The Asian Dating App for New York
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New York City has one of the largest Asian populations of any US city, spread across all five boroughs — from Manhattan's Koreatown to Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Sunset Park. Krush helps you meet Asian singles across the city, and beyond it when your life spans more than one country.
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The local dating scene
New York doesn't have one Asian dating scene so much as several, and they rarely overlap by accident. Koreatown on West 32nd Street runs late, with Korean barbecue, karaoke, and dessert cafés open well past midnight. Flushing in Queens is one of the city's biggest Chinese and Korean hubs, built around Main Street and its food courts, while Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside's Little Manila along Roosevelt Avenue hold large Southeast and South Asian communities. In Brooklyn, Sunset Park's 8th Avenue is a second Chinatown. Cross-borough trips on the subway are long, so plenty of people date within a line or two of home — and widen their search when someone is worth the ride.
The local community
New York City is home to large Chinese, Indian, Korean, Bangladeshi, Filipino, and Japanese communities, among many others, and Queens is the most Asian of the five boroughs. Families who have been here for generations, recent immigrants, international students, and professionals on work visas all share the same neighborhoods, which is why a profile that shows cultural background and languages up front saves a lot of guesswork.
Neighborhoods
- Koreatown (West 32nd Street, Manhattan)
- Chinatown (Manhattan)
- Flushing (Queens)
- Elmhurst (Queens)
- Jackson Heights (Queens)
- Little Manila, Woodside (Queens)
- Sunset Park (Brooklyn)
- Curry Hill (Murray Hill, Manhattan)
Communities
- Korean community along West 32nd Street and in Flushing and Bayside
- Chinese communities in Manhattan's Chinatown, Flushing, and Sunset Park
- Filipino community in Woodside's Little Manila
- South Asian communities in Jackson Heights, Richmond Hill, and Curry Hill
- Asia Society (Upper East Side) and Japan Society (Midtown East) cultural programs
- Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in Chinatown
Cultural events
- Lunar New Year parades in Manhattan's Chinatown and in Flushing (January or February)
- Philippine Independence Day Parade on Madison Avenue (June)
- India Day Parade on Madison Avenue (August)
- Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Chinatown and Flushing (September or October)
- Asian American International Film Festival (summer)
Students & campus communities
New York's universities anchor a dense, international Asian student community. NYU and Columbia host some of the largest international student populations in the US, with big Chinese, Korean, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cohorts, while CUNY adds a huge local student body — Baruch sits a short walk from Koreatown and Curry Hill, and Queens College is a bus ride from Flushing. Asian student associations, Korean and Chinese student societies, and South Asian cultural clubs run events through the year, and the Lunar New Year and Diwali season fill the calendar. Krush helps students and recent grads meet people beyond their own campus.
- New York University
- Columbia University
- Baruch College (CUNY)
- Hunter College (CUNY)
- Queens College (CUNY)
Frequently asked questions
Where do people meet Asian singles in New York?
Most people in New York meet Asian singles through neighborhood hubs and shared circles: Koreatown on West 32nd Street, Flushing's Main Street, Jackson Heights and Woodside along Roosevelt Avenue, and Sunset Park in Brooklyn. Campus societies at NYU, Columbia, and CUNY, plus cultural programs at Asia Society and Japan Society, are the other usual starting points. An app like Krush reaches beyond those circles.
Is Krush free in New York?
Yes. Krush is free to download in New York, and the core experience costs nothing: building a profile, browsing recommendations, liking people, and matching. Opening a chat with a match may use Hearts. When you want more, Hearts are one-time purchases for single actions such as a Spark, and Krush Plus, the paid subscription, makes Sparks and chats with matches unlimited. Current prices are shown in the App Store and Google Play.
Will Krush show me matches near me in New York?
Yes. Krush lets you set your preferences toward people nearby, which matters in a city spread across five boroughs — a match in Flushing and one on the Lower East Side are an hour apart by subway. Many New Yorkers start close to home and widen their preferences to the whole metro, including New Jersey, once they are happy to travel for the right person.
Is New York a good city to meet Asian singles?
Yes. New York has one of the largest Asian populations of any US city, with established Chinese, Indian, Korean, Bangladeshi, Filipino, and Japanese communities across all five boroughs. That breadth means there is no single scene to fit into: Koreatown, Flushing, Jackson Heights, and Sunset Park each feel different, and most people move between several of them.
Where do Asian students in New York meet people?
Asian students in New York usually meet people through campus cultural societies at NYU, Columbia, and the CUNY colleges, then through the neighborhoods around them. Baruch is a short walk from Koreatown and Curry Hill, and Queens College is a bus ride from Flushing. Lunar New Year and Diwali events fill the student calendar, and Krush helps you meet people beyond your own campus.
When are the big Asian cultural events in New York?
New York's biggest Asian cultural events are the Lunar New Year parades in Manhattan's Chinatown and in Flushing in January or February, the Philippine Independence Day Parade on Madison Avenue in June, the India Day Parade on Madison Avenue in August, and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in September or October. They are easy, low-pressure plans for a first or second date.
Can I use Krush to date between New York and Asia?
Yes. Krush supports cross-border matching, so a New Yorker can set preferences toward people in Seoul, Manila, Mumbai, or anywhere else they have ties, as well as nearby. It suits people with family abroad, students planning to move home after graduating, and anyone whose life already runs across two time zones.