De Blasio put the Rev. Al Sharpton, an outspoken police critic, on a City Hall roundtable following Garner's death and, after a grand jury's decision not to indict in the case, spoke about cautioning his biracial son about interactions with police. (silive.com)
Still, some African - American leaders have expressed frustration with Mr. de Blasio for not bringing about criminal justice reform quickly enough while endorsing the «broken windows» style of policing that critics say singles out low - income minorities. (observer.com)
Manhattan - based defense attorney Neville Mitchell, a frequent police critic who is the son of a Jamaican cop, will run against as many as eight other candidates to represent District 12 in The Bronx, which includes Baychester, Co-op City, Edenwalk, Wakefield and Williamsbridge. (dnainfo.com)