Soho Karen Archives

‘Soho Karen’ Miya Ponsetto Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crime Charges

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 1, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 1, 202102135

Miya Ponsetto, 22, made headlines back in late December when she tackled a 14-year-old Black boy in the lobby of a Soho hotel in New York City after wrongly accusing him of stealing her cell phone which was later found...

‘Soho Karen’ Miya Ponsetto Arrested in California

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 202103767

Miya Ponsetto, 22, who became known as “Soho Karen” after falsely accusing a 14-year-old boy of stealing her iPhone, has been arrested on a felony fugitive warrant in her home state of California. Video footage shows Miya attacking teenager Keyon...

‘Soho Karen’ Saying She’s Puerto Rican Highlights Anti-Blackness in Latinx Culture

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021014306

Miya Ponsetto — the woman who has become known across the U.S. as “Soho Karen”–tackled a 14-year-old Black boy to the ground in a New York City hotel lobby in December after accusing him of stealing her iPhone, when in...