#De Blasio ‘very unhappy’ alleged NYPD chief puncher was released without bail

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said that he’s “very unhappy” that the Bronx man accused of punching NYPD Chief Terence Monahan and two other officers during protests on the Brooklyn Bridge was released without bail.

“I’m very unhappy about that and it does not make sense to me,” de Blasio said during a conference call in reference to the release of 25-year-old suspect Quran Campbell.

Campbell allegedly socked Monahan several times in the face as the highest ranking uniformed cop tried to arrest him after Campbell had allegedly punched another NYPD officer and lieutenant near the Manhattan approach to the bridge on Wednesday.

The suspect was arraigned on assault charges in Manhattan Criminal Court and was granted supervised release.

“Terry Monahan is a friend of mine and I have great respect for him,” de Blasio told reporters. “To see someone assault him — the chief of department — is absolutely unacceptable. To assault anyone is absolutely unacceptable.”

De Blasio railed that “there needs to be consequences.”

“It does not make sense to me,” Hizzoner said. “If you assault a police officer you’re assaulting all of us and there needs to be clear consequences.”

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea called the release of Campbell “very frustrating” during the briefing.

“I think the world at times seems like it’s upside down,” said Shea, who has not been present at the mayor’s press briefings since June 3 despite the recent surge in shootings plaguing the city.

“We got to do better than that,” said Shea, added, “There needs to be consequences for people that just have no regard for laws.”