New York police commissioner resigning

The commissioner of the largest police force in the country is resigning.

{mosads}Bratton will be replaced by Chief of Department James O’Neill, city officials familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

Bratton, 68, told Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) of his decision last week, according to the newspaper, which reported Bratton will step down next month.

The outspoken commissioner will head to the private sector after 45 years in public life, according to multiple reports.

Bratton has been a figure on the national stage, including in the debate this year over domestic surveillance tactics involving Muslims amid heightened fears of terrorism.

He feuded with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in April, criticizing the Texan’s remarks in favor of monitoring U.S. Muslim communities after the terrorist attack that month in Brussels.

“We do not surveil any particular group,” Bratton said at the time.

Bratton has continued speaking out on political issues, this week stepping into GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s feud with the parents of a slain Muslim American soldier.

Bratton appeared in a video message thanking Muslim police officers that was posted to the mayor’s Twitter account on Monday: