New Yorkers continued to rally against anti-Asian bigotry Saturday.Hundreds gathered in Foley Square carrying signs to rise up again Asian hate and chanting “this is what community looks like” as the organizer of the demonstration, Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation broke down in tears.“It’s been terrifying for our community,” Yoo told the assembled crowd. “We are hit by the pandemic and we are encountering racism that is unbearable,” she added, crying.The protesters demand more immediate safety measures for all Asian New Yorkers. They want the violent attacks to s ..read more

The man arrested for stabbing an Asian will not face a hate crime charge for stabbing an Asian man in Chinatown in an apparently unprovoked attack, the Manhattan DA's office announced Saturday.The suspect, 23-year-old Salman Muflihi, of Bensonhurst, was initially arrested on charges including attempted criminally negligent homicide, criminal possession of a weapon, assault, and possession of a fake ID, police said. The DA's office has charged him with attempted murder and multiple counts of assault, but they are not recommending hate crime charges, with ADA Adam Johnson saying Muflihi stabbed ..read more

A Brooklyn woman was arrested for an attack on a 2-year-old boy on a Harlem subway train, police said Friday.Elizabeth Galarza, 56, of Brooklyn, was arrested Friday morning and charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child, according to police.2-year-old boy punched, man attacked in separate Harlem subway station incidentsThe boy was on a C train near the 116th Street stop around 3:10 p.m. Saturday when he was allegedly punched by Galarza.An adult woman with the boy had argued with the attacker and it escalated, police said. A detective initially said the suspect aimed for t ..read more

Authorities have added a hate crime charge against a Brooklyn man who admitted to stabbing an Asian man in Chinatown in an apparently unprovoked attack, officials announced Friday.The suspect, 23-year-old Salman Muflihi, of Bensonhurst, was initially arrested overnight on charges including attempted criminally negligent homicide, criminal possession of a weapon, assault, and possession of a fake ID, police said.Authorities said Muflihi was also arrested on Jan. 12 for allegedly punching a 23-year-old Asian man in the head in Brooklyn. Charges against Muflihi have been upgraded to a hate crime ..read more

A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges after admitting to stabbing an Asian man in Chinatown Thursday evening in an apparently unprovoked attack, according to the NYPD.Authorities said the 36-year-old man, who lives in the neighborhood, was stabbed in the back around 6:15 p.m. near the corner of Worth Street and Baxter street, right by the federal courthouse.Cops were called to the area after the alleged attacker walked up to a security guard at the nearby Manhattan district attorney's office and said he had just stabbed someone, according to police.The victim was rushed to a local hospital ..read more

A man was stabbed in Chinatown on Thursday evening right by the federal courthouse, police said. The victim, who is not likely to die, was rushed to a hospital for treatment after he was stabbed around 6:20 p.m. near Worth Street and Baxter Street, officials said. Police described the attacker as a man in his 20s. He was last seen wearing a black jacket. No arrests have been made, but a law enforcement source said a person of interest has been taken into custody for questioning.Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou, who represents the area, said that, so far, there's no evidence of the stabbing being ..read more

Police released a surveillance photo Tuesday of a suspect accused of repeatedly hitting a 2-year-old boy on a Harlem train.The boy was on a C train near the 116th Street stop around 3:10 p.m. Saturday when he was hit by an unknown suspect, an NYPD detective said. NYPD adds 644 police to transit bureau as MTA calls for more assistanceAn adult woman with the boy had argued with the attacker and it escalated, police said. A detective initially said the suspect aimed for the woman with the boy, but missed and hit the child. On Tuesday, an NYPD spokesman said the investigation revealed that the boy ..read more

Police released surveillance video Monday in hopes the public could help identify two men accused of attacking and robbing a food-delivery worker over the weekend in Manhattan.The NYPD said it happened as the 21-year-old delivery man was parking his electric bike in front of a Taco Bell on First Avenue, near East 19th Street in the Gramercy Park area, just after 8 p.m. Sunday.The two unidentified men are seen in the video riding up on another e-bike before hopping off and demanding the victim's property, police said.The two men started punching the victim in the head and body before snatching ..read more

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. fought for a year and a half to get access to former President Donald Trump’s tax records.Now, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, he will soon have them. But what will that mean for the Democrat’s investigation into Trump’s business affairs?Former prosecutors say the trove of records could give investigators new tools to determine whether Trump lied to lenders or tax officials, before or after he took office.“Prosecutors look for discrepancies in paperwork. For example, if Trump told the IRS he’s broke and lenders that he’s rich that’s just th ..read more

NYPD officers will stay out of many mental health crisis calls and social workers will respond instead in parts of northern Manhattan starting this spring. The head of the city's wide-ranging mental health initiative gave some details of the test program to lawmakers Monday, fleshing out a plan the city outlined broadly in November. The test program will begin in three Harlem and East Harlem police precincts that together accounted for over 7,400 mental health-related 911 calls last year. Still, some important specifics remain to be seen in practice. Mental health advocates have hailed the ide ..read more