Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement that the Justice Department had failed the city. “Years ago, we put our faith in the federal government to act,” he said. “We won’t make that mistake again.”“New York is not the same city it was five years ago,” the mayor added. “We are a different city, and we must act like a different city. Though Mr. de Blasio can weigh in, it is ultimately up to Commissioner James P. O’Neill, as the final arbiter of police discipline, to decide whether to fire Officer Pantaleo.

Source: New York Times July 16, 2019 15:55 UTC