Metro

NYPD names 9/11 trial chief

A 23-year veteran of the NYPD will oversee security for the trial of the 9/11 defendants, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced last night.

Inspector Michael Blake, 48, will be promoted to deputy chief and become the third-highest-ranking officer in the force’s Counterterrorism Division.

Blake was in charge of the 103rd Precinct in Queens the past two years.

“Chief Blake has done an exceptional job,” Kelly said.