Boston Native Resigning as NYPD Police Commissioner

• By Mark Osborne, Patch Staff

Boston native and former BPD Commissioner Bill Bratton abruptly resigned his post as New York Police Department commissioner Tuesday, saying in a press conference he will step down next month.

Bratton, 68, has been commissioner since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in January 2014. It's actually the second time Bratton has served as NYPD commissioner, after a stint from 1994 to 1996 under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Bratton had recently stated he planned to make this term his last, but appeared as though he would stay on through 2017.

In addition to Boston, Bratton also previously served as police commissioner in Los Angeles. He first served as a beat cop in Boston in 1970, eventually rising to serve as commissioner here in the 1980s.

The move comes just one day after protesters began camping outside City Hall asking for the resignation of Bratton and defunding of the NYPD.

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Alison Bauter, Patch staff, contributed to this report.