New York City Police Commiss-ioner Ray Kelly is to have a building at his alma mater Manhattan College named in his honor. The commissioner, the grandson of Irish immigrants, graduated from Manhattan College in 1963. Kelly was the guest of honor at the building’s groundbreaking ceremony on December 13. The five-story, 70,000 square-foot Raymond W. Kelly ’63 Student Commons, … [Read more...] about A Building in Commissioner Kelly’s Name
Commissioner Ray Kelly
The Irish Coppers
By Tom Deignan, Contributor
October / November 2012
The evolution of the Irish-American policeman – in real life and on screen. In the classic 1954 Looney Tunes cartoon entitled “Bugs and Thugs,” everybody’s favorite animated rabbit gets himself caught up with Rocky and Mugsy, a couple of bank robbers who flee the scene of the crime and head off to a rural safe house. Soon enough, Bugs Bunny fakes the sound of a police siren … [Read more...] about The Irish Coppers
2012 Hall of Fame Highlight Reel
The 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on March 14, 2012 at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. Among the inductees were Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Commissioner Ray Kelly, John Lahey, Tom Moran and Kevin Roche. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times also presented the Irish Spirit Award to Arthur & Barbara Gelb. … [Read more...] about 2012 Hall of Fame Highlight Reel
2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights
The 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on March 14, 2012 at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. Among the inductees were Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Commissioner Ray Kelly, John Lahey, Tom Moran and Kevin Roche. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times also presented the Irish Spirit Award to Arthur & Barbara Gelb. … [Read more...] about 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Highlights
NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame
At the 2012 Irish America Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, presented by Irish America magazine, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame. He took time in his speech to acknowledge the heroics of Irish-American detectives Kevin Brennan and Kevin Herlihy. The induction ceremony was held on March 14, 2012 at the New York Yacht … [Read more...] about NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame