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A suspect is in custody after police said he knifed an Asian man in an unprovoked attack in Chinatown — the latest in a string of attacks against the Asian community in New York City

Hundreds of New Yorkers rallied in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, the same day prosecutors charged a suspect with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing an Asian man. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

A suspect is in custody after police said he knifed an Asian man in an unprovoked attack in Chinatown — the latest in a string of attacks against the Asian community in New York City

The woman was thrown to the ground before being punched repeatedly, kicked and dragged in the robbery. It was the seventh attack on an Asian individual in NYC in recent days.NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

The victim is in critical condition after being stabbed in the back. Police do not believe it was a hate crime. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Officials said that a large knife was used and recovered at the scene where the man was attacked, the latest in a recent string of violence against Asians in the city. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

After several attacks on members of the Asian-American community in the Bay Area, a rally was held in Oakland to promote multicultural healing Saturday.

A recent wave of attacks against older Asians has stoked fear in some big city Chinatowns, NBC News reports. A 84-year-old Thai American, Vicha Ratanapakdee, was pushed to the ground by a 19-year-old assailant and died of his injuries a few days later. A 64-year-old woman was attacked and robbed in San Jose, California. A 70-year-old woman was shoved and...

Chinatown is still suffering from a coronavirus double-whammy. First, it was the stigma associated with a virus that started spreading in China and,then, it was the dramatic disappearance of the tourism that the neighborhood thrived on. “I think it was racism…People said it was Chinatown, there was bound to be COVID there,” Taylor Eskew, of the Rotary Club of...

A Brooklyn company brought their salvia-based test to Chinatown in Manhattan to help establishments there test employees weekly, hoping to help rejuvenate local business and bring tourism back to the neighborhood. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. Due to a decrease in foot traffic and an increase in anti-Asian sentiment, many Chinatown merchants are struggling to stay…

The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. (Video produced by Shanel Thompson)

New York City police are looking for a dozen suspects in connection with a violent attack on a 26-year-old man who was beaten, cut with a sharp object and had his clothing removed. A group of males and females assaulted the victim at about 11:30 a.m. Friday near Canal and Allen streets in Manhattan, city police said. The motive...

New York City firefighters gained control of a massive fire in a mixed commercial and residential building in Chinatown a few hours after it broke out early Thursday morning.  The flames began spreading just after midnight at a building on Grand Street near Allen, according to fire officials. There were over 130 firefighters at the scene, trying to stop the…

New York City firefighters gained control of a massive fire in a mixed commercial and residential building in Chinatown a few hours after it broke out early Thursday morning.

Red Circle Ice Cream in Houston, Texas, was known for its bubble waffles and churros before it became the subject of coronavirus-related rumors. Owner Nickey Ngo turned to social media to discuss the fear that the Asian American community felt at the onset of the pandemic due to rumors circulating in Chinatown.

As the city says there has been a big spike in anti-Asian harassment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a group in Chinatown has banded together to fight back — peacefully. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

Carbon monoxide gas from a closed down restaurant in Chinatown may be responsible for sending five people to the hospital on Sunday night. First responders say they were called to a building along Mulberry Street around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clear where the patients were located in the building but emergency personnel transported them to Weill...

Five people were transported to the hospital late Sunday after FDNY responded to a building on Mulberry Street.

While they might not always hit the right notes (with more than a few unpleasant noises coming from the instruments), students started learning violin in third grade, as educators hope it’s a skill they will take with them for life. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.