The NYPD has too urgent a mission and too few officers for us to waste time and resources on broad, unfocused surveillance. We have a responsibility to protect New Yorkers from violent crime or another terrorist attack - and we… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
Since 9/11, some of the most violent terrorists we've encountered were radicalized or recruited at universities. — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
I don't watch cop movies much. I TiVo shows. I watch every Larry David show. — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
No other agency is scrutinized like the police. Everything we do is in a goldfish bowl. We are not the most popular people in… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
New York is safer than it has been - and it's getting safer. But it's never safe. As the financial and communications capital of… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone it's going to… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that if you stop or curtail stop-and-frisk, or if cops are reluctant to do it,… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
I think it's only natural to want to look good. I enjoy good clothes, so 18 years ago I moved to having custom-made suits.… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
If terrorists aren't limited by borders and boundaries, we can't be, either. — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism. — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime. — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
When I had the job of police commissioner, 20 years ago, I was more sensitive, more cognizant of complaints and concerned about public opinion.… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
