Asian boy in Brooklyn on the morning of Nov. ...
Man called ‘Asian pig,’ assaulted for refusing to give up seat on NYC subway
A man and two women are wanted in New York City after allegedly punching and kicking an Asian man for refusing to give up his seat on a Man...
‘McRacist’: Twitch streamer catches woman’s racist interruption at NYC McDonald’s
Twitch streamer ExtraEmily was interrupted by a woman who made a racist remark during an IRL (in real life) livestream at a McDonald’s McVI...
Military
Asian American veterans honored at ceremony in New York’s 107th Infantry Memorial
Veterans honored fellow Asian Americans who fought for the United States during a wreath-laying ceremony held on Thursday at the 107th Infa...
NYC’s ‘most romantic’ restaurant accused of anti-Asian discrimination
One if by Land, Two if by Sea, a high-end restaurant dubbed one of the most romantic restaurants in New York City, has been called out for ...
Asian man punched, shot with gel pellets by muggers on NYC subway
A 34-year-old Asian man fell victim to a violent attack involving a gel gun at the New York City subway on Sunday, according to reports. A...
Asian student stabbed by alleged bully at New York high school
An 18-year-old Asian student was stabbed by a 17-year-old classmate at Proctor High School in Utica, New York, on Monday morning. Teachers...
4 men charged in robberies targeting Asian business owners in New York
Diego Martinez Franco Alexander, John J. Carmona Artega, Jose Javier Garcia Ortega and Victor Alfonso Lopez Restrepo have been charged in c...
NYC man found guilty of assisting in abduction of Vietnamese brothers murdered over $300,000 drug debt
On Tuesday, a federal jury found 37-year-old Jason Rivera guilty in participating in the abduction and killing of Vu “Kevin” Huynh, 31, and...
News
Inaugural Miss Sri Lanka New York beauty pageant ends in brawl
The first-ever Miss Sri Lanka New York beauty pageant was marred by a physical fight involving several attendees at the pageant’s after-par...
Michelle De Pacina
Education
NYC to make Diwali a public school holiday
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, state assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar and Department of Education Chancellor David Banks announced on Thur...
NYC man arrested for setting Asian restaurant on fire over botched dish released a day later
Choephel Norbu, 49, admitted to setting Ittadi Garden and Grill in Jackson Heights, Queens, ablaze on the morning of Oct. 2 after the Bangl...
Culture
Netflix announces ‘Bling Empire: New York’ spin-off
Netflix has announced a New York spin-off for the reality show “Bling Empire,” which is originally set in Los Angeles. The spinoff feature...
NYC bail reform slammed after repeat offender makes 42nd attack
Robert Kelley, vice president of New York City’s Transport Union, slammed the city’s bail reform on “Fox & Friends First” on Monday in ...
NYPD cop of 18 years charged with hate crime over anti-Muslim attack
The New York Police Department fired Riggs Kwong, an 18-year veteran, on Sept. 6 for his alleged involvement in an anti-Muslim attack earli...
Repeat New York offender who punched elderly Asian woman over 125 times pleads guilty to hate crime
Tammel Esco, 42, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first-degree assault as a hate crime in connection with a brutal attack on an elderly Filipin...
Asian American History
108-year-old Japanese American silent film found in NY museum to be preserved
Denise Khor, associate professor of Asian American and visual studies at Northeastern University, has been tasked to preserve a 108-year-ol...
Khier Casino
New York state Sen. John Liu pushes for return to merit-based high school admissions
Sen. John C. Liu (NY-D) sent a letter to New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David Banks on Friday requesting to remov...
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...
Daniel Anderson