Veteran NYC photojournalist among roughly dozen arrested at Jordan Neely protest

A photojournalist was among roughly a dozen people arrested at a Manhattan protest over the death of Jordan Neely on Monday night, according to witnesses.

Independent photographer Stephanie Keith was cuffed outside the Broadway-Lafayette St. subway station downtown as cops tried to clear the street of dozens of protesters.

She was released and given a summons later in the night, according to the New York Press Photographers Association.

Keith was in a media scrum as police arrested a Black man with a cane, witnesses told the Daily News.

“I’m a press photographer!” she was heard shouting as two cops cuffed her, according to video posted to Twitter.

The officers were wearing blue jackets identifying them as part of NYPD Community Affairs.

Keith previously freelanced for The News and worked for other outlets in recent years.

It was not immediately clear if she’d been charged with a crime, and police spokesmen were unable to provide details. Keith appeared to be detained at the 7th Precinct as of Monday night.

At an event in Queens on Monday night, Mayor Adams was asked for comment about reports of journalists being arrested at the protest.

“What was found at the scene was a Molotov cocktail. What were they planning on doing with that? Agitators that come in from outside our city with Molotov cocktails — we should all be concerned about that,” he told a reporter for news outlet The City.

He did not answer a follow-up question asking about “credentialed journalists who were arrested.”

The New York Press Photographers Association voiced support for Keith on Monday night.

“Stephanie Keith is an intrepid photojournalist who was detained this evening while working on a public street alongside numerous other credentialed members of the media,” Bruce Cotler, the organizations president, said in a statement. “We support our colleague, and believe that a review of the evidence and circumstances will compel the Manhattan D.A. to drop any charges against her.”

The demo marked the latest round of protests calling for Marine veteran Daniel Penny to be arrested for Neely’s death. Penny was caught on video putting the homeless Neely in a chokehold on a subway train on May 1, with the city medical examiner’s officer later ruling the death a homicide. Authorities are still weighing whether to charge Penny.

An officer at the 7th Precinct stationhouse said the site was “frozen” and closed to the public Monday night. Dozens of cops were standing by as protesters gathered outside a perimeter established on Delancey St. near Pitt St.

At a Saturday night protest at the Broadway-Lafayette St. station, where the chokehold of Neely occurred, protesters jumped onto the tracks and halted train traffic. Thirteen people so far have been hit with charges, according to police.