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Singham-backed, pro-China group drops huge sum on Manhattan HQ as feds probe shadowy network
People’s Forum’s recently purchased $5M Manhattan building
The exterior of the People’s Forum’s newly purchased Manhattan building on May 12, 2026. The three-story mixed-use building has a black storefront, covered windows and removed signage. The group is looking to raise $5 million to renovate it.
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NEW YORK — The People’s Forum Inc., a pro-China nonprofit that has been funded by Shanghai-based Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham, bought a rundown building in Manhattan for $5.15 million and is now urging supporters to raise another $5 million to renovate the building — and to turn it into a «permanent home» for its far-left organizing efforts in the U.S.
The fundraising drive comes as lawmakers and federal officials investigate Singham’s network over what they have described as a foreign-aligned influence operation promoting Chinese Communist Party narratives in the U.S. Scrutiny of China’s influence has intensified in recent days, including the resignation of a California mayor who agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.
The People’s Forum, a central organization within the Singham network, says it serves as a hub for more than 200 organizations and has helped coordinate left-wing protests across the U.S. since its founding in 2017.
The group told supporters on X Friday that it is urgently seeking to raise $2 million from individual donors by a December 2026 deadline, its first major fundraising target since it launched a broader $5 million campaign in September.
The group hasn’t publicly disclosed the address of the new building, but property records obtained by Fox News Digital show it purchased a three-story building at 137 W. 14th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for $5.15 million in December 2024. Sources familiar with the transaction told Fox News Digital that the W. 14th Street building is the new nonprofit’s new headquarters. The details of the transaction and the records documenting the sale are being reported here for the first time. The records don’t detail how the purchase was financed.
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Property records show a nonprofit funded by tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham purchased a Manhattan building for $5.15 million as part of operations under congressional scrutiny. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital; Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for V-Day)
The fundraising and expansion drive comes as Congress is investigating what lawmakers have described as a «foreign-aligned influence network» tied to Singham. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said the nonprofit’s funding structures raise «significant concerns» about «foreign influence or control.»
According to a Fox News Digital investigation, Singham has funneled $285 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017, and Justice, State and Treasury Department officials are investigating financial activity tied to the network, including $22.5 million in funding directed to the People’s Forum.
Since 2017, the Singham network has led volatile protests across the country, with organizations including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the ANSWER Coalition, CodePink and BreakThrough News working with the People’s Forum to organize demonstrations and coordinate messaging, Fox News Digital has reported.
The People’s Forum, which brags about publishing «over 25 revolutionary texts» and organizing «over 6,000 events,» said on its website that it initially relied on support from a «generous donor» to establish its operations in 2017, but that new cash injections are desperately needed.
«Our initial donation is running out,» the organization wrote in a September appeal, adding that it now faces a «critical new stage.» The organization said the new building «right now is just a shell» and would require millions in renovations to become operational.
The narrow, mixed-use property appeared vacant when Fox News Digital visited the location on Tuesday.
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The storefront, previously occupied by a curtains and shades business, was painted black, with its signage removed and the front windows covered by a dark tarp. The entrance doors appeared to be covered with brown paper and a metal fire escape runs along the exterior, tan-colored facade. Property records describe the building as a roughly 2,580-square-foot lot with a footprint of approximately 25 feet wide by 96 feet deep.
«We need your help to make this urgent project come to reality,» the group wrote on Friday amid a renewed fundraising drive, sharing images of the building’s interior in disrepair, including exposed wires and other structural damage.
The purchase and fundraising push reflect the group’s effort to expand its organizing infrastructure, raising questions about the scale and reach of its operations.
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The group previously said the decision to purchase the new building was driven in part by the need to replace its current leased space and create what it described as a permanent base that «cannot be threatened by landlords or political attacks.»
The building previously sold for about $4.3 million in 2022, meaning the People’s Forum paid $850,000 more just over two years later.
City records also show the building has active violations, including issues tied to elevators and the boiler system, with about $20,000 in civil penalties currently outstanding, suggesting the building requires substantial repairs.
«The condition of disrepair in this building will take millions of dollars to renovate,» the group said in the Friday post. It has so far raised around $570,000 for the renovations, according to its website.
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FAR-LEFT NONPROFITS IN THE HOT SEAT AS LAWMAKER EXPOSES THEM FOR ‘SOWING CHAOS’ IN US
The People’s Forum operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations under U.S. law.
While the property is owned by the People’s Forum, city filings show David Chung, the group’s organizing director, signed a property ownership certification tied to the building in October 2025.
Chung, who was born in South Korea and grew up in New York City, has also been identified in prior Fox News Digital reporting as directing protest activity in New York City. In one protest, he referred to supporters as «comrades.»
He has also appeared at protests where he referred to the «brutality of this imperialist system» in the U.S. and led chants of «Free Palestine,» according to a video posted by the organization. In a caption accompanying the video, the group described the conflict in Gaza as a «genocide.»
