Protestors jump onto subway tracks, clash with NYPD over Jordan Neely’s death

At least seven people were arrested in Manhattan Saturday after shutting down subway service and clashing with NYPD officers while protesting the chokehold death of homeless man Jordan Neely, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Dozens of demonstrators jumped onto the subway tracks at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street around 6:15 p.m., forcing an oncoming Q train to slam on the brakes at the mouth of the tunnel, video shows. ---More...

Worker for NYC subways describes the dangerous situation protesters created when they jumped down on the tracks…

They could have been ELECTROCUTED.

“Our city is in crisis. Our city is going down the drain.” pic.twitter.com/sJekD0QIrp

— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon)May 7, 2023