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China
Video: Chinese woman filmed traveling to work while holding IV drip
A woman was recently filmed in a Shanghai subway holding up an IV drip bag. What happened: The incident gained attention online after Douyin...
Bryan Ke
Crime
NYC woman jailed for anti-Asian attack now arrested for same-day murder, arson
A woman who shoved and hurled racial slurs at an Asian man on a New York City subway in 2021 has been arrested once again on Friday, this ti...
Carl Samson
37-year-old S. Korean woman accused of stabbing 3 after being called ‘ajumma’
South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of stabbing three people on a subway after she got offended when th...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Issues & Racism
Asian woman filmed yelling N-word on NYC subway; netizens call for violence
An Asian woman who was filmed yelling the N-word and other anti-Black remarks on a New York City subway has sparked outrage on social media...
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 ...
S. Korean man who stalked woman stabs her to death in Seoul subway station day before hearing
Jeon Joo-hwan, a 31-year-old South Korean man who had been accused of stalking his former female colleague, allegedly stabbed her to death ...
Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested for choking and beating teen Asian students in Philadelphia subway
Torey Egypt Grier, 27, is facing assault and related charges for allegedly attacking two Asian high school students in Philadelphia’s subwa...
Teen Asian students choked, beaten in Philadelphia subway attacks
A pair of Asian high school students traveling to their schools fell victims to separate attacks by the same suspect in Philadelphia’s subwa...
Culture
‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ Actor Kang Tae Oh stars in viral Subway commercial
Kang Tae-oh, who plays the main love interest in the K-drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” has gone viral for his role in a Subway commerci...
Daniel Anderson
Man accused of throwing liquid on 2 Asian women on NYC subway charged with hate crimes
Derrick Johnson, 40, has been charged for assaulting two women of Korean descent and hurling anti-Asian slurs at them after entering the 47...
Filipino health worker made NYC train passenger who spat on her ‘see stars’: PH consul general
Philippine Consul General in New York Elmer Cato claimed in a tweet on Saturday that a Filipino health worker was spat on and insulted by a...
Ryan General
Suspect accused of slashing Asian man during Brooklyn subway argument arrested
Nicholas Martin, the 24-year-old suspect accused of hurling anti-Asian remarks and slashing an Asian man on a subway train in Brooklyn, New...
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 incide...
Asian man stabbed after argument with stranger on Brooklyn subway
An Asian man was reportedly stabbed following an argument with another man aboard a train near the New York City subway station earlier this...
NYPD investigating brutal beating of Asian man at subway station captured in viral video
A video showing an Asian man being held and beaten by at least three men at a subway station in New York City went viral over the weekend. ...
‘Someway’: John Oliver calls out ‘exploitative’ Subway with romantic K-drama parody
In yesterday’s segment of “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver covered Subway’s controversial business practices and scandals through the ...
Rebecca Moon
New York
Bangladeshi student pushed to her death in front of oncoming New York City subway
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with input from the New York Police Department. Zinat Hossain was 23, not 24. A Banglades...
Man with gun ‘arsenal’ is arrested for ‘random’ fatal shooting of Indian student outside Toronto subway
Toronto Police arrested Richard Jonathan Edwin, 39, in connection to separate murders of an Indian student and a Toronto resident last week...
Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting in custody after NYPD offers $50,000 reward
Frank James, the primary suspect of the subway shooting in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park on Tuesday that left at least 29 injured has been taken i...
Khier Casino
‘I think all Asians should die’: Man filmed hurling racist remarks on Times Square subway
Kat Yen, a New York City-based theater director, was on the Times Square subway when a man began hurling anti-Asian remarks at her. The Ta...
NYC suspect who hit Asian man with hammer has 47 prior arrests, threatens killing spree when she is released
Christian Jeffers, 48, has been charged with hate crimes for allegedly striking a 29-year-old Asian man in the head with a hammer on a Manh...
News
After Michelle Go’s death, MTA to build subway barriers at 3 NYC stations in attempt to improve safety
In an interview on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said it will install barriers on subway platforms in an attem...
Suspect who shoved Asian man into path of NYC subway train arrested months later for groping
Ronald Lacey, 23, is accused of shoving an Asian man into the path of a subway train in New York City last May. Bystanders managed to flag...
Korean American woman spit on, called a ‘carrier’ on NYC subway
In October, a Korean American woman was verbally attacked and spat at while riding on a New York City A Train. A video of the incident rec...
‘Lucky to be alive’: NYPD looking for suspect who attacked, robbed Thai woman on subway
Bew Jirajariyawetch, a 23-year-old aspiring model from Thailand, was brutally attacked while waiting for a subway on the 34th Street Herald ...
Jiselle Lee
NYPD looking for man caught on video slapping woman on subway after expressing anti-Asian sentiment
The New York Police Department Hate Crimes division posted surveillance video footage on Twitter in which a man can be seen approaching and ...
NYC has its first female and Asian chief of subway car maintenance
Siu Ling Ko, a 34-year veteran of New York City Transit’s (NYCT) Department of Subway Car Equipment, will now head the department as vice pr...
Feature
2 Elderly Asian Women Punched in the Head in Separate Attacks on NYC Subway
Two elderly Asian women were assaulted during separate attacks on the city’s subway on Tuesday. The first victim was a 68-year-old woman, wh...
Khanh Tran
Man’s Face Slashed After NYC Subway Argument, Police Search for Suspect
A 61-year-old man was on his way to work on the L subway train when he got into a dispute with another man and was slashed across the face o...
Asian Man Allegedly Harassed on Train By Man Demanding He Move
A video showing a confrontation between an Asian man and another subway passenger has gone viral on social media, for many displaying a hars...
Editorial Staff
Awkwafina is Now the NYC Subway Train Voice in Queens
Golden Globe winner Nora Lum, also known as Awkwafina, has taken over conductor announcement duties on the New York City subway’s No. 7 trai...
Asia
Man Thrown Off Train in China After Refusing to Leave Seat or Show Ticket
A clip has gone viral on Chinese social media showing train station officers dragging off a foreigner who allegedly stole two seats and refu...