The group said it has «trained over 40,000 people» through political education programs, positioning the space as a central node for activist organizing.
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David Chung, organizing director at The People’s Forum, left, and Manolo De Los Santos, the group’s executive director, right, are shown in a split image. Both have been involved in organizing protest activity tied to the group. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Digital)
In a video released as part of the fundraising push, Manolo De Los Santos, the group’s executive director, said the 200 organizations that make up the People’s Forum are «united in the struggle» for racial, gender, climate, and economic justice, with the new building aimed at playing a vital role in the group’s future operations.
De Los Santos, who was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in The Bronx, described the People’s Forum as a «hub for learning and for organizing» and where «we strategize… and build solidarity to fight back.»
«Your contribution isn’t just a donation, it’s an investment in our collective future of freedom,» he said. «It’s a direct act of resistance. It’s how we protect spaces that allow us to organize and to win.»
The People’s Forum, De Los Santos and Chung didn’t respond to requests for comment.
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En Honduras ¿Vale la pena reclamar? Psicóloga advierte cómo una discusión de tránsito puede terminar en tragedia
Bajarse del automóvil para reclamarle a otro conductor puede convertir una discusión de tránsito en una situación de alto riesgo e incluso terminar en una muerte violenta.
Durante un episodio de estrés elevado, las personas suelen disminuir su capacidad de razonamiento Esa es la advertencia de la psicóloga Eiline Vásquez, quien explicó a Infobae que, durante episodios de estrés al volante las personas no son capaces de razonar y reaccionan con mayor impulsividad y desconocen cómo responderá quien está al otro lado del conflicto.
Aunque no existe un indicador específico que contabilice las muertes provocadas por peleas de tránsito y estos hechos suelen registrarse dentro de la categoría general de accidentes o choques, diversos casos reportados por medios de comunicación evidencian que una discusión vial puede escalar hasta el uso de armas y un desenlace fatal.
Para Vásquez, el momento de mayor riesgo ocurre cuando un conductor decide abandonar la seguridad de su vehículo para confrontar a otra persona.
“Uno cree que el otro va a reaccionar igual que uno, pero no sabe quién tiene enfrente, cómo va a responder o si porta un arma”, casos que no solo suceden en Honduras, sino en otros paises de la región explicó a Infobae.
La especialista dijo que el enojo al conducir no surge únicamente por la congestión vehicular. El cerebro interpreta la pérdida de control sobre el tiempo y la rutina como una amenaza.
Un accidente, un bloqueo, un conductor imprudente o un embotellamiento alteran los planes del día y generan una respuesta fisiológica caracterizada por el aumento del cortisol y la adrenalina. Esa reacción incrementa el estrés, reduce la capacidad de análisis y favorece las respuestas impulsivas.
“Cuando sentimos que estamos perdiendo el control, el cerebro interpreta esa situación como una amenaza y reaccionamos con mayor irritabilidad”, señaló.
La especialista insistió en que intentar “educar” a otros conductores puede convertirse en una decisión peligrosa.
“¿Quiero tener la razón o quiero llegar vivo a mi casa?”, planteó como una pregunta que cada conductor debería hacerse antes de reaccionar impulsivamente.
Su recomendación es practicar el autocontrol, reconocer cuándo el enojo proviene de tensiones personales y recordar que ninguna discusión de tránsito vale más que regresar con seguridad al hogar.
La psicóloga aseguró que, en muchos casos, el tránsito solo expone problemas que la persona ya venía acumulando.
Preocupaciones económicas, conflictos familiares, exceso de responsabilidades o situaciones laborales hacen que cualquier estímulo, incluso un simple pitazo, termine desbordando emocionalmente al conductor.
“El tráfico es la gota que derrama el vaso de todo lo que la persona ya venía cargando”, explicó.
¿Por qué insultamos cuando manejamos?
Otro fenómeno frecuente es que muchas personas expresan insultos o gritan mientras conducen, incluso cuando fuera del vehículo suelen mantener la calma.
Según Vásquez, esto ocurre porque el automóvil genera una sensación de anonimato y protección. Al conducir solos, las personas sienten que nadie las observa ni las juzga, lo que facilita descargar la frustración sin consecuencias inmediatas.
Sin embargo, esa barrera desaparece en el momento en que alguien decide bajarse del vehículo para enfrentar a otro conductor.
Aunque las autoridades hondureñas no contabilizan por separado las muertes derivadas de discusiones entre conductores, la especialista advierte que cualquier confrontación en carretera incrementa el riesgo de violencia.
Así mismo Infobae consulto con la Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte datos sobre estos acontecimientos, sin embargo, no cuenta con una categoría específica sobre muertes derivadas de discusiones entre conductores. Los casos suelen quedar registrados como accidentes de tránsito u homicidios, dependiendo de cómo evolucionen los hechos, lo que dificulta dimensionar cuántos incidentes de “ira al volante” terminan en lesiones o muertes.
