NYPD says 65-year-old Asian American woman was walking to church this morning when suspect assaulted her and said “f*** you, you don’t belong here.” Happened in front of 360 W. 43rd St. 11:40am. Sources say building security guard not only failed to render her aid... 1/2
40-year-old Michelle Go was killed when she was shoved in front of an oncoming train yesterday. She was an employee at Deloitte. Vigil planned for her this week. Simon Martial is still awaiting arraignment. He is undergoing psychiatric evaluation at the hospital.
Multiple sources tell
@ABC
Pres. Trump turned to former Yankee Alex Rodriguez for advice this week. A source close to Rodriguez described the call as “pleasant” adding that Trump was seeking thoughts from ARod about the coronavirus response.
38-year-old Brandon Elliot arrested and charged with Attempted Assault as a Hate Crime & Assault as a Hate Crime. He was arrested July 2002 for fatally stabbing his mother when he was 19 in the Bronx. After serving 17 years in state prison, he was released on lifetime parole 1/2
Thanks to assistance from the public and excellent investigative work by
@NYPDHateCrimes
Detectives, the individual wanted for Monday’s assault of a 65 year-old Asian female, at 360 West 43rd St, was arrested and charged with Felony Assault as a Hate Crime.
He closed door on helpless victim. She was punched and kicked causing her to fall. He then kicked her multiple times in the head before fleeing. Victim is currently hospitalized with swelling to the face, pain in left leg.
@NYPDHateCrimes
investigating. Here’s the suspect. 2/2
Last night around 830pm a 34-year-old Asian woman was walking along 42nd St near 9th Ave when a woman approached her telling her to take her mask off. The suspect then struck her in the head with a hammer causing a laceration. Victim is stable, rushed to the hospital.
For anyone trying to keep count, there have now been at least 7 attacks against Asian American New Yorkers in the last 10 days... that we know of. At least 9 so far in 2021.
#StopAsianHate
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAAPIHate
You don't need to be an engineer to know this isn't good. You can literally see the Amtrak train tracks through the floor of this Hell’s Kitchen parking garage. It’s suspended Amtrak service from Penn to Albany.
EXCLUSIVE: 57-year-old woman's mouth wired shut and jaw broken from random unprovoked attack. Suspect will be released, not bail eligible. Has 7 prior arrests.
UPDATE ON BRUTAL SUBWAY BEATDOWN: PERSON WHO SHOT VIDEO TELLS ABC NEWS VICTIM APPEARED TO BE HISPANIC, ADDS THAT HE INSTIGATED BY CALLING ASSAILANT THE N-WORD.
61YO woman shoved, robbed, stabbed by 3 suspects in Elmhurst, Queens. Doesn't know what assailants said to her because she only speaks Korean. Meet the father son duo who may have saved her life, detained 2 assailants for cops, got stabbed too. 68YO Charlie Suljovic stabbed 9xs!
Asian woman killed after man pushed her into oncoming train at Times Square-42nd Street subway station at 9:40am. Police say woman was pushed onto the tracks as a southbound R train approached the station. Male suspect is in custody.
NYPD releasing new images of suspect in East Harlem who repeatedly stomped on 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma’s head, who is now in a coma fighting to stay alive. Remember, the victim was collecting cans for money when he was attacked.
#StopAsianHate
NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect they are looking for in the Hell’s Kitchen hammer attack on a 31-year-old Asian woman.
#StopAsianHate
19-year-old Lucas Silverio killed by a fire in his Bronx building because he refused to let a 3-year-old girl perish alone. Raced back up 14 floors in smoke-filled stairwell, pulled her from building. She died a day later. Lucas succumbed to his injuries yesterday. Tonight at 11p
EXCLUSIVE: 34-year-old Asian man slashed twice across the face while standing in front of Flushing Motel on Linden Place in Queens. Unprovoked attack happened yesterday 930pm. Suspect fled. Hate Crimes has been notified.
BREAKING: Police say 3 Asian men were stabbed on 57th St and 7th Ave. in Brooklyn. One of the victims stabbed in his chest is likely to die. Sources say the suspect tried to rob the men but the victims fought back. He then fled in a white vehicle and tried to run them over.
