Is Police Commissioner Ray Kelly thinking of running for Mayor in 2013? The evidence is mounting in that direction: he has the approval ratings to back him, a close relationship with the current Mayor and administration, and the occasional incandescent PR moment or two. And a major profile in this week's NY Magazine lends even more credence to the idea, as it contributes a sweeping portrait of the Dunkin' Donuts- and iPad-loving, former Marine Corps. veteran who "radiates power." more ›

City Council speaker Christine Quinn and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly presided over a City Council ceremony honoring members of the NYPD's hate crime unit last week. "Not every New Yorker knows about the hate crime task force...In a way that's a good thing because they haven't experienced hate crime. But in a way, I wish everybody knew what a terrific, elite squad of detectives we have," Quinn said, definitely not tempting fate. more ›

Members of the press pool reportedly swooned for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday when he saved them from vermin with a swift flick of his foot. According to the Daily Politics, Kelly’s press conference to announce an 11 percent drop in major felony crime at city schools was interrupted by “gasps and squeals” as “various female reporters” noticed a giant cockroach crawling “dangerously close to a bag belonging to WNBC-TV's Melissa Russo.” more ›