though Bratton had returned to Boston, he had not given up all thoughts of New York. when Giuliani defeated Dinkins the November 1993 in mayoral election, Bratton knew he might be a candidate to become Giuliani's first police commissioner. For one thing, Bratton's success at the Transit Police made him an attractive candidate. Bratton also knew that this approach to policing, with its focus on assertive quality-of-life policing, closely resembled the kind of policing Giuliani had promised to bring to New York if elected.