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As some Guardian Angels began leaving Sliwa's side to attend to an off-screen disturbance, the camera panned to show them confronting an unidentified man, pushing him to the sidewalk and placing him in a headlock. The spokesperson did not respond to questions about whether any members of the Guardian Angels were under investigation for their role in the altercation. The incident came after a brawl in Times Square between police and a group of migrants generated waves of backlash against the city's asylum seekers. The Guardian Angels have been a fixture in New York since 1979 when Sliwa founded them to patrol the streets and subways during the city's high-crime days. City Councilmember Erik Bottcher, who represents the area around Times Square, said the group should not be detaining people without legal authority.

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☆ One of the US's largest racial-justice organizations is slashing its budget and laying off staff after overspending on lavish perks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sean Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Color of Change recently announced significant cuts to its budget and staff. Color of Change dramatically increased its spending in 2020, and it continued burning through its cash even as revenue declined. Their post, published June 22, served as the first official communication to most staff members that budget and staff cuts were imminent. A week later, 49 staffers were laid off, according to staff and a list of eliminated positions reviewed by Insider. Medium/Color of Change board chairsIn a written statement, Color of Change also claimed Insider's reporting contained inaccuracies.

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NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - The former U.S. Marine sergeant accused of fatally strangling Jordan Neely, a homeless man, in a chokehold in a New York City subway car last month is due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to a grand jury indictment charging him in the killing. The killing drew national attention and sparked protests in May by those angered by the police's delay of more than a week in arresting Penny, who is white, with killing Neely, a Black man. Penny was questioned by police that day but would not be arrested and make an initial court appearance until 11 days after the killing. Penny and his lawyers have indicated that he will plead not guilty to any criminal charge for the killing. Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny, Neely, Penny, Kevin McGrath, Michael Jackson, Jonathan Allen, Alistair Bell Organizations: YORK, U.S ., New York City, Protesters, Thomson Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ Daniel Penny learned the chokehold that killed Jordan Neely in Marine boot camp. He likely didn't learn when to let go.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Daniel Penny learned the "rear choke" that killed Jordan Neely in boot camp, Marine veterans tell Insider. What Penny learned about chokeholds in his Marine training will be key at that trial, as a Manhattan judge or jury weighs whether Penny was negligent, or reckless, or neither. An illustration of a "figure-four variation" of a rear chokehold from the Marine Corps martial arts program training manual. The chokehold that killed Neely was "sloppy" and "excessive," said Alex Hollings, a former Marine black belt. We call this 'sinking your heels in,' and it provides added control and leverage for the choke," Hollings said.

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☆ Grand Jury Votes to Indict Daniel Penny in Chokehold Killing of Jordan Neely
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( James Fanelli | Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - A New York grand jury on Wednesday voted to indict Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine sergeant, in last month's killing of Jordan Neely with a chokehold on a Manhattan subway car, according to local media, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. Penny, 24, was captured in videos recorded by bystanders putting Neely in a chokehold on May 1 while they rode on an F train in Manhattan. The killing renewed debate about gaps in the city's support systems for New Yorkers without homes or with psychiatric illness. Penny has said he acted to defend himself and other passengers on the train, and did not intend to kill Neely. The charge or charges brought in the grand jury indictment are expected to be unsealed later.

Persons: Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Michael Jackson, Witnesses, Jonathan Allen, Kanishka Singh Organizations: YORK, U.S ., Thomson Locations: York, U.S, Manhattan

☆ Opinion: A boast that could sink Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —“I’m the one that got rid of Roe v. Wade,” former President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday on Newsmax. Congress has the power to rein in the court, wrote CNN legal analyst and law professor Steve Vladeck, whose new book “The Shadow Docket” focuses on the Supreme Court. Courtesy Boaz FreundIn 2019, then-President Trump issued an executive order requiring hospitals to post the prices of common medical services and procedures. For some, its celebration of a multiracial but purely fictional British aristocracy may even be a big part of its appeal.”As escapism, “Queen Charlotte” is a success.

☆ Daniel Penny gets the Kyle Rittenhouse treatment as Republican presidential candidates line up in support of the man who choked Jordan Neely to death on the NYC subway
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Prosecutors charged Penny with manslaughter after he killed Jordan Neely on the New York subway in April. Support for Penny is reminiscent of support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election. Republican 2024 presidential candidates are lining up in support of Penny, a 24-year-old retired Marine who placed Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, in a chokehold on the New York City subway that ultimately killed him. Another candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, donated $10,000 to Penny's fundraiser, The Associated Press reported. The support for Penny is reminiscent of the support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election.

☆ Daniel Penny Gives First Interview Addressing Subway Killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Penny, 24, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Mr. Neely, 30, on an F train on May 1. Witnesses said Mr. Neely had been shouting at passengers that he was hungry, thirsty and “ready to die,” according to the police. There has been no indication that Mr. Neely physically attacked anyone. In a video recorded on the train by a freelance journalist, Mr. Penny is seen on the floor with his arms around Mr. Neely’s neck for several minutes as two other riders help pin Mr. Neely down. The medical examiner’s office ruled Mr. Neely’s death a homicide two days later, and said that the cause of death was compression of his neck.

