Bill Bratton to return as NYPD commissioner
Bill Bratton, who served as commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) from 1994-1996—under then-mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican—will be returning to the leadership role over the largest municipal police force in the United States—this time under the leadership of NYC Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio.
Bratton has been considered a front-runner for the position, the appointment of which has been highly anticipated due to de Blasio’s stance against the NYPD’s practice of stop-and-frisk.
Current Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly have defended stop-and-frisk as important to public safety.