Tag: NY News

Hundreds Parade Down Brooklyn to Spotlight Beijing’s Attack on Faith

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing. The assault left…


Brooklyn Parade Spotlights Beijing’s Attack on Faith on American Soil

NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. The assault left minor…


Flotsam Found Off New York May Be From Famous SS Savannah

NEW YORK—A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became the first vessel to cross the…


‘We Have Been Blind’: Rep. Gallagher Warns of Chinese Police Outposts in US

NEW YORK—Members from the House Select Committee on China are pledging to redouble their efforts to counter Beijing’s ongoing threats to its targets on U.S. soil. Standing in front of a now-shuttered overseas Chinese police outpost in downtown Manhattan on Feb. 25, and surrounded by dozens of pro-democracy activists, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chairman…


NYC Mayor’s Brother Set to Leave His City Hall Security Job

NEW YORK—New York Mayor Eric Adams’ brother is leaving his volunteer post as a mayoral security adviser, a position he took after controversy over initial plans to hire him in a high-paid city job. In an interview that aired Friday, Bernard Adams told PIX11 News that he’ll wrap up at City Hall next week. The…


Rep. Mike Gallagher Leads Rally Against CCP ‘Police Station’ in New York City’s Chinatown

Chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), joined by Congressmen Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) and other elected officials, Chinese dissidents, and human rights activists, hold a rally and press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 25 in front of the unauthorized Chinese…


New York Man Arrested for Assaulting Falun Gong Adherent

NEW YORK—A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an adherent of the spiritual group Falun Gong who volunteers at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. Qi Zhongping, 77, insulted and physically attacked Falun Gong practitioner David Fang, leaving Fang bleeding on his neck, head, hand, and leg. Adherents say that Qi has…


Judge Bars Public From Court in NYC Bike Path Terror Trial

NEW YORK—A federal judge barred the general public and media from a courtroom Tuesday where defense lawyers claim emotional testimony from victims has spoiled the death penalty phase of the trial of a man who admits that he killed eight people on a bike path on behalf of a terrorist group. Judge Vernon S. Broderick…


Five Firefighters Injured in Massive Four-Alarm Fire in Brooklyn

Five firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire Tuesday morning at a lumber yard in Brooklyn, New York City. The fire started at a lumber storage warehouse at 304 Hewes Street, in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The FDNY said a call came in about the fire…


DeSantis Visits NYC, Speaks at Pro-Law Enforcement Rally Amid Potential Presidential Run

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a pro-law enforcement event held in a catering hall in Staten Island, New York, this morning, amid speculations he would run for President. DeSantis’s President’s Day appearance in the New York state comes months after his last trip in October 2022, when he was there to campaign for Republican…