{"product_id":"9781635425482","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW City on Trial : Tolerance and Fear in New York by Michael Greenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 24\/02\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 1, 2023, 30-year-old Jordan Neely boarded an F train at the Second Avenue subway station in Manhattan. Slight of build, Black, and with a stench of neglect about him, he took off his jacket and threw it dramatically on the floor. He then paced through the car, saying in a loud voice, 'I don't have any food. I don't have any beverage. I don't care if I die. I don't care if I go to jail.' As the train lurched northward, a passenger named Daniel Penny grabbed Neely from behind, wrapped an arm around his throat, and pulled him to the floor. Penny maintained his choke hold for almost a minute after Neely died. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and Penny was charged with Second Degree Manslaughter. The case has sparked a heated debate about vigilantism, mental illness, extreme poverty, and the nature of public fear. At what point is sympathy for the indigent, the sick, the have-nots withdrawn? When does a collective atmosphere of fear upend our ability to distinguish between the discomfort caused by a person in distress and mortal danger? In a panoramic narrative, acclaimed journalist and writer Michael Greenberg uncovers what Neely's death and Penny's trial tell us about who we are now. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369057137013,"sku":"9781635425482","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781635425482.jpg?v=1763551904","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781635425482","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}