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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) The Rev. Al Sharpton welcomed Mayor Bill de Blasio to his annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, making it a point to say its a mayoral tradition. As CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported, it was the first time Mayor de Blasio appeared in public with Sharpton since a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Eric Garner apparent chokehold case.

Mature people know you can disagree without being disagreeable, Sharpton said at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, 1010 WINS Derricke Dennis reported.

De Blasio has faced criticism, most notably from the Patrolmens Benevolent Association, for being too close to Sharpton. The police union has claimed Sharpton has fanned the flames of anti-police sentiment, as has de Blasio.

But as WCBS 880s Monica Miller reported, de Blasio received a round of applause that brought a grin to his face as he took the podium.

De Blasio chose both the venue and the occasion to build ties with the NYPD passionately attacking those who attack police officers.

I think its up to all of us to say to those who purport who purport to want change if youre saying something vicious and vile to a police officer, youre not making change. Youre not moving us forward. Youre holding us back, the mayor said. Respect the people who protect us.

Mayor de Blasio invoked the words of Dr. King to make his point.

Dr. King did not tolerate hate speech, he said. We have to teach that message today.

Sharpton also tried to make amends to police officers, some of whom see him as a lightning rod for negative feelings toward them.

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