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NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely sparks clash between Eric Adams and AOC
An unhoused man died after being placed in a chokehold on a New York City subway
www.independent.co.uk
Eric Adams and AOC clash over death of homeless man placed in chokehold by NYC subway passenger
An unhoused man died after being placed in a chokehold on a New York City subway
Ariana Baio6 hours ago
New York City Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back on a statement issued by New York City Mayor Eric Adams on the death of a man riding the subway, saying Mr Adams reached “a new low” with his response.
Mr Adams issued a statement on Wednesday, as reported bythe Gotham Gazette journalist Ben Max, in which the mayor addressed the death of an unhoused man on a New York City subway.
“Any loss of life is tragic,” Mr Adams’ statement began. “There’s a lot we don’t know about what happened here, so I’m going to refrain from commenting further.”
“However, we do know there were serious mental health issues in play here which is why our administration has made record investment in providing care to those who ended it and getting people off the streets and subways, and out of dangerous situations,” the statement continued.
The unhoused man, identified as 30-year-old Jordan Neely,died after being placed in a chokehold by a subway passenger – something Mr Adams did not address in his statement.
The incident began on Monday (1 May) after Mr Neely allegedly expressed verbal frustration to fellow passengers on the train.
An unidentified passenger then placed Mr Neely in a chokehold.
An autopsy conducted by the medical examiner’s office ruled Mr Neely’s death a homicide and the manner of death as “compression of neck”.
They noted that any criminal culpability and charges would be left to law enforcement to pursue
“This honestly feels like a new low,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter on Wednesday in response to Mr Adams’ statement.
“Not being able to clearly condemn a public murder because the victim was of a social status some would deem ‘too low’ to care about,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez added.
A video, taken by freelance journalist Juan Alberto Vazquez and shared online, shows the passenger holding Mr Neely down with his arm around Mr Neely’s neck as other passengers attempted to restrain Mr Neely’s arms.
After police were called, Mr Neely was taken to a hospital but died.
In his statement, Mr Adams called on elected officials and advocacy groups to “Join us in prioritizing getting people the care they need and not just allowing them to languish.”
Ms Ocasio-Cortez called out Mr Adams for being hypocritical.
She tweeted, “The last sentence is especially rich from an admin trying to cut the very services that could have helped him.”
The reference may have been to Mr Adams’ policy change to forcibly remove people experiencing homelessness from subways who seem to be in a “psychiatric crisis”.
Additionally, Mr Adams’ latest budget proposal will cut funding to the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).
In a statement provided to The Independent, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said they are investigating the matter.
“As part of our rigorous ongoing investigation, we will review the Medical Examiner’s report, assess all available video and photo footage, identify and interview as many witnesses as possible, and obtain additional medical records. The investigation is being handled by senior,e experienced prosecutors and we will provide an update when there is additional public information to share,” a spokesperson for the Manhattan DA said."
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you're a congresswoman do something then
a lot of them need more than supportive housing as well
What would you encourage her to do? Maybe help pass the Mental Health Justice Act and try to get $100B for affordable housing over the next decade perhaps and also talk about it on her twitter feed like she is doing now?you're a congresswoman do something then
a lot of them need more than supportive housing as well
Let's not paint everyone w/ the "all you do is talk" brush.
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a lot of folks in prison and on the street need be in Creedmoor permanently
affordable housing have at it, supportive housing have at it, increased funding for medicaid crack onat the end of the day congress needs to pass laws and that isn't happening
we also shouldn't delude ourselves to thinking supportive housing is going to cut it
I also think AOC is quite on way too much other shyt that has baring in NYS
This new NYS budget is an absolute disaster too and she's totally mum on that shyt
yeah she's one of the few people in congress not just paying lip service for positive change.
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She’s a member of Congress. What power would she have over that? And why aren’t you holding other NY members of Congress to the fire over this, if you think they have influence over the NY State budget?
Also, affordable housing aint good for the real estate crowd, which I think you know.
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He’s trying to change the topic again
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He’s trying to change the topic again
lmao
quality of life is in what feels like a free fall because the mayor is inept and city agencies barely function and he wants to talk about kids doing drugs
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She has her voice and fingers and she isn't using either. AOC is a girl boss, is a progressive voice of reason, has a national presence, and is very popular in NY.
The real estate crowd love "affordable housing" but you wouldn't know that.
