NEW YORK—For the second day in a row Fifth Avenue in New York City was awash in a sea of blue as hundreds of NYPD officers descended upon St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of their fallen brother, Jason Rivera, on Jan. 28. The day before was Rivera’s wake. While attendees stood outside and braved only the cold for the wake, they had a light but steady snowfall for the funeral. Attendance in the church was limited, so there were speakers set up on either side of the entrance, for those on the street. However, one set of speakers did not work. The funeral began with organ music, a cantor, and a choir singing the traditional “Alleluia” hymn. Rev. Robert Abbatiello gave one of several eulogies, switching between English and Spanish. “It surely seems, it seems, that death has the victory. But my brothers and my sisters, the …