WEBVTT - Former NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly Talks NYE

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news. Let's get some insights

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<v Speaker 1>out of somebody who knows exactly how the NYPD operates.

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<v Speaker 1>Former Commissioner Ray Kelly joining us right now. He was

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<v Speaker 1>commissioner during the Dinkins administration. He was also a course

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<v Speaker 1>commissioner during the administration of Michael R. Bloomberg, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>who is the majority owner of the company that owns

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<v Speaker 1>the network you're watching right now. Commissioner Kelly, great to

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<v Speaker 1>have you here. Let's just talk about the basic sort

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<v Speaker 1>of security measures that we typically see for these big

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<v Speaker 1>events like the Times Square ball drop, where you have

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<v Speaker 1>to corral hundreds of thousands, of not millions of people

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<v Speaker 1>into one tight area and make sure that all those

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<v Speaker 1>people get in safely and more importantly and get home

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<v Speaker 1>safely as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. It's a real challenge, no question that Viuder Bronse

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<v Speaker 2>at NYPG has done it pretty well for many years,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And there's a core area that in order

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<v Speaker 2>to get there, you've got to enter either on six

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<v Speaker 2>or ath Ava, and that's where anyone going into that

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<v Speaker 2>area will be subject to a search, and say banks

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<v Speaker 2>would be searched, they'll be shifted to magnetomatave searches, that

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<v Speaker 2>that sort of thing. And there's standard things that done

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<v Speaker 2>I've done in the situations for instance, the manhold or

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<v Speaker 2>are sealed, the mailboxes are taking away, those sorts of

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<v Speaker 2>things which are pretty standard. And we say now that

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<v Speaker 2>there's the counter terrorism overlight particularly we started doing that

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<v Speaker 2>when the department started doing that since there adious events

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<v Speaker 2>of nine to eleven. That means more police for specialized units,

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<v Speaker 2>more UH ciphered teams, that that sort of thing, and

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<v Speaker 2>as the committeer said yesterday, there's no credible threats that

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<v Speaker 2>were where she also mentioned that drones will be increased.

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<v Speaker 2>The Apartment has been using drones for the last few years,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's it. That's a good thing. So

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of cops, no question about it. It's manpower intensive.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think another thing too to be aware of

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<v Speaker 2>is that in the other four boroughs in New York

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<v Speaker 2>City there are major New Year's Eve events that require

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<v Speaker 2>a significant police presents as well. Well, you've done this before, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that way.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's a good point. And obviously for our viewers

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<v Speaker 1>outside of New York five boroughs here, obviously the main

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<v Speaker 1>celebration in Manhattan, But as the Commissioner points out, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of other festivities going on all around the city,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that keeps the cops busy on a

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<v Speaker 1>day like tonight. Do you sort of in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>do you get sort of get all the cops on

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<v Speaker 1>the clock for a night like this or the majority

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<v Speaker 1>of them if you will, or are you able to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of do with your normal normal allocations that you

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<v Speaker 1>would on a normal day.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's the challenge. We have to please the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the city, and you know, eight point four million

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<v Speaker 2>people of another you want to use. So most of

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<v Speaker 2>the police that you'll see tonight are on overtime. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not on their regular schedule tour of duty. It's an

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<v Speaker 2>expensive proposition, but that's what the department has to do.

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<v Speaker 2>There are some manpower concerns or as people leaving the department.

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<v Speaker 2>So in order to release an event like tonight, do

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<v Speaker 2>you use your event? You're going to have to pay

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of overtime, but the rest of the city

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<v Speaker 2>will be adequately policed.

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<v Speaker 1>I am curious too, just about some of the recent events.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, obviously there are a lot of security measures

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<v Speaker 1>that are to a certain sense static. I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>can apply them this year, you can apply them ten

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<v Speaker 1>years from now. We've had a couple of incidents in

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<v Speaker 1>New York obviously, with the killing of the United Healthcare Executive,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a lot of I guess, political differentiation, if

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<v Speaker 1>you will, for lack of a better word, and concerns

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<v Speaker 1>about the security measures needed to protect those folks. How

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<v Speaker 1>does the NYPD adapt kind of these sort of newer

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<v Speaker 1>and more unique challenges that maybe puts me in danger.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there are no guarantees, but there are things that

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<v Speaker 2>you can do. Obviously, you monitor social media closely. Usually, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>there is some sort of political deministration, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>surface on the internet. We watch certain people's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>people who have a record maybe of disruption and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>have been hinting about coming to the event. We may

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<v Speaker 2>surveil them, not necessarily in person, but denman whether or

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<v Speaker 2>not you've got an analyte tickets. That's sort of thing. So,

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<v Speaker 2>as I say, no guarantees, but the department is doing

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<v Speaker 2>everything that reasonably can be done to protect the city tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>I am curious though, if I can get your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>about the health of the Department of the NYPD. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>since Mayor Adams took over three years ago. We've gone

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<v Speaker 1>through well three official commissioners and one acting, so basically

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<v Speaker 1>four people holding that job. The current person who holds

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<v Speaker 1>that just a tish. I believe you probably have some

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<v Speaker 1>familiarity with her, given her experience and counter terrorism back

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<v Speaker 1>in the early and the late arts. Here give us

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<v Speaker 1>a sense here of what you know about her and

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<v Speaker 1>her potential stewardship of the NYPD over the next year

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe beyond, depending on how long she stays. Well.

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<v Speaker 2>I know quite a bit about her. I hired her

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<v Speaker 2>borders of the Police Department and she was there for

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<v Speaker 2>twelve years. She has three degrees from a low degree,

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<v Speaker 2>a business degree, and an undergraduate degree. She did an

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<v Speaker 2>excellent job for me. She run two major New York

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<v Speaker 2>City agencies do it, which is the Department for Technical

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<v Speaker 2>Matters and the Sanitation Department and the reports. So will

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<v Speaker 2>be very very positive. She is a decision maker, she

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<v Speaker 2>very smart, and I think she will do and is

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<v Speaker 2>doing an excellent job. So I think the police Department

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<v Speaker 2>is in good hand absolutely here.

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<v Speaker 1>And it doesn't matter at all this idea that she

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<v Speaker 1>herself wasn't actually a cop herself does that matter to

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<v Speaker 1>the rank and file.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think so. I think you get over it

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<v Speaker 2>pretty quickly. We've had commissioners who have never been police office.

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<v Speaker 2>As a matter of fact, the majority of police officers

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<v Speaker 2>of police commencers through the history of the department have

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<v Speaker 2>not been been police officers. The concept was always sort

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<v Speaker 2>of a commission who watched the department and manage the department,

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<v Speaker 2>and then it was reduced to more as to Teddy

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<v Speaker 2>Roosevelt was on the commission. So I think she is

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<v Speaker 2>the right choice at the right time.

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<v Speaker 1>It gets your job done, all right, Commissioner Kelly, appreciates

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<v Speaker 1>you taking time for us today, and of course all

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<v Speaker 1>eyes right now focus on Times Square and all those

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<v Speaker 1>NYPD officials hoping to keep everyone safe here for yet

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<v Speaker 1>another New Year's Eve. Commissioner. Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>there served briefly under David Dinkins back in the nineties,

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<v Speaker 1>and then did a relatively long stint under Mayor Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg back in the two thousands.