☆ Jordan Neely Will Be Mourned at Funeral in Harlem
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. At his funeral on Friday, which will be held at 11 a.m. at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, friends and family members will gather to mourn him. The May 1 killing of Mr. Neely, who the police said had been acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” on an F train before another subway rider placed him in a chokehold for several minutes, quickly divided political leaders and led to protests around the city. It has sparked debate around the country between those who believe the man who killed Mr. Neely, Daniel Penny, responded with violent vigilantism to a person who needed help, and those who believe he acted because he was trying to stop a threat. And it has raised questions about safety on the subway and the care provided to homeless and mentally ill people living in the city.

☆ At Harlem Funeral for Jordan Neely, an Outpouring of Grief
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Maria Cramer | Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jordan Neely spent the last few weeks of his life riding the subways of New York, hungry, desperate and alone. But at his funeral on Friday at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, hundreds gathered to mourn him, including friends, family members, prominent Democratic politicians and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered his eulogy, in a public outpouring of grief for a man who spent his final days in solitude and anonymity. It has sparked debate between those who believe that the man who killed Mr. Neely, Daniel Penny, responded with violent vigilantism to a person who needed help, and those who believe he was trying to stop a threat. And it has raised questions about safety on the subway and the care provided to homeless and mentally ill people living in the city.

☆ Fact Check-New York City Subway poster of Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny is a digital creation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) did not authorize a poster showing Daniel Penny placing Jordan Neely in a chokehold, with text that reads “This could be you. Quit f***ing around on the New York Subway.” Some social media posts appear to think the digitally created ad, which bears an MTA logo, is a real sign. The purported poster circulated widely on Twitter (here) and Facebook (here), and (here). The HIV-prevention advertisement was created by healthcare providers in New York City. The poster with Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny is not authentic and was created by editing an HIV prevention campaign advertisement.

☆ Jordan Neely Killing Shows Limits of Eric Adams’s Subway-Safety Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | Photographs Jeenah Moon For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York officials are deploying more resources to help homeless people on the subway system. The case of Jordan Neely , who was killed by a fellow passenger during an apparent mental-health episode, shows just how far the city must go to solve one of its most stubborn problems.

☆ Opinion | The Killing on the Subway: Outrage, Fear, Empathy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

To the Editor:Re “A Preventable Tragedy on New York’s Subway,” by David French (column, May 15):I like the point Mr. French made that Jordan Neely, while being the “principal victim” on the subway, wasn’t the only one the city failed. Mr. Neely, like so many others with serious mental health issues, “should not have been in that subway car.” I feel lucky to have escaped from the subway unscathed on several occasions. A week or so before the Neely incident, I entered an F train and sat down. A man, whom I could smell before I saw him, sat down very close to me and started screaming in a loud voice, raising his hands and threatening people. We held our breath that he wouldn’t come after us.

☆ They Watched Jordan Neely Die. Did They Have a Duty to Intervene?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Jordan Neely struggled to free himself from a chokehold in the New York City subway earlier this month, there were the passengers who pinned him down and the passengers who watched. Around 10 passengers observed the three holding down Mr. Neely, 30, who slipped into unconsciousness. A woman tried to walk around the cluster of people on the floor, but seeing Mr. Neely flail his legs, she bit her lip and stepped back, the video shows. Another woman typed on her phone, looked at Mr. Neely then glanced out the subway doors. One man stepped into the train and told Mr. Penny, “You’re going to kill him.” He was not seen to physically intervene.

☆ DeSantis defends fundraising for the ex-Marine who fatally choked Jordan Neely in subway: 'Vets look out for other vets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis shared a fundraising page for Penny over the weekend, raising $2 million for his defense. "Vets look out for other vets," DeSantis said when asked about it Tuesday. Ron DeSantis of Florida defended ex-Marine Daniel Penny as having done the "right thing" after he fatally choked Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway. Protests ensued in New York City, and the story became national news as it touched on race, homelessness, crime, and mental health treatment. Crime in New York City is higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show.

☆ Opinion | The Republican Embrace of Vigilantism Is No Accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Perry had lived out the right-wing fantasy of lethal violence in defense of “order.” By their lights, he had done nothing wrong. What we know is that Neely, who was homeless, was erratic and acting hostile toward other passengers. At some point, Penny, a former Marine, placed Neely in the chokehold that killed him. But this has not stopped conservatives from valorizing him in the same way they valorized Rittenhouse and Perry. In listening to conservative fans of Rittenhouse, Perry and Penny, you would never know that there were actual people on the other side of these confrontations.

