Protesters halt subway service in memory of Jordan Neely.

Protesters Block Subway Tracks in Manhattan Over Homeless Man’s Death

“No justice! No peace!”

Dozens of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to protest the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who died after being restrained by subway passengers. The protesters blocked the tracks at a Manhattan subway station, causing an oncoming train to slam on its brakes. Video footage shows the protesters shouting “No justice! No peace!” as they demand accountability for Neely’s death.

Neely, who suffered from schizophrenia and had a history of menacing subway passengers, died last Monday after being restrained by subway passengers, including a 24-year-old Marine. The incident has sparked a heated debate about rising crime rates and mental health issues in New York and across the country.

As progressives in New York continue to push for soft-on-crime reforms, the state’s crime rates continue to soar. In fact, 27 other people have been violently killed on the New York City subway since 2020. NYPD officers are leaving in droves because of the city’s anti-police policies, with one Manhattan cop calling the entire system “unfixable in its current state.”

Far-left congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) has called Neely’s death a “public execution” and blamed Democratic mayor Eric Adams, who ran as a tough-on-crime moderate. “It is appalling how so many take advantage of headlines re: crime for an obsolete ‘tough on crime’ political, media, & budgetary gain,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

The protesters were eventually removed from the tracks by police, but they continued to block subway riders from exiting the arriving train. Several protesters aggressively pushed against NYPD officers as they began evacuating the station. The NYPD arrested at least seven protesters, according to law enforcement officials.

Race hustler Al Sharpton has called on Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg (D.) to “investigate and prosecute” the passengers who restrained Neely. However, police released Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine whose chokehold on Neely caused the homeless man’s death, with no charges last week. Penny’s legal team claims he “never intended to harm” Neely.