By Melissa
Russo and Jonathan
Dienst
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is
resigning as the city's top cop, and he will relinquish the reins to Chief of
Department James O'Neill in September, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.
De Blasio lauded the commissioner's
contributions to New York City since taking over the job in January 2014 and
praised the man who will replace him, a veteran cop with more than 30 years on
the force who grew up in the city and whose experience he said will advance the
work of neighborhood policing.
"I don't think anyone could've
imagined a more productive 31 months," de Blasio said. "We will never
forget or fail to honor the achievements of Bill Bratton."
Of O'Neill, he added, "Jimmy is the
real thing in every way."
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Source: NBC News
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