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News Articles by Bob Hennelly

No New Developments for Toxic Downtown Building

December 21, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

But following this summer's fatal fire, officials have no idea when it will come down. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this update. It has been over four months since a fire at the ill-fated vacant tower ki....

Development Plan Takes Shape for City Island

December 19, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

For the years since the Federal government handed over ownership of Governor's Island to the City and New York State little appears to actually have happened. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports that is abou....

Port Authority Approves Large Spending Proposal

December 19, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

The Port Authority has signed off on the biggest capital spending plan in its history. The plan includes a major expansion of the region's rail and airport capacity. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. On....

Integrating First Responder Radios Statewide Harder Than Expected

December 18, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Governor Spitzer's top homeland security aide says the state will cancel a contract for a first responders' radio network, and will not have to pay its startup costs, if the system fails field tests ....

Election Deadlines in Garden State

December 17, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey's February presidential primary is several weeks away, but voters and candidates have to meet some key deadlines this week. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. If you are a registered Democrat o....

Settling Civil Claims Cost NYPD Millions

December 14, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Each year, settling civil claims brought against the Police Department costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Since 2002, these settlements totaled almost a half billion dollars. Just less than....

Overcrowding Forces Some New Jersey Prisons to go Co-Ed

December 12, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of women inmates who've been moved to an all-male maximum security prison in Trenton. WNYC's Bob Hennelly h....

Corzine Wants to End Federal Monitoring of State Police

December 09, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey governor Corzine says he's in favor of ending federal oversight of the State Police. The monitoring began in 1999 amid allegations of widespread racial profiling by troopers. WNYC's Bob He....

Little Known Group Charged With 'Cleaning Up' Ports

December 07, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New York Governor Elliot Spitzer has ordered the state's Inspector General to investigate allegations of misconduct and conflicts of interest at New York Harbor's Waterfront Commission. WNYC's Bob ....

Doctoroff Departs for Bloomberg LP

December 07, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff is leaving City Hall. The mayor's right hand man will become the president of Mayor Bloomberg's financial services corporation, Bloomberg LP. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. ....

Bloomberg Creates Organization for Homeowners

December 06, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Local community groups trying to help homeowners caught in the growing foreclosure crisis will get some assistance from the city. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. REPORTER: The Bloomberg administration ....

City offers helpful counseling to homeowners on the brink

December 05, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Mayor Bloomberg and city council members are teaming up to try and help the growing number of New Yorkers facing the prospect of losing their homes to foreclosure. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REP....

City Tests Emergency Contact Program

December 05, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Four neighborhoods in the city will be able to get emergency information by e-mail and reverse 911. This is part of "Notify NYC," a pilot program that could be expanded to all 5 boroughs. WNYC's Bob ....

City Pilots Emergency Alerts

December 04, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Over the next few months the Bloomberg Administration will try out new public emergency notification programs in hopes of finding the best approach for City-wide application. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has ....

Corzine to Propose School Funding Reform

December 02, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

New Jersey governor Corzine is proposing the most significant reform of the state's funding formula for local education since the state Supreme Court's landmark Abbott decision. WNYC'S Bob Hennelly r....

No Date Set to Resume Deconstruction of Deutsche Bank Building

December 01, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

No date has been set for deconstruction to resume at the former Deutsche Bank building, more than three months after a fatal fire there. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this update. REPORTER: The 41 story ....

Tweed Courthouse Construction Woes

November 29, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Some of the work done on the high profile restoration of Lower Manhattan's Tweed Courthouse - just a few years ago - has evidently not stood the test of time. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this update. Th....

No Date Set for Deconstruction to Begin Again on Deutsche Bank

November 28, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

Demolition of the contaminated Deutsche Bank building has not resumed more than three months after a fatal fire at the site killed two firemen. REPORTER: The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation ....

Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of AG Christie

November 28, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

A New Jersey lawmaker wants a Congressional investigation into US Attorney Chris Christie's awarding of a multi-million dollar contract to his former boss, John Ashcroft. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more....

Rand Commission Releases Findings on NYPD Stop and Frisk

November 21, 2007

by Bob Hennelly

When it came out that close to 90% of the people stopped and frisked by New York City police in 2006 were either Black or Hispanic there was an uproar. Elected officials and civil rights groups all....