Raymond Kelly

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Raymond Kelly

Former NYPD Commissioner

Raymond Walter Kelly was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures.

Kelly has spent 47 years in the NYPD, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and 2002–2013. He was promoted directly from Two-Star Chief to First Deputy Commissioner in 1990. After his handling of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, he was mentioned for the first time as a possible candidate for FBI Director. After Kelly turned down the position, Louis Freeh was appointed.

Kelly spoke at The Common Good in 2009: Lunch and Discussion with: NY Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.