Raymond Kelly
Raymond Kelly
Raymond Walter "Ray" Kellywas the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Departmentin its history and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. A lifelong New Yorker, Kelly had spent 47 years in the NYPD according to its website, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and 2002 to 2013. Kelly was the first person to rise from Police Cadet to Police Commissioner, holding all of the department's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLaw Enforcement Officer
Date of Birth4 September 1941
CountryUnited States of America
Consensus building doesn't necessarily fit with my experience.
As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.
A small number of people and groups control the Democratic primary.
I like Sicilian food. It's real peasant food.
I don't watch cop movies much. I TiVo shows. I watch every Larry David show.
You can't separate the two, being a parent, being a cop.
The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.
It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.
I don't stretch enough. I know I should do it more, and I'd like to do yoga, but I just don't have time.
For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.
I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.
You have multiple intelligence agencies. They all ultimately report to the director of national intelligence but, you know, it never comes in neat packages. So you have to make judgments on what you have, and it's not easy to do.
If terrorists aren't limited by borders and boundaries, we can't be, either.
I'm a nice guy, but people want to kill me.