Although Amiri Baraka’s 1964 play Dutchman is steeped with profound commentary on the era’s racism in the U.S., Andre Gaines’ ...

He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.

Debrina Kawam was burned alive on a subway as an NYPD officer walked past, exposing the deadly consequences of criminalizing ...

The former Fox News host pointed to Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran who was acquitted of manslaughter in the aftermath of Jordan Neely’s death. Penny’s legal battle stemmed from placing ...

19. The agency recognized Penny for his actions in defending subway passengers from Jordan Neely, whom he placed in a chokehold. Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide after a jury ...

Cheryl Neely’s “No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference” was released last month. The book chronicles multiple cases across ...

Penny had faced up to 20 years in prison for his actions onboard the subway on May 1, 2023, when Jordan Neely ... after he said Neely threatened to kill people onboard the train.

Penny was acquitted last year in the 2023 killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway ... his life by defending the people on that NYC train," Raiser wrote in the statement.

Penny intervened to protect New York City subway passengers from threats by Jordan Neely whom he placed in ... by defending the people on that NYC train,” Raiser said in a statement, according ...

Penny — who was acquitted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 killing of Jordan Neely on a New York ... the people on that NYC train and we in turn successfully defended ...