Left-wing radical behind heavily criticized 1619 Project mocks Asian activist's concerns over NYC subway safety — and Pavlovian leftists pile right on



The left-wing radical behind the heavily criticized 1619 Project took to Twitter to mock an Asian activist who raised concerns about subway safety in New York City — and as you might guess, lapdog leftists who follow Nikole Hannah-Jones on the social media platform were only too eager to pile on after her.

What are the details?

It all started when Yiatin Chu posted the following tweet Thursday:

\u201cPaid $2.75 to be in a subway car with a loud and aggressive man threatening to hit his female partner. Switched cars at next stop to be in a public toilet / urine-odor, crowded car for the rest of my ride. This is @KathyHochul and @NYCMayor\u2019s NYC.\u201d
— Yiatin Chu (@Yiatin Chu) 1668718310

“Paid $2.75 to be in a subway car with a loud and aggressive man threatening to hit his female partner," she wrote. "Switched cars at next stop to be in a public toilet / urine-odor, crowded car for the rest of my ride.”

In a follow-up tweet Chu threw shade at just-elected New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, both Democrats: “Hochul and Adams own it. They said so themselves.” The New York Post said Chu was referring to Hochul and Adams' recent promise to increase police presence in subways amid spiking crime there.

Well, Hannah-Jones wasn't having it — and mocked Chu's concerns: “Yes, yes,” she tweeted back. “This was absolutely unheard on subways until two years ago.”

Hannah-Jones also boasts nearly 675,000 Twitter followers, and some of them saw an opening to jump into the fray against Chu, who sports a far less commanding 6,345 followers as of Tuesday afternoon.

  • "Honey, I remember paying 20 cents for all that in 1970, but you know, prices go up over the years," one Hannah-Jones devotee told Chu. "It's always been like that. Welcome to New York. Now, if you don't like it, I suggest you leave."
  • Another fired a back a rather stunning comment to Chu, considering the left's love for folks illegally crossing our borders: "I see your profile indicates you are an immigrant. A very recent immigrant, I take it?"
  • "Child, this is NYC," another Chu opponent wrote. "NYC yesterday today and tomorrow. Get with it or get lost."

You get the idea.

Chu told the Post that Hannah-Jones' followers "were purposely being unkind" and that "she makes these snarky comments, and she’s inviting them all to pile on.”

The Post did note that others defended Chu, such as Manhattan parent activist Maud Maron, who in responding to Hannah-Jones tossed cold water on those who assume Chu just arrived in New York City.

"Nikole grew up in Iowa. Yiatin grew up in Queens. Yiatin went to public school in Queens as an English language learner and commuted to Bronx Science as a teenager in the 80s…some of us have decades of NYC living to draw on, not just the last two (admittedly garbage) years," Maron wrote.

Another shot back at Hannah-Jones with the following: "Why are you denying Yiatin's lived experience? She didn't say it was unheard of 2 years ago but anyone who rides the subway knows that these incidents have increased & no amount of gaslighting will erase them. Minimizing is petty. You're not helping anyone by doing it."

The Post said Chu isn't deterred by Hannah-Jones: “I just want a peaceful ride when I get on the train. I pay my fare, I just want to get home. Is that too much to ask? As New Yorkers, why should we accept what our subways have become?”

Anything else?

Hannah-Jones created the 1619 Project for the New York Times as it sought to frame the founding of America as not starting in 1776 but in 1619, the year the first African slaves were brought to North America. Interestingly, the Times in September 2020 stealth-edited its statement describing the 1619 Project by removing the controversial claim that 1619 was "our true founding."

NYPD releases identity of a person of interest in shooting attack on Brooklyn subway



The New York Police Department released the identity of a person of interest in the subway attack on Tuesday that left nearly two dozen wounded.

Law enforcement officials said they were searching for 62-year-old Frank R. James, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

10 people were shot and another 13 were injured on the subway in Brooklyn Tuesday morning when a gunman set off smoke bombs and began shooting at about 8:24 a.m. Numerous graphic videos from the moments after the shooting were posted to social media.

"The train at that time began to fill with smoke. He then opened fire, striking multiple people on the subway and on the platform," said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

Police said that he fired off at least 33 rounds from a Glock 17 9mm handgun before a magazine jammed in the gun.

