NYPD commissioner William Bratton said ` ` Mayor Liu believed in the dream of a city free of fear '' Some people turned their back as New York Mayor Bill de Wolf spoke at Wenjian Liu 's funeral in Brooklyn . He was a `` brave and skilled police officer but he was also a kind man , a kind officer , someone who gave of himself , '' the mayor said . Bratton urged reverence after last weekend 's silent protest against the mayor .
NYPD commissioner William Bratton said ` ` Mayor Liu believed in the dream of a city free of fear '' Some people turned their back as New York Mayor Bill de Wolf spoke at Wenjian Liu 's funeral in Brooklyn . Bratton urged reverence after last weekend 's silent protest against the mayor .