De Blasio Gets Mixed Reaction At NYPD Graduation Ceremony

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CBS New York:

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Mayor Bill de Blasio faced applause, boos and catcalls when he took the stage to address hundreds of new police recruits at a police graduation ceremony.

De Blasio spoke Monday at Madison Square Garden during a tense point in his relationship with the NYPD.

The 884 new police officers sat stoically in their seats when de Blasio was introduced. But some could be heard booing and heckling the mayor in the seats reserved for the cadets’ family and friends. Others cheered and applauded.

“It takes a special kind of person to put their lives on the line for others, to stare down the danger,” he said. “Because that’s what you will do. You will stare down the danger. You will keep the peace.”

He then continued: “You’ll confront all the problems that plague our society — problems that you didn’t create.”

But immediately after the mayor made that remark, someone from the crowd yelled, “You did!” That heckle was met with laughter and some applause from the crowd.

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