New book revisits the 2023 killing of an unhoused man in crisis on the NYC subway

Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F38%2F5489b3204723b7e11736f3b738da%2Fgettyimages-1492948802.jpg' alt='Jordan Neely was shouting threats on the NYC subway. Fellow passenger Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold and killed him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas believes both men felt abandoned. Above, protestors rally in support of Neely in New York City on May 24, 2023.'/><p>Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in <em>Man in the Mirror.</em></p><p>(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6019370' />