Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Eric Adams both said we know too little about Jordan Neely's death to condemn it, despite literal footage of the killing.
on Wednesday—are fairly clear based on video of it. Neely appeared to be in the midst of a mental health episode and yelled to fellow passengers that he had no access to food, water, and shelter. The still-unnamed white, male passenger proceeded to needlessly strangle and overpower him for 15 minutes.or unambiguously state that no one should kill a homeless person on the subway, and no one should be killed for having a mental health episode—a fairly simple ask.
Adams’ inability to speak clearly about the killing is in sharp contrast with other city officials’ condemnations. But as right-wing media and, predictably,
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