New York City was rocked by an angry mob over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. The protest turned violent. On Saturday, protesters clashed violently with police officers and blocked subway tracks in order to cause disruptions.
A group of protesters is seen standing on subway tracks in order to disrupt public transport. The agitators had blocked the track that served the F and Q trains. This caused the trains temporarily to stop. A video shows an incoming train heading toward the protesters but being forced to stop just before reaching the subway platform.
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Breaking: Protesters are now disrupting the subway in NYC for Jordan Neely pic.twitter.com/NSO5UjAs7x
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
Jordan Neely protesters and NYPD officers clashed on the subway platform. Demonstrators got violent and had physical fights with police. Some protesters refused to stop blocking subway doors from closing. The angry mob intimidated passengers to keep them from leaving the subway train.
Woman in green and NYPD cop get into fight. Multiple arrests being made and protesters pinned to ground. #JordanNeely pic.twitter.com/ej2SBORYge
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
NYC subway riders are getting frustrated with protesters interrupting and disrupting their rides #JordanNeely pic.twitter.com/DepIANsmlt
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
Police arrested a number of agitators.
NPYD Police wrestle with another protester who resists arrest and is taken down on the ground and cuffed. pic.twitter.com/WoTgohS2hu
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
Two majors arrests were just made as protesters continue to clash with NYPD.
One protester claims he can’t breathe.
The other is carried away in cuffs.#JordanNeely pic.twitter.com/jdqMYcHxtL
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
Rebecca Brannon, an independent photojournalist, captured a video of an NYPD injured officer limping to a police car while protesters yelled “I hope you die!”
A NYPD officer has been injured after being pushed in a clash w/ protesters – I’m told he may have a broken leg.
I’m not sure if it can be heard in the audio but protesters shout “I hope you die!” pic.twitter.com/q6XTHQG4DD
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 6, 2023
Brannon claimed, “Some ran down the subway tunnels disrupting it for hours, and thousands of people were in transit.” I was told that the subways were still backed up and disrupted.
Protesters have threatened to “tear down the city” if justice is not done for Neely.
New York City protesters angry over the death of Jordan Neely are threatening to “tear the city down” unless something is done about the marine who killed him. pic.twitter.com/n8h2I598C0
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 7, 2023
The protests were spawned by the death of career criminal Jordan Neely by a U.S. Marine who put him in a chokehold after becoming aggressive on the subway.
