‘I can’t breathe’ case clouds de Blasio’s tenure, 2020 run

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office promising to overhaul how the city’s 36,000 officers interacted with the public, especially people of color.
But Blasio’s handling of the 2014 police killing of Eric Garner permanently poisoned his standing not only with officers, but many of the police reform activists who helped get him elected.
The ill will on both sides was apparent Mond