Daniel Penny Is Hired by Venture Capital Firm Whose Founder Backed Trump

Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger to death, will work for Andreessen Horowitz. Before the killing, he had been an architecture student.

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Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It

A string of attacks has riders devising their own strategies to stay safe, even after years of official efforts to make New York’s vital transportation system secure.

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The Reverberations of the Daniel Penny Verdict

Penny was acquitted in the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely. The case has set off a debate over justice, race and the treatment of mentally ill people.

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As the Right Lionizes Daniel Penny, His Prosecutor Faces a Familiar Fury

Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who won a conviction of Donald J. Trump, has been a favorite target of the right. After Mr. Penny’s acquittal in a subway choking, Mr. Bragg faces a fresh round of anger.

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Daniel Penny Will Join Trump and Vance at Army-Navy Football Game

Vice President-elect JD Vance said he invited Mr. Penny, a former Marine who had been charged in the death of a man he placed in a chokehold in a New York City subway car.

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In Penny Verdict, a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Crime and Mental Illness

A New York jury acquitted Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely. Republican politicians hailed the verdict. But some New Yorkers found it deeply disturbing.

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Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway

Mr. Penny choked Mr. Neely in a minutes-long struggle on the floor of an F train. The case reflected the pathologies of post-pandemic New York.

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At Daniel Penny’s Trial, the Moment May Matter as Much as the Evidence

Jordan Neely’s death on the subway would once have prompted persistent protests. But when it comes to the perception of threat, context is everything.

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Jury in Daniel Penny’s Trial Struggles to Agree on Manslaughter Charge in Choking Case

It was unclear whether the case would result in a mistrial or if jurors would be able to consider the second charge against Daniel Penny in the killing of Jordan Neely last year.

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Jordan Neely’s Father Sues Daniel Penny, Accusing Him of Assault

Andre Zachery claims that Mr. Penny, who put Mr. Neely in a chokehold on a subway train last year, caused his son’s death through “negligence, carelessness and recklessness.”

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