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Council Signs Bill to Reduce School Bus Emissions

by Robert Hennelly

September 17, 2009

The New York City Council has passed a bill to reduce emissions from school buses. The legislation mandates that starting next school year, 600 older buses be retired and more than 6,000 be retro-fi....

Concrete Investigation Reveals Faulty Testing

by Robert Hennelly

July 29, 2009

The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a concrete testing laboratory for providing false quality control tests. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER: The indictment alleges that Stallone Tes....

International Arms Dealer Indicted in City

by Robert Hennelly

May 06, 2008

The world’s most high profile international arms dealer has been indicted by a Federal Grand jury in New York City. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. Forty-one-year-old Victor Bout, a former Soviet m....

Elderly New Yorkers Disproportionately at Risk for Traffic Deaths

by Robert Hennelly

January 29, 2008

Fewer New Yorkers are getting killed in traffic accidents but those that are, are mostly elderly. City transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says the numbers are disproportionate. KHAN: Whi....

Family of Off-Duty Shooting Victim Vow Fight

by Robert Hennelly

October 24, 2007

In East Harlem today, the family and friends of Jayson Tirado -- the man killed over the weekend by an off-duty police officer -- spoke out about the man they love and miss. Tirado's fiance Lisa Clau....