Following the incident of police brutality against him on Sept. 9, former tennis star James Blake immediately called on the city of New York to take action. So far the events have resulted in very public apologies with Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, as well as a meeting between the trio earlier this week.
Blake said of the meeting, “I feel like we made a lot of progress, and we were all pleasantly surprised,” saying, “the whole team [is] looking to move forward, and turning a negative incident into a positive.”
Of de Blasio himself, Blake also had positive things to say: “What he said that made me feel good was that in his heart he was on the same page as us [regarding these issues.]”
