A pair of police officers and a Manhattan woman were honored Friday for their efforts after the bombing in Chelsea. NY1's Dean Meminger filed the following report.

Jason Hallik operated the robot that safely removed the pressure cooker bomb that didn't explode on 27th Street in Chelsea two weeks ago. On Friday, as he was promoted to detective second grade for his work, he spoke about that night. He said he really wasn't nervous.

"And you just train and you just do your job, and whether it is an empty package or if it is something, you are are out there trying to protect everybody and just do your job," Hallik said.

Clearly, it was a touch-and-go situation. The pressure cooker was discovered after the bomb on 23rd Street went off, injuring 31 people and causing massive damage. After the bomb squad successfully removed a cellphone from the pressure cooker, the device was taken to the NYPD's range in the Bronx, where Hallik worked on it again.  

"They were able to use a device to open the lid, and it didn't explode," said James Waters, NYPD chief of counterterrorism.

His work allowed investigators to examine the cellphone and the pressure cooker for evidence that eventually led them to alleged bomber Ahmad Rahami.

Detective Anthony Mason was also promoted for overseeing the successful dismantling of the bomb.

"Again, with all the training and everything we have and we constantly practice, we are ready for something like that," Mason said.

The police commissioner said he is also thinking about honoring some of the civilians who helped out during the bombing. On Friday afternoon, some elected officials jumped on that opportunity, giving a proclamation to Jane Schreibman. She called 911 after seeing the pressure cooker with wires on 27th Street.

"I said, 'It sounds a little silly, but there is a pot on my street with wires sticking out of it,'" Schreibman said. "I knew that somebody had worked on it, but I said I thought it was a child science experiment or, there are a lot of artists in Chelsea, that it might have been kinetic sculpture. I never really thought it was a bomb."

But she says it's another reminder: don't be embarrassed. If you see something, say something.