“He was totally subdued,” says James Kings. “It wasn’t like he was trying to fight back or anything. He was just limp.”
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Two formerly homeless men riding the F train on Monday say they’re still haunted by the commotion they stumbled into when they walked onto the platform and found a“Could have been me,” said James Kings, who has been homeless on and off since he was a child.
Eventually, the man who had Neely in a chokehold let go. Kings said he watched the man yank Neely’s arms and try to move him onto his side. The case has become a Rorschach test at a time when New Yorkers are increasingly divided about how to handle converging crises of homelessness, mental illness and fears of crime in the subway system. Some have criticized the mayor and the governor for not doing more to support people who need housing and mental health care, while others have defended the subway passenger for taking matters into his own hands.
“It made me feel terrible, man,” Kings, who was dressed in a red poncho to protect him from the rain, said on Thursday. “It made me feel like my government doesn’t have a place for me.”
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