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Family shattered after 3-time deported illegal immigrant allegedly blew through stop sign, roiling House race
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A sprawling, 25-county congressional district more than 2,000 miles from the Mexican border was thrust into the national immigration spotlight this month after a 6-year-old girl was killed in a crash allegedly caused by a three-time deported illegal immigrant with a history of driving while intoxicated.
The economy usually dominates politics in North Carolina’s 1st congressional district, which consistently ranks among the nation’s poorest districts by poverty rate. But, that changed after six-year-old Calli Toler was pronounced dead after a wreck allegedly caused when Mexican national Jaime Santiago Corona ran a stop sign west of Vanceboro last week – just a mile from the district line.
The illegal immigration crisis has been «hitting home … in North Carolina, when you saw fentanyl dealers being caught, you saw terrorists being caught,» Laurie Buckhout of Edenton, a retired Iraq War battalion commander and the Republican candidate seeking a rematch against incumbent Democratic Rep. Don Davis of Snow Hill, in what is now a slightly Republican-leaning; formerly Democrat-leaning swing district.
THREE-TIME DEPORTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHARGED WITH KILLING NORTH CAROLINA GIRL, 6, AFTER RUNNING STOP SIGN
Rep. Donald Davis, D-N.C., left; Col. Laurie Buckhout [Ret.], right. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
«It has continued because, under the Biden administration with Don Davis’ oversight, you allowed so many illegals in the country [and] just a little bit ago, an illegal alien blew through a stop sign and killed a little girl,» Buckhout said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital.
Davis, who is also a retired military officer, said in a statement that he supported the Laken Riley Act, adding federal immigration laws must be enforced to ensure «safe communities» for Carolinians. He said Corona was driving on a revoked license when he crashed into the Tolers on Warren Jones Road near US-17.
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ICE agents surround suspects during a raid in the South. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Buckhout said Toler’s mother and sister survived after being treated at a Greenville hospital, adding that despite the Trump administration trying to crack down on illegal immigration, the repercussions of prior years’ leniency «continues to happen,» she said.
Corona was deported in 2019, 2023 and 2024 and re-entered illegally a fourth time before the Vanceboro crash, according to DHS. He also has a criminal record that includes DUI charges, DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said.
OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION STAFF ATTORNEY UNDER REVIEW AFTER VIDEO OF ANTI-ICE TIRADE
Signage greets travelers entering North Carolina on US-64 at the Tennessee State Line near Hothouse, marking the beginning of the Tarheel State’s longest highway, as the mileage indicates. (Charlie Creitz)
Pitt County authorities, who have custody of Corona, indicated they plan to cooperate with ICE.
Buckhout said President Donald Trump’s «America First» agenda and DHS’ mass deportation actions have gone a long way to stem the tide of cases like the Tolers’, but that if elected she would push for higher pay for agents, and improved technology at the Mexican border like funding for sensors and other tools the feds can use to secure the homeland.
«We need to support them more… More technology, more access roads going down to the border so that they can access the border safely. We need to let them safely do their jobs with every technology available,» Buckhout said.
«The safety of the American people depends upon it. You don’t have sovereignty without a border. I mean, that’s just the bottom line.»
Buckhout also pointed to two other illegal immigrants’ cases in the district – the arrest of Jose Valdez-Masias on homicide charges near Warrenton and Josue Cano-Landero on child fondling and strongarm rape charges in the Inner Banks.
She also returned to the importance of reviving the economy in her area, noting that jobs are as important as national security for the people of NC-1.
«We need to protect our food sources, protect our farmers, protect our fishermen. And once again, build up the economy from the ground up because the Democrats have been ignoring it for so long,» she said – as inland NC-1 is historically significant in the tobacco and peanut industries while the coastal areas are home to key fishing areas.
A spokesperson for Davis’ campaign countered that the Democrat’s record «speaks for itself» in his expected-to-be-tight race against Buckhout.
«Laurie Buckhout seems to be increasingly bothered by the resources Congressman Davis continues to deliver for ENC, and was most recently perturbed by the fact that he is fighting for a local hospital to be reopened in Martin County,» the spokesperson said.
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«Congressman Davis will continue to do what he does best: fight for and be a voice for the people of Eastern North Carolina.»
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Fox News Digital reached out to Biden for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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The U.S.-designated terrorist Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen condemned Saudi Arabia for allegedly targeting the Sanna airport with airstrikes, sparking a possible new front with Iran’s terror-proxy.
