Free Republic

Mayor de Blasio came under fire Tuesday morning as he was blasted by the ex-NYPD Commissioner for failing to control the violent lawless behavior plaguing the streets of New York City as of late. Raymond Kelly made his comments on the Joe Piscopo radio show Tuesday morning. “One of the problems in New York City is … Mayor de Blasio. Everything seems to be run through City Hall,” Kelly said. “You can’t have that kind of micromanagement and expect executive staff to be able to function.” Among the various criticisms Kelly levied at de Blasio, was his mistake of “giving...

“Outgoing Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly wants to take half a dozen detectives to protect him and his family after he leaves the NYPD, DNAinfo New York has learned. “Citing the fact that he will remain a ‘high profile target’ after he leaves office, Kelly informed insiders at Police Headquarters that he will request the contingent of detectives — each will remain on the city payroll making about $120,000 a year — to shepherd him around town and protect him and his family during their travels.” Three-quarters of a million dollars to protect a former Police Chief who’s about to pull...

Chapter & worse Book finds plenty to rip Rudy for on 9/11 BY DAVID SALTONSTALL DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is taking a lot of hits in a new book about 9/11. Rudy Giuliani's image as America's Mayor is harshly questioned in a new book that takes to task the city's preparedness on 9/11 - with some of the most pointed criticism coming from current Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Kelly, who was dismissed from the post by Giuliani in 1993 and later reappointed by Mayor Bloomberg, offers several dramatic and remarkable observations in "Grand Illusion: The Untold...

Appearing Monday before the New York City Council's hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's 40% reduction in counterterrorism aid to New York City (other cities experienced increases), Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly identified "17 chapters in New York City's recent history that the Department of Homeland Security may want to commit to memory" as follows: November 5, 1990: El Sayyid Nosair shot Jewish Defense League leader Meir Kahane... February 26, 1993: New York City sustained the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center... 1993: Al Qaeda plot to destroy the Holland and Lincoln tunnels... March 1, 1994: Rashid Baz,...

“The news for New York City is spectacular," New York’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told a City Hall press conference on May 24. He and New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly [Email him] were claiming credit for new FBI crime stats showing major crimes—murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, car theft, larceny and arson—dropping 5.8% in the city in 2003. New York’s crime rate now ranks it 211th of the 230 U.S. cities with 100,000-plus population—behind Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Unfortunately, there must have been at least one skeptic at the press conference. Hizzoner reportedly “bristled” at suggestions that...

NEW YORKERS are spoiling for a fight. When Buddhist actor Richard Gere urged a concert crowd in Madison Square Garden last October to meet terrorism with "love, compassion and understanding," the audience booed and jeered. This month, Rabbi Yakove Lloyd announced that – in response to terrorist threats – Jews would begin patrolling Brooklyn neighborhoods with shotguns. Call it the "Spirit of 9-11." A silent mobilization is sweeping the city. New Yorkers, young and old, are coming to grips with the fact that it is better to die fighting than to simply die. Unfortunately, city officials don’t agree. The gap...