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Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly crawls out of the sewer to flap his dumb lips
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly blames Mayor Bill de Blasio for the rise in homelessness and murders in the city, but Kelly is particularly upset at what he called the mayor’s “cavalier” attitude about it.
CBS2 Political Reporter talked with Kelly about the issues on Wednesday.
It is no secret that Kelly is furious about how de Blasio became mayor in the first place in 2014 – by running in part against the NYPD and the stop, question and frisk strategy that Kelly credits with helping reduce crime.
But also making Kelly’s blood boil were de Blasio’s claims about the amount of crime in the city.
“We have had precisely 10 more murders this year than last year. That’s 10 more than I can accept, but it’s only 10,” the mayor said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program this week. ...........(more)
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/ray-kelly-on-de-blasio-administration/