Mayor Adams makes Jordan Neely case about himself, mentions son who has same name
Mayor Eric Adams said his heart breaks for Jordan Neely, but couldn’t help but make the lightning-rod case about himself by mentioning his son — who has the same name — in the same breath.
“I have been in the subway system for almost two years now, talking to them, trying to get them the care they deserve,” he said. “I don’t want us to be energized when we have a death and not energized when there are conditions creating the deaths.”that details which homeless people in the city need the most help.
“I haven’t had a call from Mayor Adams. My parents haven’t had a call from the mayor. Emphatically no, me and my parents haven’t heard from him,” said Christopher Neely, the brother of Jordan’s slain mother.
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