Funeral mourners remember Jordan Neely as a gifted dancer who fell on hard times

[mystery-ak]

 Funeral mourners remember Jordan Neely as a gifted dancer who fell on hard times
By Jack Morphet and
Steve Janoski   
May 19, 2023 12:04pm

Mourners at Jordan Neely’s funeral remembered the 30-year-old homeless man as a mellow guy and a gifted dancer who’d fallen on hard times in the years before his death at the hands of Daniel Penny, a former Marine now charged with manslaughter.

Neely — a Michael Jackson-impersonating street performer with a long history of mental illness and police run-ins — was not always that way, childhood friend Rocco Polanco told The Post at the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, where Neely’s funeral was held.

“Jordan was an amazing dancer — phenomenal,” said Polanco, of the Bronx. “He was a reflection of Michael Jackson — he had every move down pat, and even had the same facial structure.”

Polanco, 19, who showed up at the ceremony wearing a black-and-red, Jackson-inspired suit, recalled Neely as a mellow kid always known for his uncanny ability to move just like the King of Pop.

The two hung out together near the famed Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, Polanco said.

And when the legendary pop singer passed away in 2009, it was Neely who lifted them up through his skilled impersonation.




Jordan Neely’s foster brother, Larry Smith (left), in tears at Neely’s funeral on Friday.



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[Kamaji]

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1659623350421864477

[PeteS in CA]

Neely needed to be in a mental institution, before he started assaulting people.

[LMAO]

In saner times, the Marine who restrained him would never have been charged with anything

But we live in divisive times. A death of a black man with a white man that it can be pinned on is impossible for the left to pass on

[mountaineer]

He violently assaulted several people in the past. He should have been in prison, not riding the subway harassing passengers. Then no one - white, black, anyone - would have had to restrain him.

[Hoodat]

Jordan Neely’s foster brother, Larry Smith (left), in tears at Neely’s funeral on Friday.

Where you in tears when he was living on the street?

[mystery-ak]

Rev. Al Sharpton uses funeral for subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely to condemn Marine vet Daniel Penny for 'crime against all of us' as furious Harlem crowd demands justice

    Rev. Al Sharpton has used the funeral of subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely to condemn ex-marine Daniel Penny
    Penny put Neely in a deadly chokehold on the uptown F train on May 1. He has been charged with second degree manslaughter
    Sharpton said 'when they choked Jordan, they put their arms around all of us' and elicited chants of 'no justice, no peace' from mourners at Neely's funeral

By Aneeta Bhole For Dailymail.Com

Published: 11:14 EDT, 19 May 2023 | Updated: 08:12 EDT, 20 May 2023

Reverend Al Sharpton has used the funeral of subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely to condemn the ex-marine who fatally restrained the homeless schizophrenic.

Hundreds gathered at the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem with loved ones visibly devastated as they carried Neely into the place of worship in an ivory and gold casket ahead of the service.

Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy as mourners clapped and chanted: 'No Justice, no peace.' The civil rights activist told the congregation: 'When they choked Jordan they put their arms around all of us. All of us have a right to live.'

Daniel Penny, 24, was charged with manslaughter last week after putting 30-year-old Neely, who had threatened subway passengers, in a chokehold on May 1.

Neely's funeral was attended by prominent left-wing politicians including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who has accused Penny of murder.


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[Smokin Joe]

Hold it! Where's the epidemic?

Don't we have to have some reason to keep the white folks inside before we start this sh*t again?

None of this guy's victims are given an open mike--if they would even dare to speak.

[LMAO]

Where you in tears when he was living on the street?

Whether it was St George of Fentanyl, “The Gentle Giant” Micheal Brown, Trayvon Martin… the one thing they all have in common is “family” that come out of the woodwork at times like these

[mountaineer]

Whether it was St George of Fentanyl, “The Gentle Giant” Micheal Brown, Trayvon Martin… the one thing they all have in common is “family” that come out of the woodwork at times like these

Waiting for the lawsuit money.

[mountaineer]

Chuck Callesto
@ChuckCallesto
BREAKING NOW: Jordan Neely's uncle WHO CALLED FOR NO PLEA DEAL for Daniel Penny in case over subway chokehold death of his nephew – ARRESTED in NYC 'after being CAUGHT WITH KNIFE and several stolen credit cards'...

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2:20 PM · May 23, 2023

[Smokin Joe]

Waiting for the lawsuit money.

Fighting over who had the rights to sell T-shirts.

[Kamaji]

Chuck Callesto
@ChuckCallesto
BREAKING NOW: Jordan Neely's uncle WHO CALLED FOR NO PLEA DEAL for Daniel Penny in case over subway chokehold death of his nephew – ARRESTED in NYC 'after being CAUGHT WITH KNIFE and several stolen credit cards'...

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2:20 PM · May 23, 2023

Not even the Babylon Bee could have come up with that.

[GtHawk]

Where you in tears when he was living on the street?

hell he wouldn't be cryin now if momma wasn't shovin that onion in his face.

[mystery-ak]

 Jordan Neely’s uncle arrested for pickpocketing after saying Daniel Penny doesn’t deserve plea deal
By Steve Janoski   
May 23, 2023 2:58pm

An uncle of Jordan Neely — the homeless man choked to death on the subway this month — was arrested near the Port Authority Bus Terminal for allegedly stealing purses from restaurants, police sources said Tuesday.

Christopher Neely, 44, had acted as something of a representative for the grieving family in the aftermath of his 30-year-old nephew’s May 1 death, frequently speaking out about the lightning-rod case.

But Neely was also allegedly wanted for a pattern of grand larceny, including the handbag thefts, according to the sources.

A member of the NYPD’s pickpocket team spotted Neely, of Hamilton Heights, at about 11 p.m. Monday near the Manhattan bus station.

He allegedly took off when the officer approached him — and fought back when cops caught up to him after a brief chase, the sources said.

Eventually, authorities cuffed him and charged him with criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, bail jumping and unlawful possession of a weapon.

It was not clear when he would be arraigned.

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