More than a week after the brazen vigilante chokehold homicide of Jordan Neely, an unarmed Black man on a New York City subway train, the person who killed him has avoided any criminal responsibility. New York City, as a result, has been overcome with anger not only about the killing but also that Daniel Penny, a Marine, has apparently been able to get away with it.

NYC saw several protests across the city this weekend, as demonstrators continue to bring attention to the chokehold-related death of Jordan Neely on a subway train. Several individuals were arrested in relation to the protests.

(warning: distressing) pic.twitter.com/YF9MAIOEWp

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The aforementioned factors have collided in spectacular fashion in the Big Apple as organized protesters legally exercise their First Amendment rights to demonstrate against a criminal justice system that seems entirely too eager to forgive a white person for committing a crime for which a Black person would have been immediately jailed and charged criminally.

In the wake of the murder of Jordan Neely in NYC, protests have been erupting for days demanding accountability for his killer and significant new investments in housing and healthcare. pic.twitter.com/5b17WjFGEf

— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) May 9, 2023

Protesters have taken to the streets, the subway system and at least one major bridge by disrupting traffic in all three places in an effort to bring attention to the miscarriage of justice surrounding Neely’s chokehold death last week.

Most of the protest has dispersed, while some of the group stays for jail support.

Candles are lit for Jordan Neely along the precinct fence.

I’ll end this thread by saying that I have not seen this kind of sustained escalation from the NYPD since 2020. pic.twitter.com/nPOUB2e3oe

— Isabelle Leyva (@isabelle_leyva) May 9, 2023

It was on May 1 when witnesses said Neely boarded an F-line subway train in Manhattan and began screaming about being hungry. Neely also reportedly said he didn’t care if he was jailed or died. He then took off his jacket and threw it to the floor when Penny came up behind Neely and placed him in a sprawling chokehold for at least 15 minutes, squeezing the life out of the homeless man who witnesses claim was not being violent or threatening. At least two other men helped Penny restrain Neely. First responders couldn’t revive Neely at the Broadway-Lafayette subway station and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later.

Massive chaos. SRG ran into the crowd from the back, resulting in pushing, shoving, people getting stuck between layers of cops and shoved some more, pushed down, then grabbed while trying to help each other get up.

3 arrests here. Nothing unlawful. pic.twitter.com/PqE54RN5N5

— Talia Jane (@taliaotg) May 3, 2023

Police arrested Penny the same day but quickly released him without any criminal charges. Now, it appears that the prospects for Penny to be charged with any crime related to what a medical examiner ruled was a homicide are few and far between.

#BREAKING Protest breaks out in the middle of Brooklyn streets, protesters demanding justice for Jordan Neely. Marching from Barclays Center headed towards Brooklyn Bridge #nyc #JordanNeely @News12BK @News12BX pic.twitter.com/1rTH4mHq0v

— Mary-Lyn Buckley (@ml_buckley) May 5, 2023

Neely’s family said Monday through their attorneys that Penny should be arrested called out the non-response of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has also been the target of protesters’ collective ire.

NEW: in his only public appearance today (a party at Russo’s on the Bay), ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ says he tried multiple times to speak w/ Jordan Neely’s family earlier today but couldn’t reach them. He also spoke about tonight’s protests although I haven’t been able confirm his info pic.twitter.com/RGqOoyz2AU

— katie honan (@katie_honan) May 9, 2023

Last Friday, Penny’s legal team released a statement claiming Neely was “aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers,” directly contradicting claims from eyewitnesses.

The NYPD’s SRG just arrested a member of the press on East Houston and Lafayette. pic.twitter.com/7wm0FaRjOw

— Isabelle Leyva (@isabelle_leyva) May 9, 2023

On Monday night — the fifth straight night of protests — violence marred the demonstrations, according to CBS News. Nearly a dozen protesters were arrested in Manhattan and the NYPD tweeted a photo of what it said was a Molotov cocktail that officers allegedly found on Monday night.

#BREAKING: Protests in NYC taking place due to the death of Jordan Neely, are rapidly escalating and becoming increasingly violent.
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Is this 2020 all over again? pic.twitter.com/qJQxS3rK1R

— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) May 6, 2023

The investigation into Neely’s homicide was reportedly set to be presented to a grand jury this week, which suggests an unwillingness on the Manhattan District Attorney Office’s part to bring criminal charges despite the medical examiner ruling the death a homicide because of the brutal chokehold.

“Fuck Eric Adams” – chant protesters as they disrupt train service on Manhattan platform, following Jordan Neely’s death by a choke-hold from another subway rider on the MTA.

Video by Ken Lopez Desk@freedomnews.tv to license pic.twitter.com/icOAq22MNJ

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Keep reading to find some of the most compelling photos from New York City-wide protests demanding justice for Jordan Neely and fort Daniel Penny to b e arrested and criminally charged for the subway chokehold homicide.