"Where are the men calling this out," Amanda Farías, left, a Democratic member of the New York City Council for the 18th District, asked in a social media post. Many users replied with pictures of Daniel Penny, right, who was charged with killing a man in a controversial case. (Getty Images)
Other users echoed Starbuck, including Christina Pushaw, a former aide to Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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"Why aren’t men standing up against criminals who attack women in NYC? Great question…," Pushaw wrote in a sarcastic jab.
"You support locking them up," Ryan Girdusky, founder of the 1776 Project PAC, wrote in another reply.
"They trying to not end up like Daniel Penny," commentator Mike Cernovich wrote.
Cernovich also pointed to a 2023 post in which Farías said she "continue[d] to be heartbroken and outraged by the death of Jordan Neely and the lack of justice."
"The @BLACaucusNYC stands together to demand justice for Jordan and to pay attention to the systems that failed him so we do not lose any more Black New Yorkers to senseless violence," Farías wrote on May 11, 2023.
Transit crime has continued to plague New York City following Jordan Neely's death. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Neely had a documented history of mental illness and a criminal record, which included prior subway assaults.
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Penny cooperated with police and was initially released. But he turned himself in 11 days later when District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charged him with manslaughter.
Transit crime has continued to plague New York City following Neely's death. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has sent the National Guard and state troopers to assist with random bag checks.
Farías did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News' Michael Ruiz and Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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