Key takeaways:
- Mayor Eric Adams expressed his condolences to Jordan Neely’s family and pledged to do more to help people experiencing mental health crises.
- Neely was well-known to city outreach workers who try to help unhoused people experiencing mental illness.
- Adams has promised to take action to ensure that tragedies like this never happen again.
On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke out about the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former Michael Jackson impersonator, at the hands of a fellow subway rider. Adams expressed his condolences to Neely’s family and pledged to do more to help people experiencing mental health crises.
Adams, a former police officer, was criticized for his initial muted response to Neely’s death. He said, “My heart goes out to Jordan’s family, who is suffering great pain and uncertainty about the circumstances of his death. This is a tragedy that never should have happened.”
Neely was well-known to city outreach workers who try to help unhoused people experiencing mental illness. On May 1, U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny put Neely in a chokehold aboard a subway train in Manhattan, resulting in his death.
In response to the tragedy, Adams has promised to do more to help those in need of mental health services. He has not yet provided details on what those measures will entail.
The death of Jordan Neely has sparked a conversation about the need for better mental health services in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams has promised to take action to ensure that tragedies like this never happen again.
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