Daniel Penny is going on trial this month on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, nearly a year-and-a-half after the former Marine put fellow passenger Jordan Neely — who struggled with mental health issues and homelessness for much of his life — in a fatal chokehold on a crowded F train. Penny has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The incident surfaced a deep divide in how New Yorkers view the city’s approach to homelessness, mental health and public safety — a trifecta that Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul frequently invoked and pledged to address even before the fatal encounter on May 1, 2023. Their approach has combined increased outreach to homeless people with more policing and involuntary interventions.

Caroline Lewis, health care reporter in the newsroom, has the  story at Gothamist.com.