Revealed The Secret Origin Of The Feud Between Chris Christie And NYPD
Source: Observer/ News
The law-and-order governor of New Jersey and the largest police force in America used to be mad love. But now we get bad blood. And it dates back four years to the day.
On Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie took a swipe at Mayor Bill de Blasio for a culture of “lawlessness” in New York City. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smacked back hard, calling Mr. Christie a “fool” and warning him to “stay within your own neighborhood” and even bringing up Bridgegate. “When he gets Trenton, when he gets Newark, when he gets Camden to be anywhere near as safe as New York City, then he might be able to criticize us,’’ Mr. Bratton added on NY1’s Inside City Hall.
If that sounds like an unlikely feud and a dramatic escalation, consider that the pressure has been building ever since a dramatic series of incidents that unfolded exactly four years ago. The story has been circulating since it occurred but doesn’t seem to have been recounted publicly until now. This version is the product of interviews with two people who were present at the exchanges described, plus one law enforcement source who did not witness these exchanges but was at the event and is an expert in the planning and procedures for this type of major commemoration.
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: New York Police Department Commissioner William J. Bratton speaks at a news conference on the mistaken arrest of James Blake, a retired top-10 professional tennis player on September 10, 2015 in New York City. Blake, who is black, has said he was slammed to the ground outside his hotel in Midtown Manhattan while waiting to go to the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Bratton has apoligized for the incident and an investigation is continuing. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Commissioner William J. Bratton speaks at a news conference on September 10, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The whole city was preparing for September 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. On Saturday, September 10, Gov. Christie and his family watched the Blue Hens defeat West Chester 28-17 at Mr. Christie’s alma mater, the University of Delaware. The Christie family then drove from Delaware Saturday night into Manhattan and stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Midtown, because coming into the city the next morning with all the security around the Ground Zero ceremony would certainly be a has
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I think Christie has every right to be angry at Bloomberg and Kelly. But why is he taking it out on DiBlasio and Bratton?
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