Battered NY Mayor Calls For Temporary Protest Halt

Jonathan Lemire and Colleen Long, Dec. 22, 2014, AP

"We are in a very difficult moment. Our focus has to be on these families," de Blasio said at police headquarters. "I think it's a time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in all due time."

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