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News Articles by Bob Hennelly

New State Security Chief Speaks About Challenges

January 03, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Thirteen smaller U.S. cities, including San Diego and Laramie County, Wyoming, fared better than New York in a study of emergency communications. This is according to a draft of a Homeland Security D....

NYPD Rookies Sworn in at Madison Square Garden

December 26, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Today New York City's 37,000-member police force got more than 1,300 new members. They were sworn in at Madison Square Garden in front of family and friends. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there and has thi....

New Jersey Loses Residents

December 22, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey's population is shrinking at a fast enough pace that by 20-10 it could lose one of its 13 seats in Congress. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the recent census data. For the Garden State i....

Protestors March on Wall Street

December 22, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Councilman Charles Barron and close to a thousand activists marched on Wall Street to protest what they believe is the slow pace of the Queens District Attorney Brown's investigation into last month'....

Governor Corzine Signs Civil Unions Bill

December 21, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Civil unions become a reality in New Jersey today, as Governor Jon Corzine signs the landmark bill. It gives same sex unions the same legal standing as marriage, as long as the couples stay in New Je....

NJ's Missing Property Tax Reform

December 15, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Since this summer New Jersey lawmakers were said to be hard at work on close to 1OO proposals that would cut costs and lower property taxes. Yesterday, though, as both houses wrapped up their last me....

NJ Legislature Stops Short of Caloling Civil Unions Marriage

December 15, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Same sex couples in New Jersey now have the same rights as heterosexual married couples. But, lawmakers stopped short of calling it marriage. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Activists hailed the bill ....

Port Authority Capital Campaign Up for Approval

December 14, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Members of the Port Authority board are expected to approve the largest capital spending plan in the authority's history later today. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. The capital budget of more than $26....

Tax Reform Package On The Ropes in NJ

December 12, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

For months New Jersey lawmakers and Governor Jon Corzine appeared to be on the same page when it came to rolling back the state's highest-in-the-nation property taxes. But just as the legislature was....

Complaints Against Cops Filed by African Americans on the Rise

December 11, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

The semi-annual report from the City's Civilian Complaint Review Board shows that complaints of police misconduct involving African Americans is on the rise. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. In 2OO5 th....

State Workers, Teachers, Protest Pension Cuts in Trenton

December 11, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Tens of thousands of New Jersey's teachers and state workers are expected to converge on Trenton today. They're protesting the legislature's efforts to reign in the costs of the public pension plans.....

City Council Raise Signed into Law

December 05, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

The holidays come early today when Mayor Bloomberg signs off on a 25% raise for City Council members. The increase brings their base pay to $112,500 for what is technically a part-time job. WNYC’s ....

Shooting Increases Racial Tension

December 01, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Last weekend's shooting of an unarmed black man in Queens has re-ignited a perennial debate over racial profiling and the NYPD. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER: The grief over the tragic turn....

Kelly Creates Task Force on Undercover Operations

November 30, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

After the fatal shooting this weekend of Sean Bell during an undercover police operation, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says he’s named a task force to re-evaluate undercover operations. WNYC's Bob....

New Jersey Attempts to Mend Ties with Native American Tribe

November 23, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

There's a Native American tribe in New Jersey...the Ramapough are based in the mountainous area between New Jersey and New York and its members have faced skeptics and discrimination for decades. Ea....

Day Laborers in NJ Allowed on Town Property

November 14, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

Immigrant day laborers in Freehold, New Jersey will be allowed to wait for work on town property. The settlement in the lengthy legal battle could serve as a national precedent. WNYC's Bob Hennelly h....

Arguments Against Silence

November 14, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

You have the right to remain silent may no longer be the case in New Jersey. Later today, the state Supreme Court hears oral arguments on when silence isn't necessarily protected. WNYC's Bob Hennelly....

Democrats' Win May Improve NJ Influence in Washington

November 09, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey's political influence in Washington may improve now that Democrats have taken the House. REPORTER: Congressman Frank Pallone is a nine term Democratic who represents the state's central....

A New Jersey Update

November 08, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

It's the morning after the mid-term Congressional. Election. Nationally Democrats have riden a wave of voter discontent over the war in Iraq to take back the House of Represenatatives. The Senate re....

Kean and Menendez Still Making Case to Voters

November 06, 2006

by Bob Hennelly

With less than 24 hours to go in New Jersey's bitter battle for the US Senate both Democrat Bob Menendez and Republican Tom Kean Junior are still trying to make their case to voters. REPORTER: The....