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NYC Chinese community rallies against planned homeless shelter
Thousands from the Chinese communities of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan protested on Sunday, starting at Foley Square and marching to Cadma...
Michelle De Pacina
Crime
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...
Brooklyn councilman faces ethics complaint for mocking councilwoman who bit NYPD chief
Justin Brannan faces an ethics complaint for allegedly mocking fellow Brooklyn City Councilmember Susan Zhuang, who was arrested during a pr...
NYC councilwoman arrested for biting NYPD chief
Brooklyn City Councilwoman Susan Zhuang, 38, was arrested on Wednesday during a protest against a proposed men’s shelter in Bensonhurs...
Bangladeshi teen in Queens shot dead by police during mental health crisis
Win Rozario, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi from Queens, was fatally shot by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers during a mental heal...
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...
New York
NYPD officers praised for heroic rescue of elderly residents from Chinatown fire
Four New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in Manhattan are being praised for rescuing three elderly residents from a fire that broke o...
China
Police refute Rep. George Santos’ claim his niece was kidnapped by Chinese communists
A New York police official recently revealed that they found no evidence supporting Rep. George Santos’ (R, NY-3) claim that his niece...
Bryan Ke
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...
Carl Samson
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...
Ex-NYPD sergeant, 2 Chinese citizens convicted of stalking US family for China’s government
A former New York Police Department sergeant and two other individuals who were accused of harassing Chinese dissidents in the U.S. have bee...
Ex-NYPD detective accused of helping robbers target Asian American business owners
A former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective was accused of taking bribes from a burglary crew who targeted Asian American-owned bus...
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...
Ryan General
Ex-NYPD officer, 2 others accused of harassing Chinese dissidents in US
An ex-NYPD sergeant and two other individuals are being charged for allegedly acting as agents on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party to r...
Family of Christina Yuna Lee sues NYPD over alleged inaction
The family of Christina Yuna Lee is suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) for taking too long to break into her Chinatown apartment an...
2 men pose as Fedex workers, pistol-whip Asian senior during robbery in NYC
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is searching for two men who posed as FedEx workers and robbed a SoHo electronics store owner at gunpo...
‘Bruce Lee, shorty’: NYC Asian cop harassed with racist tropes in viral video
An Asian officer with the New York Police Department was filmed receiving a barrage of racist attacks in a viral video this week. The incide...
Queens duo charged with hate crimes for punching, kicking Asian mom and son in their heads
Two people have been arrested in connection with a suspected anti-Asian attack in Queens, New York. The two alleged suspects, Natalie Plaza,...
Fellow officers, Muslim community mourn death of Pakistani-origin NYPD officer killed in shooting
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and the local Muslim community are mourning the loss of a police officer who succumbed to injuries sus...
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...
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...
Government
Retired Asian captains sue NYPD over alleged promotion bias
Four retired Asian police captains are suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) over alleged bias after they were passed over for promot...
NYPD asks for help after man follows woman into Chinatown apartment building and sexually assaults her
Surveillance footage showed a man sexually assaulting a woman in her New York City Chinatown apartment building. The attacker followed the...
Khier Casino
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...
NYC man charged with hate crimes for headbutting Asian victim because he’s ‘Chinese’
A man accused of headbutting an Asian man in an unprovoked attack in Queens, New York City, in July has been charged with hate crimes. Rud...
NYPD search for 3 men accused of 19 assaults in less than 1 month, including off-duty officer whose skull was fractured
New York City Police Department officer Muhammad Chowdhury, 48, was brutally assaulted and robbed while he was off-duty and jogging in the ...
Parents of missing Georgia man photographed on streets of NYC call for public’s help
The parents of a Georgia man who went missing two months ago called on the public for help to find their son in New York after an unexpected...
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...
Woman targeted man with anti-Asian insults before biting him on Brooklyn subway, say police
A 65-year-old man was on a subway in Brooklyn when a woman hurled anti-Asian remarks at him before biting his back and scratching his arms ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams urges support for police after subway shootings: ‘Raise your voice’
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged constituents to voice support for the police as violence continues to plague the city. “I...
New York City Council holds hearing on wave of anti-Asian hate crimes
New York City Council members convened on Tuesday for a hearing to address ongoing local anti-Asian hate issues. The hearing was conducted...
Daniel Anderson
NYPD data: 32 percent drop in reported anti-Asian hate crimes in 2022
Newly released data from the New York City Police Department shows that reported hate crimes against Asians have decreased from this time l...
Veteran NYPD sergeant pleads guilty for punching two homeless men in police custody
Sgt. Phillip Wong, the veteran New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant who allegedly punched two homeless men on two separate occasions ...
Head of NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force reassigned amid complaints about treatment of Asian victims
Jessica Corey, head of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force, was reassigned on Wednesday. The move came a day after an ...
Editorial Staff
Rookie Officer Sumit Sulan hailed a hero for taking down gunman who fatally shot NYPD cops
New York Police Department rookie Officer Sumit Sulan shot Lawshawn McNeil during a deadly domestic dispute call in Harlem on Jan. 21. McN...
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