Ramona Singer was slammed on social media for posting a picture with the man who was cleared in a high-profile New York City death that made national news.
The reality star, 68, posted - and later removed - an Instagram post in which she was posed with Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old military veteran who was acquitted of homicide charges last year.
Penny was cleared after fatally choking Jordan Neely, 30, in a New York City subway on May 1, 2023. Neely was homeless, schizophrenic and had past assaulted people on the subway, officials said.
Neely had also been named on a list consisting of 50 homeless people city officials flagged due to 'the severity of their troubles and their resistance to accepting help,' The New York Times reported.
Passengers who witnessed the incident involving Penny said Neely had threatened to kill people and claimed he wasn't afraid of death or incarceration. The outburst spurred Penny to apply a six-minute chokehold on Neely that proved to be fatal.
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Ramona Singer was slammed on social media for posting a picture with controversial figure involved in a New York City tragedy two years ago. Pictured last week in her native NYC
The reality star, 68, posted - and later removed - an Instagram post in which she was posed with Penny, the 26-year-old military veteran who was acquitted of homicide charges last year after fatally choking Jordan Neely , 30, in a New York City subway on May 1, 2023
Singer, who appeared on the first 13 seasons of the Real Housewives of New York City since its 2008 debut, posted the shot Friday.
She captioned it, 'So proud Daniel Penny !! #apennysaved #hero.'
The Upper East Side socialite, who has more than 905,000 Instagram followers was pictured with Penny at an event in the Big Apple.
Other notable names such as ex New York Governor David Paterson and ex-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly were present, Page Six reported.
The comment section was full of scorn, as many criticized the reality star for using her large social media platform to boost Penny.
Another told Singer: 'You are shameless.'
One person told Singer, 'Even for you this is LOW,' while another said, 'This is foul.'
A Reddit thread titled 'For anyone who needs a reminder that Ramona is the POS who ruined RHONY and shouldn’t be given a platform again' had more than 3,000 likes and almost 600 replies as of Sunday afternoon.
The Real Housewives of New York City personality has more than 905K Instagram followers
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Penny was hailed as a 'hero' by Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight, who President Donald Trump appointed to a government position earlier this year. Pictured with Trump and VP JD Vance
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Actor Jon Voight, who was appointed to a leadership position in government earlier this year by President Donald Trump, said last year he felt that Penny was 'a hero' in how he handled the situation on the subway.
Voight said of Penny - whose acquittal spurred protests from people who said Penny took things too far in the confrontation - 'If you're in that situation, I can easily put myself in that situation.'
The Oscar-winner added, 'I don't know if I would have had the guts that he had to confront, when somebody says, "I'm gonna kill somebody here."
'And you know the other people are not gonna be able to defend themselves.'
