In detailing the change in leadership, Mayor Bill de Blasio emphasized “continuity”, and Bratton highlighted a “seamless transition”. However, while many are hailing Bratton as a hero in blue, many in the Black and Latino communities have been seen as the driving force behind the disproportionate police presence in poor and minority neighborhoods, as well as a commissioner who often failed to discipline officers who used unjustified force.
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Brattion began serving again as the head of the New York Police Department in 2014 with de Blasio’s election; he previously served as commissioner of the NYPD under Mayor Rudy Guiliani in the 1990s.
Bratton is set to leave on September 1, which he said would be his exit from public service.
Bratton’s public image as New York’s top cop came under fire after the recent Irving Plaza incident, which he lumped Hip-Hop artists and violence together despite being less than critical of his own officers and their negative actions.
Bratton was police commissioner of Boston and first served as NY police chief under Republican mayor Rudolph Giuliani from 1994 to 1996. “Crime down, terrorism issues being dealt with effectively”.
Bratton’s departure was to be announced Tuesday afternoon by Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a person with direct knowledge of the planned announcement. He began his NYPD career 33 years ago as a transit officer.
O’Neill is a Brooklyn native O’Neill, who is 58 years old, was born and raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
It calls for officers to spend more time out of their patrol cars introducing themselves to shop owners and community members so they can collaborate on making the city safer.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called de Blasio’s selection a smart choice for ny. The firm was founded by Douglas Band, a former aide to President Bill Clinton.
“He is ready to take this department where it’s never been before”, the mayor continued, “in terms of a truly deep and consistent bond between police and community”. The death of Eric Garner, who died at the hands of police on Staten Island in 2014, sparked protests in NY and across the nation.
He has promoted “neighborhood policing” As chief of department, O’Neill advocated for “neighborhood policing”, encouraging officers to build relationships with the residents in their communities.
And in a tough world, friendliness only goes so far.
“You can be nice to people, but you can’t be nice to everybody”, he said.
“I don’t think he could have negotiated that last night”, Sharpton said said.
Current events and charges of racism against police departments across the nation completely overwhelmed his administration, and he couldn’t get any traction on the changes he wanted to make.
“They could be nicer”, he said.
By October the neighborhood policing initiative would be rolled out to more than half the police command city wide, he said.
Through the years, Bratton has been praised for bringing crime down in Los Angeles and NY.
“Every time I walk down the street, I feel that they could kill me and that they are not going to be held accountable in any way”, he told the station.
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By comparison, O’Neill is admired within the department, but unknown on the national stage.
