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Crime
Police search for man who sucker-punched sushi chef outside NYC subway
Ferdianto Suwandi, a 29-year-old sushi chef from New York City, was attacked with a random sucker punch outside a Queens subway after he got...
Michelle De Pacina
Asian woman punched by another woman in NYC subway hate crime
A woman is accused of punching an Asian woman on a Manhattan subway on July 17 in what is being investigated as a hate crime by the New York...
NYC subway cellist quits performances after assault, calls for better protection
Iain Forrest, a subway cellist in New York City, announced he will be ceasing his performances in stations following a recent assault, where...
North Korea
Viral video depicts eerie atmosphere of North Korea’s subway system
A viral video depicting the eerie atmosphere of North Korea’s subway system has gone viral on social media. The eerie subway: The foot...
Food
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 ...
Ryan General
Boston
Man wanted for spitting at Asian woman, yelling racist remarks in Boston
The MBTA Transit Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked an Asian woman at a subway station earlier this month. What happened:...
Carl Samson
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 ...
16-year-old girl charged with assault for viral attack on Asian family riding NYC subway
The 16-year-old girl caught on camera pummeling an Asian mother from Nevada as she was riding a Manhattan train with her family last week ha...
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...
Japan
This futuristic translation device is now helping foreigners navigate Tokyo’s metro
A Japanese railway company has begun testing an automated translation display that would help non-Japanese speaking commuters navigate Tokyo...
Man wanted for yelling anti-Asian remarks, punching victim repeatedly on NYC subway
The New York Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly shouted anti-Asian remarks before assaulting a victim in Long Island City ...
China
Video: Man eats 3-course meal with rice while riding Chinese subway
A man who was filmed eating a three-course meal while riding a busy train has sparked several discussions on Chinese social media. About the...
Bryan Ke
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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