One might think Daniel Penny would never set foot on the New York City subway again after all he had to go through.
But the former United States Marine who was acquitted of homicide in the death of Jordan Neely was spotted riding the train again, with a photo posted that quickly made the social media rounds.
A Manhattan jury cleared the 26-year-old last month of criminally negligent homicide after he placed Neely in a chokehold when he threatened fellow passengers aboard the train. Neely died after the encounter but the manslaughter charge against Penny was dismissed when the jury became deadlocked.
The subway is safer because of him! https://t.co/Viayh09SBl
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 16, 2025
Penny was spotted riding the subway again, reading a book as he traveled to his destination. The picture snapped set off countless reactions on X, with many feeling he made riding the NYC trains safer and others marveling that he had the courage to step back on a subway car again.
“The subway just got a lot safer,” Donald Trump Jr. reacted.
The subway just got a lot safer https://t.co/8ZPh4Afoks
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 16, 2025
NYC Subway hero Daniel Penny spotted on the subway again, one month after being acquitted and found not guilty in the chokehold death of career criminal Jordan Neely. pic.twitter.com/Y3KlMBP66A
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) January 16, 2025
Making Subways Safe Again! https://t.co/nZaypVkAac
— Mike Engleman (@RealHickory) January 16, 2025
“Daniel Penny going right back to riding the subway is amazing. He’s like Batman,” Outkick founder Clay Travis wrote in a post.
should have the superman music following him wherever he goes https://t.co/MD7FSTXUqU
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 16, 2025
Saw this nice gentleman reading on the NYC subway this morning…
Train was unusually quiet and peaceful. pic.twitter.com/ph9owJgWLz
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) January 16, 2025
Daniel Penny is back guarding the subway. pic.twitter.com/jA6ZdVpO30
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) January 16, 2025
POV: You’re about to have a safe subway ride. pic.twitter.com/xgXAavTLiC
— Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) January 16, 2025
Riding the trains like Batman. Can’t say I blame him..there used to be nothing like riding the subway with a good PHYSICAL COPY BOOK lol
— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) January 16, 2025
A hero. I smiled when I realized who it was! He’s back. We are back.
— Alisha Nasse (@AlishaNasse) January 16, 2025
That takes some courage – to go back to the NY subway after everything that’s happened. He’s a better man than I am.
— That Immigration Guy (@brentknewcomb) January 16, 2025
— Toelle_J (@toelle_j) January 16, 2025
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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