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News Articles by Bob Hennelly

Does Civilian Monitoring Work for NYPD?

March 16, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Following the police shooting of Sean Bell last November, the City Council committed to a series of hearings on how the NYPD functions. In their latest round, the panel discovered that while the depa....

Additional Funds Needed for DEP

March 14, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says the Bloomberg administration needs to loosen the purse strings if it wants to maintain its upstate watershed lands. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. At a budge....

City Council Examines Police Complaint Process

March 10, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

In the aftermath of the Sean Bell shooting, a city council panel is looking at how the NYPD polices itself. This week it learned that the Department often ignores police misconduct complaints passed ....

NYPD Brass Appears Before Council Committee

March 09, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Later today, the NYPD's top internal affairs brass will appear before City Council committees examining how well the department disciplines its own. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Today's appearance ....

Mayor Works to Reduce Civil Claims

March 08, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

The city's top lawyer told the City Council that the Bloomberg administration has significantly reduced the amount of money it pays out annually to settle civil claims. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. ....

NYC Budget Director Calls Spitzer's Plan a Loser for City

March 06, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

The Bloomberg Administration's top budget expert told the City Council Finance Committee today that Governor Elliot Spitzer's proposed budget was a real looser for the City. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has m....

NJ's February Primary Jump-Starts 2008 Race

March 05, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey's decision to move its presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February from June, has jump-started the 2008 race in the Garden State. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. New Jersey's prim....

NYPD By The Numbers

March 02, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

By the numbers, New York City's Police Department has never been more effective. Homicides are down dramatically from 30 years ago and crime continues to drop, even as the Department has 4,000 fewer ....

How the Police Learn: The City Council Wants to Know

March 01, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

In an attempt to dispel accusations that it uses racial profiling, the NYPD will allow an independent investigation of its stop-and-frisks. The Rand Corporation will look into new statistics that sho....

Quinn Delivers State of the City Address

February 16, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn laid out an ambitious program in her annual State of the City Address yesterday. And as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, the speech had the feel of an energetic stump....

Contract Dispute Continues Between Bloomberg and PBA

February 03, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Another front has opened in the contract dispute between the Bloomberg Administration and the Police Benevolent Association. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. ....

Public to Weigh-In on CUNY Building Demolition

January 30, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

In lower Manhattan tonight the public will have the chance to question the latest plans to take down Fiterman Hall, the City University building severely damaged on September 11th. WNYC's Bob Hennell....

Police Oversight Panel Gets a Financial Boost

January 29, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Funding for the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates police misconduct, has traditionally been a loser in the budget battle between the City Council and Mayor Bloomberg. But, as....

Bloomberg Delivers Preliminary Budget for ‘08

January 26, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Mayor Bloomberg's preliminary budget plan has something for everyone, made possible by an almost $4 billion surplus. Yet, as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports future mayors are going to have a tougher time....

Police Commissioner Defends Department at City Council Hearing

January 25, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New York's Police Commissioner defended the city's undercover officers and operations during a Council hearing spurred by the shooting of Sean Bell. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. REPORTER: The Counci....

Port Authority Votes on Stewart Airport

January 25, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Later today, the Port Authority is expected to vote to add a 5th airport to its regional system, 55 miles north of New York City. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. The Port Authority Commissioners are e....

City Won’t Fight Judge’s Ruling on RNC

January 24, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New York City will not fight a judge's order that it release Police Department documents and videotapes that reveal how the NYPD handled protestors during the 2004 Republican National Convention. WNY....

NJ Lawmakers Continue Work on Property Taxes

January 22, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

After months of promising to bring New Jersey residents permanent property tax relief through government reform, state lawmakers are under the gun this week to produce. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. ....

Mayor Bloomberg Delivers State of the City Address This Afternoon

January 17, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Mayor Bloomberg is expected to call for a major tax cut and an increase of affordable housing in his annual State of the City address later today. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Mayor Bloomberg will ....

Reform Needed for Juvenile Detention System in NY

January 05, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Last fall, a Bronx teen died while in custody at an upstate juvenile prison run by New York's Office of Children and Family Services. His death strengthened the argument of critics who say the state�....