EXCLUSIVE: 83-year-old Korean American grandmother in White Plains, NY... spit on, punched in her face, knocked unconscious, left lying in the street in her own blood. She speaks with
@ABC7NY
tonight at 11pm about why she forgives her assailant.
#StopAsianHate
#asianhate
EXCLUSIVE: GuiYing Ma has passed away. Cause of death is homicide based on complications of traumatic head injury. She had recently opened her eyes and even waved to her husband.
UPDATE: 61YO GuiYing Ma eyes are open, can move half body. Small miracle considering half her skull is missing. Husband doesn't think she recognizes him, but huge progress. In Nov she was smashed in the head with a rock.
@LucyYang7
speaks with her family tonight at 11p on
@ABC7NY
Lot of commentary re people standing by doing nothing. Before this video starts witness says one man tried to get between. Others chased him, called 911, crowd rushed to her aide. The real “coward” is the man seen here shoving the woman.
Community activist Calvin Hunt in Hell’s Kitchen where 65-year-old Asian American woman was brutally attacked, “I’m sick & tired of what’s going on with the Asian community... somebody has to step up, I’m here to support... if you see something do something!”
#StopAsianHate
"I'm tired. Get up Asian!" then grabbed victim's jacket, tried to pull him off seat. Another suspect then repeatedly spit & punched 42-year-old in head on train from Grand Central to Times Square yesterday.
@NYPDHateCrimes
now looking for these 3 juvenile suspects.
#StopAsianHate
7 Asian women punched in their faces, elbowed, shoved by the same suspect within 2 hours on Sunday in Midtown Manhattan. All unprovoked. Suspect is in 20s, 5'10", 190lbs, short blonde hair.
@NYPDHateCrimes
is investigating. 1/2
#StopAsianHate
BREAKING: Woman shot once in the head while walking with baby in stroller at 8:23pm on E. 95th Street by Lexington Ave. Rushed to hospital in unknown condition. Baby unharmed. Appears to be her child. Man in all black, hoodie walked up from behind. Mayor en route.
UPDATE: Jarrod Powell has pleaded guilty to manslaughter as a hate crime. 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma died after Powell repeatedly stomped on his head. He'll be sentenced to 22 years.
@ManhattanDA
says he admitted he targeted Mr. Ma because he was Asian.
#StopAsianHate
@NYPDHateCrimes
Crowd jeers as 19-year-old Kevin J Alvarez is walked away in handcuffs; charged with Murder 2, Manslaughter, Gang Assault, Assault for the attack on 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz in the Bronx.
#JusticeForLesandro
#JUSTICEFORJUNIOR
EXCLUSIVE: 53-year-old South Korean diplomat punched in his face in an unprovoked attack on 5th Ave and 35th St around 8:10pm tonight. No words were exchanged. Suspect fled. Diplomat suffered broken nose. This is not currently being investigated as a hate crime.
Here’s another angle of the 65-year-old Asian American woman (Filipino) repeatedly kicked in her head in Hell’s Kitchen yesterday. Witness says a man chased down the assailant to confront him but the perpetrator pulled a knife.
@NYPDHateCrimes
is investigating.
#StopAsianHate
Korean American woman spit on, called a “carrier” on A train Oct 5 btwn 34/42nd St. Detective refused to include “carrier” in report. Head of NYPD Hate Crimes told victim it wasn’t hate crime. Now a
#HateCrime
after civilian hate crime review panel recommendation.
#StopAsianHate
EXCLUSIVE: 75-year-old Be Tran killed by hit & run driver last night in Queens, while finishing last food delivery for the night. His daughters begged him not to work. They worried for him. But he kept working for his family. - "The last message I got from him was don't worry."
“Michelle Go's murder, Christina Yuna Lee’s murder are not considered hate crimes but that does not diminish the real fear that we as Asians are feeling… We talk about the mental health of the perpetrator. What about the mental health of the community?”
UPDATE: 61YO GuiYing Ma eyes are open, can move half body. Small miracle considering half her skull is missing. Husband doesn't think she recognizes him, but huge progress. In Nov she was smashed in the head with a rock.
