Bratton’s Approval Rating Drops After Garner Death, According to Poll

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Jillian Jorgensen

While Mayor Bill de Blasio’s approval rating has held steady at 50 percent since June, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton’s has dropped by nine points — to a lower rating than his predecessor Ray Kelly ever received in 12 years as top cop, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll.

Mr. Bratton’s approval rating dropped from 57 percent on June 12 to 48 percent today, with 35 percent now disapproving of his work. That disapproval figure is up considerably from 19 percent in June.

Since then, Mr. Bratton’s police department has been at the center of controversy following the death of Eric Garner, 43, a black man from Staten Island. Mr. Garner died after police used what Mr. Bratton said appeared to be a prohibited chokehold while trying to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes. His death was caught on camera and ruled a homicide, and the story has dominated news coverage for weeks in the city.



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1. btw I was a part of this poll.