Bob Hennelly appears in the following:
NJ Senate Candidates Spar at Debate
Friday, May 30, 2008
New York, NY —
With just days to go before they face New Jersey voters, all three Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate came head-to-head for the first time last night.The radio call-in debate featured sharp exchanges between the 84-year-old Senator Frank Lautenberg and 50-year-old Congressman Rob Andrews over Lautenberg's ...
Gun Violence Could Be Bad News for Summer Jobs
Thursday, May 29, 2008
New York, NY —
This recent spate of youth related gun violence has elected officials worried about the impact this summer of budget cuts to teen employment programs.
WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.
Since 2004 the Bloomberg Administration has increased the city's share of support for summer youth jobs by 50 ...
An Eye on Elections in Central District
Thursday, May 29, 2008
New York, NY —
Next week, New Jersey voters will have to pick from 45 Congressional hopefuls vying for just 13 House seats.Nowhere is the field more crowded than in New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional district where the Republican incumbent, Mike Ferguson, is retiring.
Two years ago, Ferguson had ...
Seven Republicans Vie for NJ Congressional District
Thursday, May 29, 2008
New York, NY —
REPORTER: So who do we have running for the Seventh District Republican designation?
WOOLEY: Who do we have not running? So the Republicans are all going for the brass ring. You have A.B. Amar, P. Kelly Hatfield, Leonard Lance, Martin Marks, Tom Roughineen, Kate Whitman, Darren ...
NYPD Consults on Nat'l Conventions
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
New York, NY —
WNYC has learned that the Police Department has been consulting with the two cities slated to host this summer's Democratic and Republican National Conventions.Organizers for this summer's Democratic and Republican National Conventions are studying how police and protesters handled the 2004 RNC here in ...
Gun Violence and New Jersey Politics
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Report: More Checks Needed on Imports
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
New York, NY —
In a report released today, the Government Accountability Office concludes that there are not sufficient guarantees that importers are meeting voluntary security standards.
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security launched a Customs Trade partnership that has enrolled 8,000 companies from ...
NJ's National Guard Prepares for Iraq
Monday, May 26, 2008
New York, NY —
This Memorial Day, the region and the nation honor those killed in combat. For thousands of New Jersey families, this year's holiday is especially poignant.
Next month, half of New Jersey's National Guard will head to Fort Bliss Texas and then, two months later, on to ...
New Port Authority Commissioner Picked
Thursday, May 22, 2008
New York, NY —
New York's State Senate has confirmed a new Port Authority commissioner.
Attorney H. Sidney Holmes III will join the 12-member board of the bi-state agency. The commissioners are equally split between New York and New Jersey.
Holmes is a senior partner with Winston Strawn's corporate law department. ...
Internal Charges
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
NJ Families Fall Behind on Payments
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
New York, NY —
Higher energy costs and a slowing economy have produced a spike in the number of New Jersey families falling behind on their utility bills.According to the New Jersey State Board of Public Utilities, in 2007 over 175,000 households had their electricity shut off. That's ...
Major Pay Raise for City Cops
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
New York, NY —
The state board charged with resolving the contract standoff between the Bloomberg administration and the police union - the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association - has made its decision.
WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.
Rookie officers will finally see a pay increase. The Public Employment Relations Board raised starting salaries ...
D.O.E. Employee Also Mayor in N.J.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
New York, NY —
A manager with the City Department of Education has agreed to pay a $1,000 penalty for attempting to run his part time job as Mayor of a Bergen County town while on Dept. of Education time. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.
The City's Conflict of Interest ...
Councilmembers Offered Legal Help in Accounting Probe
Sunday, May 18, 2008
New York, NY —
A memo obtained by WNYC says city council members are being offered free legal representation in the ongoing federal probe into the council's bookkeeping. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports:
REPORTER: The memo from the office of the legislative body's general counsel advises city council members that in ...
Councilwoman Eyed Over Possible Misuse of Funds
Friday, May 16, 2008
New York, NY —
A nonprofit group that received discretionary city funds from Bronx Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo is facing intense scrutiny.Councilwoman Arroyo directed tens of thousand of dollars in discretionary funds to the South Bronx Community Corporation, a nonprofit that has deep ties with her family.
The ...
Green In The Garden State
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Like Council, Bloomberg Has Discretionary Funds
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
New York, NY —
As the City Council grapples with an ongoing federal investigation into its funding of community groups, the Bloomberg administration has for the first time, disclosed that it handed out millions in discretionary funds last year on behalf of favored city council members.Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ...
Lawmakers React to Mayor's Own Council Fund
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
New York, NY —
The Bloomberg Administration revealed it has turned millions over to dozens of non-profits on behalf of favored Council Members. The disclosure comes as the City Council faces a criminal probe into how it doles out money to non-profits.
Brooklyn Councilman Bill DeBlasio says he welcomes the ...
Council Expected to Overturn Bloomberg's E-Waste Veto
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
New York, NY —
The City Council is expected to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill that mandated manufacturers meet electronic waste recycling standards.
Mayor Bloomberg contends the bill will not withstand legal challenges and will hurt City businesses.
Recently the Bloomberg Administration and the Council reached an agreement on ...
N.J. Official Warns of Tough Budget Decisions Ahead
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
New York, NY —
In New Jersey, tax revenues for 2007 came in higher than expected this spring, but State Treasurer David Rousseau is warning lawmakers not to get too optimistic as they negotiate a budget.
WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.
Call it the echo effect from a healthier economy. A ...