Chinatown community calls on mayor for action after another AAPI death

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The Chinatown community gathered in sorrow once more Tuesday afternoon to mourn the loss of another member of the AAPI community and to demand Mayor Eric Adams make changes.

GuiYing Ma, 61, was sweeping a Jackson Heights sidewalk on Nov. 26, 2021, when Elisaul Perez allegedly beat the senior with a rock. Ma slipped into a coma and unfortunately succumbed to her injuries on Feb. 28, according to her family.