Sewell said that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. Five of the victims are listed in critical, but stable, condition.

CNN reported that the suspect was identified from a credit card that was left at the crime scene and was used to rent the U-Haul cargo van.

Police were also able to recover a bag at the crime scene with several alarming items inside including smoke bombs, a hatchet, hobby fuse, gasoline, and a key to the U-Haul van.

"We are asking for anyone's help with information: cellphone video, witness information, or if they can identify the perpetrator, or the renter of this vehicle, to call Crime-Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS," said New York's Chief of Detectives, James W. Essig, to reporters.

Witnesses said that they saw the shooter mumbling to himself before putting on his gas mask and starting his attack.

There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of James.

Here's a local video of the latest development:

Person of interest identified in Brooklyn subway shootingwww.youtube.com

Police arrest panhandler suspected of punching 2-year-old in the face after social distancing dispute in NYC subway



Police have arrested a suspect in a brutal attack by a panhandler on a 2-year-old toddler on a New York City subway over a social distancing dispute.

The mother of the child told WLNY-TV that she was riding the subway on Saturday with her 2-year-old boy sleeping on her lap when a female panhandler came through the train asking for money.

When the woman came too close to the mother and her child, she asked her to stay 6 feet away, as per the social distancing guidelines.

"Ma'am, can you please stay 6 feet away?" the mother recalled saying. "Please back off."

The mother said that that woman appeared angry at the request, stepped on her foot, and then turned to attack the child. She said the panhandler punched the child 4 times before running off.

In one retelling of the story, the woman told WCBS-TV that the bystanders just watched and did not intervene while the panhandler viciously attacked her child.

"And I was just asking people like, 'yo can y'all please get my baby, please get him, like, and nobody tried to stop, like, she was standing there!" said the woman, who asked to remain anonymous.

The child was taken a hospital and eventually released, but the mother said that a doctor told her the boy might experience seizures from the assault.

On Friday, the NYPD said they had identified and arrested a suspect in the case, Elizabeth Galarza, 56. She was charged with assault and act in a manner injurious to a child.

The subway system in New York City has experienced a skyrocketing crime rate with assaults and murders accelerating during the pandemic lockdown.

Here's more about the arrest:

Suspect Arrested In Attack On 2-Year-Old On Subwaywww.youtube.com

Woman says subway bystanders refused to help as panhandler punched her 2-year-old toddler in the face



A woman says her 2-year-old was punched repeatedly in the face by a female panhandler and she had to beg bystanders for help before the suspect escaped.

The shocking incident unfolded on Saturday on the northbound C train at Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 116th Street in Manhattan.

The 21-year-old mother of two children spoke to WCBS-TV but asked not to be identified. She said that her 2-year-old boy was sleeping on her lap when the panhandler began asking passengers for money. When the panhandler got too close to the woman and her toddler, the boy's mother asked her to keep to the social distancing guidelines.

"Ma'am, can you please stay 6 feet away?" the mother recalls saying. "Please back off."

The panhandler was angered by the request and stepped on the mom's foot. Then she began to violently swing her fists at the small boy, hitting him in the face.

"And I was just asking people like, 'yo can y'all please get my baby, please get him, like, and nobody tried to stop, like, she was standing there!" said the woman, who cried during the emotional interview.

She told the New York Post that none of the passengers tried to help her.

Police say the attacker fled once the train reached a station. The police are searching for the suspect and asking for the public's help in identifying the woman.

The child was taken to Mount Sinai-Saint Luke's Hospital to have his injuries treated and was later released. The mother told WCBS that a doctor told her the child might experience seizures as a result of the injuries he received.

The mother said that there needed to be a greater police presence to help quell the violence on the subway system.

"You see everything on the train station," she said. "It's so mind-blowing, y'all understand. Cuz it's like, where is the police?"

Assaults and murders have skyrocketed on the New York subways in recent months. Local authorities have added 644 more police officers to the subway patrol after a recent incident where a homeless man confessed to a stabbing spree that injured two and ended in two deaths.

Here's the news report with WCBS:

Police Searching For Woman Accused Of Punching 2-Year-Old On Subwaywww.youtube.com