Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who died Thursday night at the age of 69, became known to the world during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The city’s deputy mayor for public safety, Kaz Daughtry, told Newsmax on Friday that Kerik was “one of a kind.”

“Bernie Kerik obviously had to be involved with a lot of those changes [after 9-11] that had to be made and the lasting legacy he’s offered — really policing all around the country. And after 9/11, it changed the game on how we police,” Daughtry said on “American Agenda.”

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