@LucyYang7
speaks with her family tonight at 11p on
@ABC7NY
59-year-old
#KoreanAmerican
man
#GoodSamaritan
takes coat off his back to cover homeless man. Gets assaulted & robbed in Midtown. Suspect has been arrested 3 times this month. Despite being attacked victim says he will continue to help the needy. Happy
#KoreanAmericanDay
EXCLUSIVE: “Come here chinky... Let me give you a little corona.” This after we found Jewish Hasidic schools open today in Brooklyn; a blatant violation of state executive order. Last week a mob lit masks on fire, beat a photographer, and allegedly attacked a journalist.
BREAKING: 48-year-old Asian man repeatedly punched, then told to “go back to China,” then bit on left hand. At W. 43rd St & 11th Ave. Suspect had no shirt, carrying sweatshirt. H/T
@Syissle
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
EXCLUSIVE: According to the victim, the suspect told him “go back to Asia" and then slashed him. Police say the attack against the Korean man appears to have been completely unprovoked, assailant used boxcutter.
#StopAsianHate
EXCLUSIVE: 34-year-old Asian man slashed twice across the face while standing in front of Flushing Motel on Linden Place in Queens. Unprovoked attack happened yesterday 930pm. Suspect fled. Hate Crimes has been notified.
UPDATE: When he was arrested for the Chelsea subway hammer attack the next day, Jeffers told officers, “By the time I get out of prison, first thing I'm going to do is get a gun and try to kill as many of you as possible,” using a racial slur.
#StopAsianHate
UPDATE: 48-year-old Christian Jeffers has been arrested and charged with Assault as a Hate Crime, Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime, Menacing as a Hate Crime, Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The hammer used in the attack was found on him.
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
NYPD says 15-year-old Asian boy was called “Ching Chong” by 3 teens, repeatedly punched in a park at 62-01 99th St in Flushing, Queens. 3:46pm Saturday. Cops arrested an 18-year-old female, 14 & 15-year-old boys.
@NYPDHateCrimes
investigating.
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
Time Magazine is trying to interview her but we got to her first 😉 Meet Christina Huang, the 17-year-old senior at Ridgewood High School, who helped lobby Trenton to mandate Asian American history be taught in New Jersey public schools. 4:30pm on
@ABC7NY
64-year-old Asian woman was kicked from behind down the subway stairs on Friday 7:30a, at the 32nd St./Broadway station. She suffered injuries to her left forehead, elbow, and back. 64-year-old John Chappo was charged with assault; he has 67 prior arrests.
The man who called me “chinky” 7 times identified himself as Hasidic Jewish. He went on about his feelings about Chinese people. For the record, I’m an American born and raised, served my country, and I’m of Korean descent.
On-duty MTA cleaner trying to help riders being harassed gets punched by suspect; hospitalized with broken nose, broken collarbone. Anthony Nelson still managed to hold perp for NYPD. Happened Thurs 9am, Pelham Bay Park station. Sources: 49YO Alexander Wright has 42 prior arrests
TW: 66YO Korean grandfather assaulted at his store at Ave H in Brooklyn Saturday 7am after this man refused to pay. Went to hospital with pain/injuries in head above left ear. Video is being used in investigation. 1/2
Sources: 13-year-old Asian American boy attacked by group of teens throwing basketballs at his head while yelling “Go back to China... stupid f******* Chinese, Go back to your country” ... on a court in Browne Park Flushing, Queens. 6:30p Tues
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
UPDATE: 48-year-old Christian Jeffers has been arrested and charged with Assault as a Hate Crime, Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime, Menacing as a Hate Crime, Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The hammer used in the attack was found on him.
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
72YO Jen Lee pushed against wall, punched, knocked to ground. Assailant went thru pockets (empty), fled. Happened March 7 on Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst. Lee tells
@Morganorwood
he doesn't know why suspect picked him.
@NYPDHateCrimes
not investigating. Think motivation was robbery.
I’m literally running out of words to describe what is happening in
#philly
tonight. There are unicorns,
#flyersgritty
, people dressed as mail boxes (“delivering democracy” in a playful, uplifting, non-partisan way).
#philadelphia
you’ve truly outdone yourselves.
#bidensupporters
25YO Assamad Nash charged in the murder of 35YO Christina Yuna Lee in her Chinatown apartment. Cops say he followed her home then stabbed her; he's homeless and has 2 prior arrests for assault. NYPD says there's no indication of a hate crime.
