New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that social media-driven calls declare a homeless man’s subway death a murder are premature and “very irresponsible,” responding to a claim made by a left-wing Democrat lawmaker.
Jordan Neely, who died after being restrained by other subway passengers, was reportedly yelling and threatening others on the train. A 24-year-old Marine veteran reportedly placed him in what appears to be a chokehold while other passengers restrained him.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voiced outrage Wednesday on Twitter over the death of Neely, declaring: “Jordan Neely was murdered.”
“But [because] Jordan was houseless and crying for food in a time when the city is raising rents and stripping services to militarize itself while many in power demonize the poor, the murderer gets protected [with] passive headlines [and] no charges. It’s disgusting,” she alleged, without providing evidence….