Bill de Blasio actually said...

"I'm asking everyone -- and this is across the spectrum -- to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations. Until these funerals are passed, let's focus just on these families and what they've lost."

"I believe that actually the long-term security needs of this city require moving away from the overuse of stop and frisk."

"I heard from NYPD officer and leaders who said they saw peaceful protests, respectful protests. What you managed to do is pull up the few who do not represent the majority, who are saying unacceptable..."

"Chirlane and I have had to talk to Dante for years about the dangers that he may face. We've had to literally train him as families have all over this city for decades and how to take special care in ..."