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9/11 20 Years Later: Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Reflects On Changes He Ushered In To Keep New York City Safe

His instinct and insight two decades ago were critical to re-shaping the police department charged with keeping this city safe.

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September 10, 2021

Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has twice been in the top spot at the department.

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His instinct and insight two decades ago were critical to re-shaping the police department charged with keeping this city safe. He recently sat down with CBS2’s Chris Wragge.

The terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 left six people dead. Kelly was police commissioner serving under Mayor David Dinkins. Arrests in that plot were made in a matter of days – Kelly and others thought of that bombing as a one-off.

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