Jordan Neely’s uncle slammed Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday, saying Hizzoner isn’t welcome at his nephew’s funeral and that he doesn’t know “any mayor who parties and bulls–ts like Adams.”
The comments — made by Christopher Neely, brother of Jordan’s deceased mother — came after Adams claimed that he reached out to the Neely family following the 30-year-old man’s death on May 1 in a subway altercation that has sparked outrage across the city.
“I’ve reached out to them several times to give them my condolences,” Adams told a reporter from The City at a public appearance Monday evening at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach.
But Christopher vehemently denied that the mayor reached out, and told The Post that neither he nor Jordan’s father or grandparents had spoken to Adams.
Even if he did call, Christopher said the conversation would be short.
“I don’t have anything to say to Mayor Adams — I don’t know any mayor who parties and bull—-ts like Adams,” he said. “Nobody Black that’s in the neighborhood really believes in him. It’s more him partying at night and coming home at 4 or 5 a.m.”
The family issued a statement via their attorneys Monday urging the mayor to call them.
“The family wants you to know that Jordan matters,” they said. “You seem to think others are more important than him.”
Adams has previously expressed he didn’t want to rush to judgement in the case, saying he had faith in the criminal justice system and urging people to allow the investigation into Jordan’s death to run its course.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is investigating and, according to sources, could convene a grand jury this week to determine whether to press charges against Daniel Penny, the former Marine who wrapped the homeless 30-year-old man in a fatal chokehold after he yelled and threw trash at riders on a Manhattan F train.
The city medical examiner has ruled Neely’s death a homicide.
“The mayor determined early on that these people weren’t guilty,” Christopher said Tuesday, referencing Penny, 24, and other straphangers who held Neely down on the train.
“The Mayor can’t determine guilt himself, but he could still have a heart and say what was done wasn’t right and the city can’t condone vigilantism,” he said.
“There’s talk about Mayor Adams coming to the funeral, but he’s not wanted,” Christopher added.
The funeral is set to take place May 19 at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, with the family asking the Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver the eulogy.
Penny’s attorneys have said their client acted to protect himself and other passengers until help arrived.
“Mr. Neely had a documented history of violent and erratic behavior, the apparent result of ongoing and untreated mental illness,” the statement said. “Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death.”
Meanwhile, the Neely family’s attorneys said Penny’s actions — and his statement afterward — show why he needs to be in prison.
“He never attempted to help [Neely] at all,” lawyers Donte Mills and Lennon Edward wrote. “You cannot ‘assist’ someone with a chokehold.”
Christopher also commented about recent revelations that Neely was on a city roster of street people who desperately needed help, saying he had doubts about the quality of care his nephew was offered.
Referred to colloquially as the “Top 50” list, the internal catalogue held by the city’s Department of Homeless Services details which people are cycling in and out of homeless shelters and mental health treatment centers, a source told The Post Monday.
“If they’re saying he’s one of the top 50, that’s just crazy,” Christopher said. “Do they not have the proper room and board they need to assist those people who need help most?”
But he also acknowledged the difficulties faced by the city’s homeless services.
“If those kids don’t want to get caught, they will find cracks to slip through — no matter how much you do,” he said.
“The question is, what sort of care was offered to Jordan when he was in hospital?” Christopher asked. “I want to know how he was treated in hospital and whether the treatment was good enough.”