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The house-of-cards case against Daniel Penny is falling apart
November 24, 2024 | 5:55pmOn Friday the defense rested in the Daniel Penny trial, leaving many observers to ask what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was thinking in pursuing this case.
Straight-talking defense witness for Daniel Penny planted real, reasonable doubt about chokehold death
November 22, 2024 | 5:41pmChundru said Neely had already expired or was going through the dying process when he went limp.
Daniel Penny won't testify in lightning-rod manslaughter trial -- as defense rests with testimony about Jordan Neely's open warrant
November 22, 2024 | 4:39pmPenny's decision not to testify means that jurors will not hear his own explanation.
Jordan Neely's cause of death wasn't Daniel Penny chokehold — but 'combined effects' of drugs, struggle and schizophrenia: defense expert
November 21, 2024 | 5:47pmDr. Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist based in Texas, told jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court that Neely's autopsy records and video of the fatal F train altercation in May 2023...
Defense shows Daniel Penny saw the humanity in everyone on F train — not just Jordan Neely
November 19, 2024 | 8:03pmThis week, Daniel Penny was finally portrayed in court as a peaceful, compassionate man hardwired to intervene on behalf of strangers in peril.
Daniel Penny's mom joins Marine vets to vouch for his character on stand: 'Beyond reproach'
November 19, 2024 | 7:19pmDaniel Penny’s mom told Manhattan jurors Tuesday she tried to instill values of “honesty, humility and kindness” in her son — as other kin and pals continued to vouch for...
Daniel Penny's sister, childhood friend describe embattled Marine as 'kind' and 'peaceful' at subway chokehold trial
November 18, 2024 | 7:30pmDaniel Penny's sister and childhood friend pleaded his case to jurors at his manslaughter trial — describing the former Marine as a "calm and peaceful" surfing buff who earned a...
Daniel Penny stepped up to save his fellow New Yorkers — and now he faces prison
November 17, 2024 | 7:50pmMarine vet Daniel Penny’s on trial. For manslaughter. Not a black versus white case. No highlighted racial overtones.
Daniel Penny chokehold caused Jordan Neely death, even if homeless man had enough drugs in system to 'put down an elephant': ME testimony
November 15, 2024 | 7:48pmThe medical examiner who ruled Jordan Neely's death was a homicide caused by Daniel Penny's chokehold insisted Friday she'd stand by the ruling.
Daniel Penny video reveals what he told cops just hours after chokehold to Jordan Neely – seemingly unaware he died
November 14, 2024 | 8:34pmIt was the first time jurors heard the voice of the man whose fate they're weighing.
Witness in Daniel Penny trial lied about his involvement — and proves no good deed goes unpunished
November 12, 2024 | 6:54pmEric Gonzalez's admission took a wrecking ball to his credibility as witness. But it didn't make him an unsympathetic figure.
Jordan Neely looked like he was trying to ‘escape’ Daniel Penny's chokehold: witness
November 12, 2024 | 3:47pmA city straphanger who jumped in to try to help Daniel Penny restrain Jordan Neely told jurors Tuesday that the troubled homeless man looked like he was trying to “escape”...
Daniel Penny trial witness admits lying to investigators, falsely claiming Jordan Neely hit him before subway chokehold
November 12, 2024 | 9:30amFollow The Post’s live updates from the courtroom as Daniel Penny, 26, stands trial for manslaughter after putting homeless man Jordan Neely, 30, in a chokehold onboard the subway in...
The New York Times tech strike and more: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 10, 2024
November 9, 2024 | 6:07amNY Post readers discuss the strike at The New York Times and more.
Subway rider thanked Daniel Penny for saving riders from Jordan Neely — possibly the most important gesture of his life
November 8, 2024 | 7:04pmShe said "thank you." A simple gesture, a short phrase. That Alethea Gittings said it to Daniel Penny on May 1, 2023, meant a helluva lot. Perhaps the most important...
Witness to deadly subway chokehold tells cops Jordan Neely 'scared living daylights out of everybody': trial video
November 8, 2024 | 4:01pmGittins recounted Neely screaming early on the crowded uptown F train, " 'I'm willing to die! I'll do anything! I'm willing to die and go to jail! I don't care!'...
Horrified mom barricaded 5-year-old behind stroller to shield him from 'unhinged' Jordan Neely: testimony
November 8, 2024 | 12:25pmA mother described to jurors being so scared of a "belligerent and unhinged" Jordan Neely that she barricaded her 5-year-old son behind his stroller.
Fiery testimony and protests erupt on Day 3 of Daniel Penny trial: 'F--k your rules!'
November 7, 2024 | 8:13pmOnce in the Manhattan Supreme Court hallways, the man started shouting at the officer, "f--k your rules."
Witness to deadly subway chokehold said Jordan Neely was 'trying to attack everybody' in 911 call played at trial
November 7, 2024 | 11:55amMoriela Sanchez, 18, asked the 911 operator to send cops and an ambulance because someone was attacking people on the uptown F train subway car, according to audio of the...
Daniel Penny trial live updates: Subway chokehold case resumes with prosecution witnesses
November 7, 2024 | 9:44amFollow The Post’s live updates from the courtroom as Daniel Penny, 26, stands trial for manslaughter after putting homeless man Jordan Neely, 30, in a chokehold onboard the subway in...