--- description: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton discuss police training at a news conference Thursday title: Live: NYC Mayor Speaks About Police Retraining in Wake of Eric Garner Announcement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ad62acd3e8d93e2/69876cc5e53aba76014d6558/bill-de-blasio-eric-graner.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch: NYC Mayor Speaks About Police Retraining in Wake of Eric Garner Announcement by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 7:25 PM CUT  New York Police Department (NYPD) Commisioner Bill Bratton (L) and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speak about body cameras that the NYPD will begin using during a press conference on December 3, 2014 in New York City. New York Police Department (NYPD) Commisioner Bill Bratton (L) and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speak about body cameras that the NYPD will begin using during a press conference on December 3, 2014 in New York City.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 4, 2014 7:25 PM CUT New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton discuss police retraining at a news conference Thursday, one day after citywide protests erupted following the announcement that a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the chokehold-related death of an unarmed black man. **MORE**: [Behind the Video of Eric Garner’s Deadly Confrontation With New York Police](http://time.com/3016326/eric-garner-video-police-chokehold-death/ "undefined") De Blasio was among a number of elected officials to make public statements on the Eric Garner case after the announcement Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a very painful day for many New Yorkers” he said. “No family should have to go through what the Garner family went through.” The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights inquiry. _Read next:_ [_No Charges for Officer Who Put Eric Garner in Deadly Chokehold_](http://time.com/3616780/eric-garner-chokehold-new-york-staten-island/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3618662/bill-de-blasio-nyc-police-eric-garner/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3618662/bill-de-blasio-nyc-police-eric-garner/"},"headline":"Watch: NYC Mayor Speaks About Police Retraining in Wake of Eric Garner Announcement","datePublished":"2014-12-04T19:25:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:35:19.374Z","description":"A grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man","url":"https://time.com/3618662/bill-de-blasio-nyc-police-eric-garner/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ad62acd3e8d93e2/69876cc5e53aba76014d6558/bill-de-blasio-eric-graner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ad62acd3e8d93e2/69876cc5e53aba76014d6558/bill-de-blasio-eric-graner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mayor De Blasio Discusses Use Of Police Body Cameras At Police Academy In Queens","caption":"Mayor De Blasio Discusses Use Of Police Body Cameras At Police Academy In Queens","creditText":"Andrew Burton—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3618662/bill-de-blasio-nyc-police-eric-garner/","name":"Watch: NYC Mayor Speaks About Police Retraining in Wake of Eric Garner Announcement"}}]}] ```