Anti-Asian Racism

There’s been a sharp increase in the number of hate-filled business reviews spotted by Yelp’s content moderators.

Three suspects who tried bullying their way into a pair of seats aboard a Manhattan subway slung anti-Asian remarks before turning physical Saturday evening, police said. Two riders in their early 40s were seated on the shuttle train traveling from Grand Central to Times Square when they became the targets of a vicious trio, according to authorities. It was right…

A man was indicted on hate crime assault charges after he attacked two women at a midtown Manhattan subway station while shouting anti-Asian slurs, according to the district attorney.

Two women made anti-Asian remarks to Asian teen girls on a bus in Staten Island before assaulting them, according to police.

From detailing their own brushes with hate, to stories of people being afraid to even leave their homes, Asian-Americans have said that the rise in crimes against their community has literally changed how they live their lives. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Asian-Americans and supporters gathered in Times Square Wednesday night to demand more protection from the police, and call for an end to hate and bias-driven attacks.

Anti-Asian hate crimes increased more than 73 percent in 2020, according to newly corrected FBI data. It’s a disproportionate uptick compared to hate crimes in general, which rose 13 percent.