While the Houthis agreed to a 2022 truce with the Saudi-led coalition that opposes its rule, the Houthis have frequently disrupted commercial shipping in the Red Sea since they joined Hamas following its invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The latest flare up of military strikes could lead to a resumption of war between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree called the attacks «blatant aggression» and said they had ended a period of de-escalation. He said Saudi Arabia would bear the consequences and that the attack would not go unanswered. The Houthis threatened to strike King Khalid Airport in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Iran’s Press TV reported on its X account that, «Iran condemns Saudi attack on Sana’a airport as breach of law, Yemen sovereignty.»
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Smoke rises following an airstrike at Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a video. (Al Masirah Handout via Reuters)
The official slogan of the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) is: «God is great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse upon the Jews, Victory to Islam.»
Earlier on Monday, the government’s defense ministry said the runway at Sanaa International Airport had been targeted to prevent an Iranian plane from landing. An armed forces spokesman later said the aircraft had landed at Houthi-controlled Hodeidah airport.
Salman Al-Ansari, a prominent Saudi geopolitical analyst, told Fox News Digital, «The Iranian-backed Houthi militia is now in a desperate position, attempting to demonstrate its usefulness to its Iranian masters amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran war.»
Yemen’s Iran-backed armed Houthi group has warned they will move to shutter the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait through missile-drone attacks if Gulf nations join the US-Israel war on Iran. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
He said, «This is an action taken by Yemen’s legitimate government in response to the violation of its airspace and sovereignty. It was not carried out by Saudi Arabia or the coalition. Yemeni forces struck the runway at Sana’a International Airport after the terrorist Houthi militia defied international law by allowing unauthorized Iranian flights into Yemen, despite measures intended to prevent the smuggling of weapons and explosives.»
According to Al-Ansari, «The Houthis know that these flights can land normally if they follow the agreed-upon route through a Jordanian airport, for inspection purposes. The Houthis are currently at one of their weakest points, particularly after Yemen’s legitimate government consolidated effective authority over 80% of the country’s territory. This is a marked departure from the past, when the legitimate government was fragmented between two rival camps.»
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A Houthi rebel fighter fires in the air during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters for the their movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of Sanaa by the Houthis, who drove out the internationally-recognized government. Months later, in March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels from overrunning the country’s south. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, Lebanon and other Sunni Gulf countries have expressed concerns about the Iranian regime’s plan to establish a so-called «Shiite crescent» that stretches from Iran to Lebanon and includes such terrorist proxies as the Houthis and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Al-Ansari noted that «By confronting the Houthis, Yemen’s legitimate government is not only defending its own sovereignty; it is helping safeguard the region and the wider world from Iran’s network of terrorist proxies.»
Nadwa Al-Dawsari, an expert on Yemen and an associate fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Fox News Digital that, «The Houthis’ warning that the strike on Sana’a airport ‘will not go unanswered’ should be taken seriously. But the significance of the incident extends well beyond the prospect of retaliation.
She said, «The dispute was never really about civilian aviation or simply returning a Houthi delegation from Tehran. The Yemeni government had agreed to facilitate the delegation’s return aboard a Yemenia aircraft. The issue was the Iranian aircraft itself.»
Houthi terrorists walk over British and U.S. flags at a rally in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and the recent Houthi strikes on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Feb. 4, 2024, on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
She added that «By proceeding with the Mahan Air flight despite Yemeni objections and ensuring that it reached Houthi-controlled Yemen anyway, Iran and the Houthis were sending a political message: Tehran intends to normalize direct and public ties with Houthi-controlled Yemen and is willing to challenge the restrictions that have governed access to the country since 2015.»
The U.S. government sanctioned Mahan Air for its role in supplying weapons and technology to terrorist groups such as Hezbollah.
Al-Dawsari said, «What we are increasingly seeing is a pattern in which Iran and its proxies create facts on the ground, betting that regional and international actors have little appetite for escalation and will eventually adjust to them. We have seen the same approach in the Strait of Hormuz.»
Pro-Iran protesters brandish billboards depicting the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, flags of Yemen and Iran, weapons, and chant slogans as they take part in a rally held to condemn the US-Israel aerial attacks on Iran and killing the Iranian supreme leader and several military officials on March 1, 2026 in Sana’a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
She said, «The episode also highlights the Houthis’ growing importance within Iran’s regional network. While other members of the Axis of Resistance have been weakened in recent years, the Houthis have emerged as Tehran’s most capable and strategically important partners, particularly in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.»
According to Reuters, the Saudi government’s communication office did not immediately respond to the accusations.
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Muhammad Al-Farah, a member of the Houthi Political Bureau, wrote on Telegram, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), that the alleged Saudi attack will lead to the Bab al-Mandab Strait joining the Strait of Hormuz with respect to disruption and possible closure. As a result, the price of a barrel of oil will rise to $200 and the attacks give the Houthis a reason to «strike back and liberate Yemen from occupation.»
Fox News Digital sent press queries to the State Department and the White House.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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