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Suspect in gruesome Chinatown stabbing death of Christina Lee deemed unfit for trial
The man accused of brutally killing a woman he “mercilessly stalked” up six flights of stairs before quietly slipping into her Chinatown apartment was found unfit to stand trial, the Manhattan district attorney said.
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Christina Lee family sues NYC, NYPD over cops alleged inaction during Chinatown murder
The family of Christina Lee, the young Asian-American woman stalked and stabbed multiple times in her Chinatown apartment last year, is suing New York City and the NYPD over alleged failure to intervene the night of her killing. The 35-year-old was murdered, police say, by a homeless man who allegedly stalked and then repeatedly stabbed Lee with a kitchen knife….
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Family of Christina Lee speaks, sues NYC and NYPD
The family of Christina Lee is sharing their grief and revealing why they are suing New York City and the NYPD in an I-Team exclusive interview. Sarah Wallace reports.
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New Beginning For Museum in China Town
The Moca Workshop continues its restoration efforts after a fire three years ago. Gilma Avalos reports.
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Feds: Man Who Torched Manhattan Spa, Trapping Person Inside, Indicted for Arson
A 46-year-old Guatemalan man has been indicted for allegedly setting fire to a spa in Chinatown, dousing the lobby with a flammable liquid and lighting it ablaze when an unidentified employee went to a back room and trapping that person inside, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Mario Lucas is charged with arson resulting in injury to another person, which carries a…
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Chinatown Apartment Assault Shocks Neighbors
Disturbing video captured the moments a man attacked a woman after following her inside the Manhattan apartment building. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Disturbing Video Shows Man Pin Woman Against Wall, Assault Her in NYC Building
The NYPD released disturbing video of a sexual assault in Chinatown last weekend in hopes of getting the public’s help tracking down the perpetrator. Authorities said the man sexually assaulted the woman after pinning her against the wall of an apartment building near Market Street and Madison Street. The attack happened Sept. 24 around 8:30 p.m. The surveillance video shows…
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Body of Man Slashed Multiple Times Found Near Manhattan High School
A grisly discovery was made in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood, after a man who was slashed to death was found right near a park and a school, according to police.
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Deadly Slashing in Chinatown
A man was found slashed to death near a park and school in Chinatown this morning. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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5 Firefighters Hurt Battling Chinatown Restaurant Fire
The 5-alarm fire took more than 170 firefighters and nearly six hours to get under control.
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Overnight Fire Destroys Chinatown Restaurant, Upstairs Apartments
Fire investigators are still working to determine the cause of a massive fire in Chinatown that caused extensive damage and hurt at least five firefighters. The fire started in the back of a building on Chatham Square and caused the third and fourth floors to collapse. First reports of flames came in around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. It took more than…
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NYC Pulls Future Homeless Shelter in Chinatown After Community Outcry
Plans to open a New York City homeless shelter later this year in Chinatown have been shuttered following community protests against its opening. City officials confirmed the news on Friday, following a growing outcry that resulted in public protests against the proposed shelter. “After reviewing planned shelter sites to open in Chinatown, we have decided to re-site this shelter capacity…
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Adams Vows to Invest Against Gun Violence, Homelessness
NYC Mayor Eric Adams said the city is committing $5 billion in additional funding for housing over the next decade.
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Extension Cords Blamed for Deadly Chinatown Blaze: FDNY
Fire investigators have determined the cause behind an early morning fire that killed a 91-year-old woman and her son at a Chinatown building Friday, the FDNY said. By Saturday, fire marshals ruled the deadly blaze accidental, sparked extension cords. The apartment where the two victims were found had working smoke alarms at the time of the fire, the FDNY announced….
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2 Dead in Chinatown Apartment Fire
At least two people are dead following an apartment fire in Chinatown; four other were injured, including a firefighter who officials say fell through collapsed stairs. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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2 Dead in Chinatown Apartment Blaze, 4 Hurt
A mother and her adult son died after a raging blaze took over their apartment in a Chinatown building early Friday, officials said. Firefighters responding to a call at the Mulberry Street building around 3:45 a.m. encountered heavy flames on the fifth floor, the deputy assistant chief, John Sarrocco, said. The 91-year-old woman was found in the apartment in critical…
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Game at Social Club Leads to Deadly Stabbing in Manhattan
Romney Smith reports.
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Fight Over Game at Chinatown Social Club Leads to Deadly Stabbing: Cops
A man was stabbed to death in Chinatown after an argument over a game ended in bloodshed that involved a large knife or sword, police said.
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Protesters Say No to New Chinatown Homeless Shelter
Protesters took to the streets of Chinatown Thursday night, saying plans for a new homeless shelter on Grand Street are putting their safety at risk. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports on both sides of the debate.
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Protesters Object to New, 24-Hour Homeless Shelter in Chinatown
Open 24 hours a day, protesters said they are worried the new Chinatown homeless shelter will attract sex offenders, and that crime could surge in an area that already lives in fear of anti-Asian hate crimes.