Residents of Chinatown joined together in collective sorrow and anger following the murder of their neighbor Christina Yuna Lee.
Residents of Chinatown joined together in collective sorrow and anger following the murder of theirWell over a hundred Chinatown locals gathered in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Chrystie and Hester Streets to decry another senseless death of a member of the AAPI community and to demand action. Roaring with anger the group chanted, “Enough is enough!” and lambasted elected officials for failing to take meaningful action.
Assamad Nash, 25, the alleged murderer of Christina Yuna Lee still has blood on his sweater as he was lead away from the 5th Precinct on Feb. 14.Thirty-five-year-old Christina Yuna Lee was allegedly followed into her Chrystie Street apartment during the early hours of Feb. 13 bywho stabbed her to death. Clinging to photographs of Lee, the community charged that this death is a symptom of a broken New York, in particular Sara D.
“They are out here asking that we don’t have another crime like this again and that they’ve had enough and rightfully so. And, you know, I’m just here to support this community,” Tolentino told amNewYork Metro.Tolentino also strove to remind the Chinatown residents that the NYPD is on hand to support them, and they will be conducting special training programs to keep locals safe.
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