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News Articles by Bob Hennelly

Doctoroff Gets OK for Involvement in City Projects

March 25, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

The city's Conflicts of Interest Board has cleared the Bloomberg Administration's request to have former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff continue to be involved in several high profile city projects and i....

Fight Against Mortgage Fraud Lacks Funding

March 25, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Proposed budget cuts will handicap the fight against mortgage fraud - that's according to the city's district attorneys. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown says in just the last few years, re....

Manhattan DA Fears Off-Shore Hedge Funds Puts Investments at Risk

March 24, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says that he believes off-shore banking by hedge funds leaves investors and the public increasingly vulnerable. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Morgenthau....

Economic Slowdown Hits Port Commerce

March 20, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

The latest trade figures from the Port Authority indicate there has been regional fallout from the national economic slowdown. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Gov. Jon Corzine says the first half of 2....

DAs Suffer From Lack of Funding

March 20, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

The city's district attorneys warned the Council that the mayor's budget cuts would actually cost the city millions in police overtime and increase the chances a violent suspect might be released. W....

Effects of Declining Economy Outlined in City Budget Hearings

March 19, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Up to 5,000 angry parents and public school supporters rallied outside City Hall during budget hearings, to protest millions of dollars in proposed cuts to education spending. Inside, councilmembers ....

Buyout Means Bad News for City Budget

March 19, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Despite years of trying to diversify the city economy, Wall Street still accounts for 25 percent of the city's tax revenue. Ronnie Lowenstein, with the city's Independent Budget Office, says IBO had....

Wall Street Woe Ripples into New Jersey

March 18, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey's Acting Treasurer David Rousseau told state lawmakers the latest developments on Wall Street and a slowing national economy is showing up in disappointing tax revenues. WNYC's Bob Hen....

Spitzer's Legal Troubles Take on a Life of Their Own

March 14, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Even though Gov. Eliot Spitzer is leaving office his legal troubles have taken on a life of their own. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. None of the four defendants who were arrested for their alleged r....

In Albany, Pressure for Spitzer to Step Down

March 12, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

This week, both the Senate and Assembly plan on rolling forward with their proposed versions of the state's difficult budget. State Senator Bill Perkins, who represents Harlem, says Gov. Eliot Spitz....

NYers Volunteering in Texas Ahead of Primary

March 03, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

After more than a year, the Democratic contest for president appears to be reaching a climax. WNYC's Bob Hennelly is in Texas and finds New York volunteers at the center of the action. REPORTER: Bus....

Kelly Says Al Qaeda Again Poses a Threat Inside US

March 01, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Despite years of combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq, intelligence experts say Al Qaeda has reconstituted itself sufficiently to pose a threat within the United States. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. ....

No Tips Yet in Case of Abandoned Infant

February 29, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

There are no leads yet on the case of a six-month-old baby girl abandoned in Queens yesterday, according to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly: KELLY: We've only had one call to our tips hot line. The ba....

New Jersey Loses Jobs

February 28, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

The latest statistics from the state's Labor Department are an indication the economy is slowing down faster than expected. WNYC’s Bob Hennelly reports. State labor officials say 2007 was not near....

Judge Rules in Surveillance Case

February 28, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

REPORTER: A federal judge has ruled in support of a 23-year-old consent decree that sets guidelines for Police Department conduct, specifically when it's investigating groups or individuals engaged i....

Corzine Proposes Freezing Spending, with $3 Billion in Cuts

February 27, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Governor Corzine’s $33 billion proposal reduces state spending from the current fiscal year by 500 million dollars...but does so by actual reductions of 2.7 billion dollars. The governor says he ....

Corzine's Budget Reduces Spending, Increases School Aid

February 26, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's proposed state budget reduces state spending by a half billion dollars but retains his commitment to increase the state’s aide to local public schools. It was a s....

Corzine Delivers Budget Proposal

February 26, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

Governor Corzine will call for a reduction of the state workforce by roughly 3,500 employees. Aids to the governor say that for the first time in modern state history, Corzine will propose a budget ....

Claims of Racial Policing Continue

February 25, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

In the aftermath of Bell's death in November of 2006, the most tangible department policy change was the requirement that any officer involved in a shooting submit to a Breathalyzer test. Several in....

Corzine Doesn't Have Votes to Pass Toll Plan

February 22, 2008

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine now concedes he does not have the votes to get his controversial toll plan enacted but elements of it are being picked up by the state legislature. Thirteen town meet....