Photo: Humans of New York On November 1, 2024, opening statements began in New York City in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is accused of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the killing of Jordan Neely. This article was featured in One Great Story , New York ’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. For a brief period in his life, starting when he was 12, Jordan Neely had a home. It was on the first floor of a small yellow two-family house