De Blasio Delays Trip After Man Dies in Police Custody
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio postponed a planned family trip to Italy by one day to talk to community leaders and elected officials after a man died while in police custody.
Eric Garner, 43, a Staten Island resident, died yesterday after plainclothes officers struggled to restrain and handcuff him while arresting him on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.