Mayor de Blasio has visited the families of the slain NYPD officers and vowed to attend the funeral for Officer Rafael Ramos this weekend. The funeral for the second officer has not been scheduled. The move comes as de Blasio faces animosity from the city’s largest police union over his response to police brutality and racial profiling, including his remarks about fearing for his biracial son, Dante, and training him to take special care in police encounters. Speaking at a news conference alongside Mayor de Blasio Monday, New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said the animosity is part of politics.

William Bratton: “Some of you have been around this town for a while. Can you point out to me one mayor that has not been battling with the police unions in the last 50 years? Name one. Name one. So the experience of this mayor in terms of some cops not liking him is nothing new. It’s part of life, it’s part of politics. And it is what it is. This is New York City. We voice our concerns, and we voice our opinions.”