☆ Charging Daniel Penny, the Subway Samaritan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Images: Margaret Small/Reuter/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyEvery subway rider in New York City knows the experience. You get on a train, and a passenger nearby is shouting to himself or at others. Daniel Penny , a Marine veteran, took that risk on May 1 and intervened to subdue Jordan Neely , a homeless man who was acting erratically, shouting and claiming he had little to live for. Mr. Penny subdued Neely, put him in a chokehold, and Neely died. On Friday the Manhattan district attorney charged Mr. Penny with second-degree manslaughter for which he could serve up to 15 years in prison.

☆ Opinion: DeSantis’ comments about Jordan Neely’s death are part of a dangerous pattern
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Opinion Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him @DeanObeidallah@masto.ai. CNN —We are seeing an alarming pattern emerge in which some GOP leaders defend — and even pledge to pardon — people charged with or convicted of killing a person. “The unfortunate result was the unintended and unforeseen death of Mr. Neely.”Penny has received support from a score of right-wing figures. Instead, DeSantis is sending a message that if you are supported by the GOP base, we may have your back, even if you are charged in someone’s death. After Perry’s conviction, many on the right demanded GOP Texas Gov.

☆ Opinion: Mitch McConnell’s confidence is being put to the test
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Not to worry, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a veteran of debt limit battles. McConnell’s reassurance that all will work out in the end is validated by history, but that doesn’t mean this time couldn’t be different. “If female voters are key to a Donald Trump victory in 2024, the former president should be in big trouble – but he doesn’t seem to care,” Jill Filipovic observed. “The town hall audience – selected on the basis of their intention to vote in the Republican primary in New Hampshire – appeared to be made up mostly of Trump fans.

☆ Eric Adams Says He’s a Progressive. Democrats Beg to Differ.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When a homeless man was choked to death on the New York City subway earlier this month by another passenger, Mayor Eric Adams had an uncharacteristically guarded response. For more than a week, he did not denounce the killing, as many of his Democratic colleagues immediately had, or express much sympathy for the victim, Jordan Neely. Instead, the mayor chose a more detached view, noting that there were “serious mental issues in play here.”“I was a former transit police officer, and I responded to many jobs where you had a passenger assisting someone,” he said on CNN. “And so we cannot just blatantly say what a passenger should or should not do in a situation like that.”The mayor’s response was the most recent example of him tacking away from the city’s left, creating a wedge with some of his Democratic colleagues. Mr. Adams has been pushing more moderate, sometimes even conservative, views on issues like rent, religion and his signature theme, improving public safety — a sharp turn from his Democratic predecessor, Bill de Blasio, and from progressive leaders who have recently won mayoral elections in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles.

☆ On the Right, Support and Donations Pour In for Daniel Penny
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Little is known about the political views of Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine charged with fatally choking Jordan Neely on a New York City subway. But since Mr. Penny’s arrest on Friday on second-degree manslaughter charges, he has been quickly embraced by right-wing political figures and groups. A campaign to raise money for his legal defense — set up on GiveSendGo, a self-described Christian crowdfunding site that was also used to raise funds for some of those arrested in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — had raised more than $1.8 million as of Sunday night. In urging his followers to donate to the fund, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a likely Republican presidential candidate, compared Mr. Penny to the good Samaritan, a biblical figure who comes to the aid of a man who has been beaten, stripped of his clothes and left on the side of the road.

☆ Opinion | New York City Failed Jordan Neely and Its Subway Riders
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Civil society cannot exist when the rule of law fails, and that includes on the nation’s streets and public transit systems. That’s why it’s important to pay attention to the tragedy of Jordan Neely and to the man who killed him with a chokehold on the New York City subway on May 1, Daniel Penny. Behind every statistic is an individual case, and it’s not hard to see how the law failed Neely. He was on a Top 50 list maintained by the city of homeless people in need of urgent assistance. Most notably, in November 2021, Neely punched and seriously injured a 67-year-old woman as she exited the subway.

☆ Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Andy Newman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For years before Jordan Neely, a mentally ill homeless man, was killed in the subway, the city had its eye on him. He was on a list informally known as the Top 50, a roster of people in a city of eight million who stand out for the severity of their troubles and their resistance to accepting help. The list is overseen by a task force of city agency workers and social-service nonprofits; when homeless-outreach workers see someone in the subway who is on the list, they are supposed to notify the city and try to get that person to a shelter. Despite that, and an open arrest warrant, Mr. Neely was out on his own on May 1, when he began ranting at passengers. A Marine veteran, Daniel Penny, grabbed him and choked him to death; Mr. Penny has now been charged with manslaughter.

☆ Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters are raising defense funds for Daniel Penny, the man charged for killing Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Penny is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man. While Neely's behavior alarmed some passengers, one eyewitness told The New York Times that Neely never tried to assault anyone. The case has divided New Yorkers, who are grappling with a rise in crime on the New York subway system. "Justice looks like a conviction for murder," Edwards said at a press conference following the announcement of Penny's charges.

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