Ramona Singer is right New York should be proud of Daniel Penny, and he continues to prove it
It was Real Housewife meets Real Life hero.Ramona Singer, who attended the Daniel Penny Gala on Friday night, was heckled when she took to social media and posted a snap with the man of the hour — captioning it, “So proud Daniel Penny !! #apennysaved #hero.”Fools online called the image “foul” and blasted Singer for posing with Penny — with one writing, “Even for you this is LOW.”Someone else chimed in, “Proud of what exactly? He murdered a homeless man! You are shameless.”Whoever these half-wits are, they clearly did not follow a lick of Penny’s sensational trial — in which he was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.Furthermore, if they found themselves in danger’s way, they’d be lucky to have a selfless dude like Penny around.So count me in on Singer’s assessment.Penny is a true protector.I sat in the courtroom throughout his month-long trial last year and watched as New Yorkers of all ages and races testified to the unholy terror they felt as Jordan Neely, a mentally ill drug addict with a history of assault, lunged toward passengers and ranted that he wanted to kill.The trial exposed the dysfunction of our city and the cowardice of pols, who allowed homelessness and dangerous mental illness to fester.
It also showed the unquenchable appetite to insert a racial narrative where there was none.But the woke fever broke and both justice and common sense prevailed.It was a win for Penny but also for New Yorkers.On Friday, supporters of the Long Island native gathered at Manhattan’s Union League Club for Penny’s first-ever namesake gala, which was put on by his crack legal team, led by Steven Raiser and Thomas Kenniff.It was a chance for Penny to thank his supporters, and the three hope to make it an annual event that will raise money to help the mentally ill in New York.The dark wood room was filled with local power players devoted to bringing order back to the Big Apple, including former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
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