49-year-old Jarrod Powell was arrested following tips from the community, identifying him as the suspect who stomped on 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma, seen at nearby shelter on E 125th St. Charged with 2 counts of felony assault. Arrested sometime yesterday. cc
@Syissle
#StopAsianHate
NYPD releasing new images of suspect in East Harlem who repeatedly stomped on 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma’s head, who is now in a coma fighting to stay alive. Remember, the victim was collecting cans for money when he was attacked.
#StopAsianHate
28YO Steven Zajonic charged with 7 counts of assault & attempted assault as a
#hatecrime
. He was spotted at the New York Public Library Wednesday morning by a librarygoer and police were called. He barricaded himself in a bathroom before being taken into custody.
7 Asian women punched in their faces, elbowed, shoved by the same suspect within 2 hours on Sunday in Midtown Manhattan. All unprovoked. Suspect is in 20s, 5'10", 190lbs, short blonde hair.
@NYPDHateCrimes
is investigating. 1/2
#StopAsianHate
Suspect who pushed 77YO Asian man to ground & yanked 32YO Asian woman by hair ARRESTED for both attacks but also for 3rd; March 5 shoved 64YO Asian woman to ground in Brooklyn. 27YO Joseph Russo charged with Assault as a Hate Crime. H/T
@morenabasteiro
@Syissle
#StopAsianHate
“We are human beings. We need to love each other. Don't hate each other. It doesn't matter what country you come from." - 67YO Vietnamese grandmother assaulted. Suspect told cops he "doesn't like how Chinese people look, thinks Chinese people look like measles.”
#StopAsianHate
68-year-old man was punched in forehead on a northbound "1" train Friday 2:20pm inside Franklin/Varick St Station. Witness is telling us the suspect yelled anti-Asian slurs during attack, unprovoked. Police have victim listed as Guyanese.
#StopAsianHate
#StopAsianHateCrimes
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Source: soon to be announced
@AndrewYang
campaign platform for NYC mayor will include UBI, public banking (to finance public projects, NYCHA), food insecurity.
#YangGang
NYPD says 65-year-old Asian American woman was walking to church this morning when suspect assaulted her and said “f*** you, you don’t belong here.” Happened in front of 360 W. 43rd St. 11:40am. Sources say building security guard not only failed to render her aid... 1/2
34-year-old Asian woman says man twice tried to push her down onto subway tracks at G train station at Grand St & Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn. Good Samaritans stopped him both times. No words exchanged,
@NYPDHateCrimes
investigating. Happened April 7. H/T
@Syissle
#StopAsianHate
BREAKING: 18-year-old Oshawn Logan, a known gang member from the Bronx, arrested for robbing an off-duty police officer, fracturing his skull; believed to be part of a group responsible for at least 19 robberies in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.
BREAKING: NYPD arrested suspects wanted for lighting an 89-year-old Chinese American Brooklyn grandmother on fire. Both suspects 13-years-old charged with 3rd degree assault. Names being withheld because they are minors.
EXCLUSIVE: cops say 89-year-old Chinese American woman slapped by 2 men then lit on fire last week Tuesday on 16th Ave. in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. This is her burned shirt. Victim suffered minor injuries. No arrests. More from victim tomorrow at 11p on
@ABC7NY
EXCLUSIVE:
@nycmayor
“We have a new day and we’re going to have a new way.” A day after we sat down with the mayor and raised questions about how attacks against Asian New Yorkers are being investigated, head of NYPD Hate Crime Task Force has been reassigned.
#stopasianhate
NYPD: Through March 28, there have been 33 hate crimes with an Asian victim so far this year. Compared to 29 reported to police in all of 2020.
#StopAsianHateCrimes
#StopAsianHate
This just happened in East New York, Brooklyn. Several officers injured. Perpetrator in custody. WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. More tonight on
@ABC7NY
CREDIT
@peeferd
BREAKING: Dismembered body found inside an apartment at 315 Linwood Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Neighbors say a foul odor lead to the discovery. This is a developing story.
Disturbing video circulating on social media of fatal shooting shows panic it caused on 7 train. You can see a scuffle on platform, punches thrown, bystanders intervene, before shots fired.
75-year-old Younghee Choe who was viciously shoved into pavement says she’s grateful for outpouring of support, everyone offering assistance. But says she’s ok. Police officers have been escorting her to all appointments, constantly checking in on her. She’s feeling much better.