Greg Kelly was all smiles on Good Day New York this morning, the anchor's first broadcast since rape allegations against him were made public on January 25. The son of police commissioner Ray Kelly thanked Fox 5, his family, friends and viewers for their support during the "tough couple of weeks." The Manhattan district attorney's office announced they would not bring charges on Tuesday. Read More
The New York Daily News is reporting that Greg Kelly—son of police commissioner Ray Kelly and the host of Good Day NY—will not be charged by the Manhattan D.A. with any criminal complaint following an accusation that he sexually assaulted a woman. Read More
Last week, Michael Bloomberg attended a press conference for the 100th episode of Gossip Girl. “I just don’t see how Blair could marry Prince Louis when she’s clearly in love with Chuck,” said the New York mayor, who apparently had nothing bigger on his plate to worry at that moment, such as the allegations of rape made against Greg Kelly, the son of his police Commissioner Ray Kelly, or the NYPD head’s own cameo in an anti-Muslim training video for NYPD recruits.
“I just wish that Nate and Vanessa had been able to work things out … but, again, I’m just a casual fan,” he added. Read More
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If you weren't familiar with the inarguable charms of Greg Kelly—the former White House correspondent, NY1 anchor, son of police commissioner Ray Kelly, and Good Day New York host—you should be. He's recently been in the news for having run into the law. Before he was a New York Post headline, he was a regular punchline on The Soup, E! Television's weekly rundown of the most ridiculous things on TV. Read More
You didn't think that The Paper of Record was going to take the mistreatment of one of their photographers at Monday's Occupy Wall Street Protest at the World Financial Center Plaza sitting down, did you? Absolutely not: Read More
In a very clever campaign swipe, Occupy Wall Street is now co-opting this year's trendy "anti-bullying" message--championed by Dan Savage, Lady Gaga, and the cast of Glee-- and turned it into an "Stop Bullying Us, Ray Kelly and Michael Bloomberg" initiative. Starring your kids...marching in solidarity with the 99%! Because the police can't pepper spray children (fingers crossed).
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Ray Kelly is not exactly a populist favorite right now, but then again, when are police commissioners ever considered to be working on behalf of the working class? (Besides Law & Order, and also Batman.) But Commissioner Kelly has it especially tough right now--particularly with students and journalists and civil rights groups.
That's probably why NYU student and activist Matthew Swaye took time out Tuesday night to honor Commissioner Kelly for all the hard work he's done with NYPD's new "stop-and-frisk anyone looking suspicious" policy. He was also shouting, "Thank you for keeping the city safe for white heterosexual males."
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Police commissioner Ray Kelly has a secret 23-page spreadsheet containing the names of 2,300 NYPD officers who are forbidden from transferring to different precincts without his approval, reports Graham Rayman of The Village Voice. Read More
When Erica Lefevre took the microphone outside One Police Plaza at a press conference shortly after noon today, the clearly stricken woman spoke first about what a talented artist her son had been, and how he had left his native Canada to make an impact on the art world of New York City.
“His work is in museums in Toronto and his native home of Montreal,” she said, her voice trembling with a mix of pride and sadness, knowing he would never paint again.
While riding his bicycle home from his studio last Wednesday night, 30-year-old Mathieu Lefevre was struck by a truck and killed on the corner of Meserole Street and Morgan Avenue in Bushwick. The driver, who apparently claims not to have seen or known what was happening and will not be charged in Lefevre’s death.
Other than that sketchy information, Lefevre’s parents and his ex-wife Juliana Berger, have no knowledge of what occurred, and after a week of questions to the NYPD they have had no further answers, or solace.
“What compounds this tragedy is a failure to get information from the police about what happened to our son,” said Ms. Lefevre. Read More
Besides free pizza, pepper spray and those Guy Fawkes/V for Vendetta/Anonymous masks, one of the enduring symbols of the Occupy Wall Street protests has been the base camp at Zucotti Park. The park reopened in 2006, rebuilt by landlord Brookfield Properties after years of neglect followed by damage on 9/11.
It turned out to be a convenient location for protestors, as it is one of the largest open spaces near Wall Street, but the powerful Brookfield has been trying to evict the protestors all week. Now, the NYPD is taking the side of the protestors for once, saying thanks, but no thanks. Read More
Minutes after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, the blocks surrounding the World Trade Center site were flooded with people. "It's awesome," said 22-year-old Laura Cunningham, holding a Budweiser can while perched on the shoulders of her 6-foot-tall friend, Greg. "It's weird to celebrate someone's death," she added. "It's not exactly Read More
"Everybody should be more alert now because in the next couple of weeks, there's going to be some real risks."
--Rudy Giuliani, speaking to reporters near Ground Zero this afternoon.
The death of Osama bin Laden was celebrated last night at Ground Zero and Times Square, but it also triggered heightened security throughout the five boroughs.
"Our assumption is Bin Laden's disciples would like nothing better than to avenge his death by another attack in New York," said NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. "That is Read More
Ray Kelly declined today to say if he was interested in or had been contacted about becoming the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"I'm very happy where I am. Best job in America," he told a scrum of reporters after a press conference at Grand Central Terminal with Department of Homeland Security head Janet Read More
