Take our 2025 PBS NewsHour audience survey
On Neely's side, this was coming at a time when there was a huge debate already happening in the city about mental illness and homelessness, especially after the pandemic. And so many people who are struggling with mental illness or who are unhoused have really been in the subway ...
... he perceived as a peril, not a person. The case amplified many American fault lines, among them race, politics, crime, urban life, mental illness and homelessness. Neely was Black. Penny is white. There were sometimes dueling demonstrations outside the courthouse, and high-profile Republican politicians portrayed Penny as a hero ...
... performer with a tragic life story: His mother was killed and stuffed in a suitcase when he was a teenager. His adult life spiraled into homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, drug abuse and criminal convictions, including for assaulting people at subway stations. Penny, 26, went on to study architecture. He is white ...
Penny's reaction to Neely touched raw nerves and fueled debate about race relations, public safety, urban life and different approaches to crime, homelessness and mental illness. Some in New York and around the country see Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran turned architecture student, as a valiant protector ...
A unique proposal in Arizona links property taxes with responses to homelessness. It would let property owners seek property tax refunds if they incur expenses because a local government declined to enforce ordinances against illegal camping, loitering, panhandling, public alcohol and drug use, and other things. Climate Voters in Washington ...
... up to four years if convicted of criminally negligent homicide. Witnesses to the incident said Neely — who had struggled with drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness — had been shouting and demanding money when Penny approached him. Penny pinned Neely to the ground with the help of two other passengers, and ...
... The agency’s assessment cited disproportionately high poverty rates and low incomes as factors that Native people face, which can lead to increased rates of homelessness, overcrowding in homes, and people living with deficiencies, such as insufficient plumbing and heat. To address these housing conditions, the agency estimated that around ...
Cases of homelessness appear regularly and spark some of the most heated debate. One doctor wrote that although his patient had a serious lung disease, his suffering was "mostly because he is homeless, in debt and cannot tolerate the idea of (long-term care) of any kind." A respondent questioned ...
... bearing its name. Still, Trump took advantage of his visit to tear into the nation's most populous state, bringing up its recent struggles with homelessness, water shortages and a lack of affordability. Harris, the Democratic nominee, was previously the state’s junior senator and attorney general. “We’re not ...
... an increase in interest and enrollment. For the author, writing "The Boys of Riverside" was what he called a tonic from his typical stories, covering homelessness, the pandemic and politics. There's this great line in the prologue of your book in which you write: "In reporting the book, I ...
Support Provided By: Learn more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.
Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.