Anti-Israel pol Zohran Mamdani, a Queens Assemblyman who's backed by NYC's Democratic Socialists of America chapter in his bid for mayor, said the Daniel Penny verdict "is not justice."

“Jordan Neely needed stable housing and consistent mental healthcare," Mamdani said Monday. "Instead, he was killed in a subway system that had become his only means of survival. Today’s verdict is not justice — nor was his killer a hero.

"This tragedy instead lays bare decades of policy failure that can no longer be tolerated. We need to dramatically expand peer-based crisis intervention for New Yorkers in severe distress, increase access to ongoing preventative mental health services, and connect people with actual stable housing, not a patchwork of shelters.

"New Yorkers deserve safety and support, not violence and neglect. My thoughts are with Jordan’s family and loved ones.”

Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn), a progressive NYC council member, took to X to say the outcome of the Daniel Penny trial "sends a dangerous message that New Yorkers can kill someone on the subway without accountability."

The acquittal of Daniel Penny is a miscarriage of justice and sends a dangerous message that New Yorkers can kill someone on the subway without accountability.

Jordan Neely should be alive today—our justice system and mental health services failed him.

— Lincoln Restler (@LincolnRestler) December 9, 2024

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said Monday he disagrees with the not-guilty verdict, saying "Daniel Penny is not a hero."

“Jordan Neely’s death is an indictment of broken systems that failed to provide him with the mental health care he needed, when he was desperately crying out for help," Lander said.

“I disagree with today’s verdict: we must not become a city where people take the law into their own hands. Daniel Penny is not a hero.

"But I share New Yorkers’ frustrations with the sense of disorder in our subways and on our streets, and City Hall’s failure to address it effectively. We need leaders who will actually make our systems work better to keep all New Yorkers safe, not valorize vigilantism."

A House Republican called Monday for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Justice Department to probe "civil rights abuses" against Daniel Penny after a Manhattan jury acquitted the Marine veteran of criminal wrongdoing in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely.

“The Department of Justice under President Trump should be looking into the civil rights abuses against Daniel Penny," Rep. Chip Roy said on Fox Business' "Cavuto Coast to Coast."

"I want our DOJ to hold New York accountable – you can’t do this to American heroes," Roy (R-Texas) added.

The congressman also said of the Manhattan district attorney who brought the case: "The fact that an American jury stood against the crazy, tyrannical lawlessness of the New York prosecutor's office, and Alvin Bragg, and stood up and said that this man, this American hero, should be let free. God bless. That means things are heading in the right direction.”

“It's a great step for justice in America. Let's hope that our Justice Department can now get it right going forward,” the GOP pol declared.

On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said he's glad the jury "saw through all the political nonsense" when determining the fate of fellow Long Islander Daniel Penny.

"I was confident from day one Daniel Penny was a hero, not a villain, and I am extremely grateful that a Manhattan jury saw through all the political nonsense and determined Daniel Penny had no culpability in the death of Jordan Neely," Blakeman said.

Asked about the Daniel Penny verdict, Mayor Eric Adams told reporters the issue was "personal," as he has a son named Jordan, like Jordan Neely.

"Jordan Neely should not have had to die," Adams said. "And I strongly believe, as I've been stated, finally, from day one, we have a mental health system that is broken. When you have someone going through that system that's a signature of failure.”

Calls for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to be booted intensified Monday after the controversial prosecutor’s decision to take Daniel Penny to trial in Jordan Neely’s chokehold death.

The condemnation began just minutes after Penny was acquitted of negligent homicide charges.

“Case after case Alvin Bragg demonstrates contempt for reality and common sense — pursuing heroes like Daniel Penny while allowing criminals to roam our streets,” one Queens council member said. “For the sake of New Yorkers, the governor must remove him. This cannot continue.”

Joining the calls was state Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-Staten Island), who charged that Bragg “wasted taxpayer dollars” on the case.

“Penny was wrongfully accused and slandered to better serve the DA’s skewed agenda. New Yorkers stood up against the unlawfulness and dishonesty,” the lawmaker said. “If only Alvin Bragg actually did his job and protected New Yorkers the city would be a lot safer than it is today.”

Councilman Joe Borelli (D-Staten Island) said the case "underscores nothing other than the perverse sense of justice held by Alvin Bragg."

"The district attorney should resign in shame."

The Manhattan DA has long been the target of critics of his soft-on-crime reputation, including filing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and bodega worker Jose Alba, whose fatal stabbing of a violent intruder was ultimately dismissed as self-defense.

“Alvin Bragg has failed in his responsibilities to enforce the law and keep New Yorkers safe. Sadly, he has engaged in political prosecutions on numerous cases, including President Trump, Daniel Penny and Jose Alba,” US Rep. Michael Lawler said in a statement Monday. “He should be removed from office immediately.”

In a release after the verdict, Bragg’s office said prosecutors “followed the facts and the evidence in the case,” accept the jury’s verdict.

Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five who now serves as chair of the New York City Council's public safety committee, spoke out after Daniel Penny was found not criminally liable for Jordan Neely's death, calling for a "complete overhaul" of a system that failed the mentally ill and homeless Neely.

"The outcome of this trial is a searing indictment of the systemic failure that continues to plague our pursuit of justice for society’s most vulnerable," Salaam said.

"Jordan Neely’s life mattered! He deserved compassion, dignity and protection — not the brutality that led to his death.

"His killing underscores the urgent and overdue need for a complete overhaul in how we address mental health crises and homelessness. As chair of public safety committee I refuse to accept a system that normalizes violence against the defenseless. I will fight with unwavering resolve to push for transformative investment in mental health services, de-escalation protocols, and preventative care.

"This tragedy is not an isolated incident; it reflects an ongoing and deeper moral crisis within our society. Accountability must go beyond the confines of the courtroom. It starts with how we value human life and uphold justice — not just in words, but in action. We cannot allow another Jordan Neely to be failed, forgotten, and killed.

New York City Council member Diana Ayala (D-Manhattan) calls Daniel Penny's acquittal "a miscarriage of justice."

“I'm very upset about it. I think it's a miscarriage of justice," Ayala said Monday.

"I feel like it was a very emotional conversation, and it came down to whose life was more worthy, right?”

Vice President-elect JD Vance lauded the not-guilty verdict in Daniel Penny’s case as the right outcome.

"I have not said much about this case out of fear of (negatively) influencing the jury. But thank God justice was done in this case. It was a scandal Penny was ever prosecuted in the first place," Vance posted on X.

I have not said much about this case out of fear of (negatively) influencing the jury.

But thank God justice was done in this case. It was a scandal Penny was ever prosecuted in the first place. https://t.co/r2Qa2IuR7i

— JD Vance (@JDVance) December 9, 2024

Daniel Penny raised a glass Monday with his attorneys to celebrate the not guilty verdict after leaving the courthouse.

Penny, 26, was spotted having a drink with his defense lawyers Thomas Kenniff and Steven Raiser at Stone Street Tavern in the Financial District hours after a jury acquitted him of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely.

The Marine veteran and Long Island native would have faced up to four years behind bars if convicted.

Police detained one person outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday following Daniel Penny's not-guilty verdict.