Bob Hennelly

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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 in political activity.

Attorney Jethro Eisenstein says the ruling re-affirms the so-called Handschu Guidelines, named for a plaintiff ...

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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 had to do that in order to offset rising costs. WNYC's Bob Hennelly talks with ...

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The city's ten thousand chauffer-driven black cars are going green.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled new fuel efficiency standards that will require the fleet to double its fuel efficiency, from 15 miles to the gallon, to 30.

Marcia Bystryn with the New York League of Conservation Voters notes ...

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Union leaders for New Jersey's state workers say Governor Jon Corzine's budget, which calls for cutting 3,000 of their jobs from the state pay roll, is unfair and they are pledging to fight it.

Union leaders are saying the governor's work force reductions will actually cost ...

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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 that spends less than the previous year.

Corzine has identified $1.7 billion in ...

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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 somber Governor Corzine who stood before a joint session of the state legislature and ...

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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 internal reforms were launched to improve the quality and supervision of undercover operations like ...

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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 meetings later, Governor Corzine remains well shy of the votes to make ...

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New Jersey prosecutors got their first guilty plea in a case they claim involved an unusual partnership between an alleged mafia family and a Bloods gang.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

The apparent breakthrough comes from a 50-year-old woman from Tinton Falls who has pleaded guilty to money ...

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Former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik brought the same lawyer to Court that a Federal judge had ordered off his case last month.

Sporting a well fitting blue suit and yellow fashion tie a confident Bernard Kerik waived his right to a speedy trial for now so ...

WNYC's Bob Hennelly previews New Jersey governor Jon Corzine's budget, to be released on Tuesday, that promises drastic cuts.

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This year, there's been a 20% drop in the number of applicants looking to take the exam to get into the Police Department.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Despite an aggressive effort, there were 5,000 fewer potential candidates who signed up for Saturday's NYPD entrance exam than ...

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Of the 13,000 households facing foreclosure citywide, 10,000 are in Queens and Brooklyn. That caught the attention of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio who leads the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. He says local parishes will work with neighborhood non-profits to offer homeowners, regardless of religious affiliation, ...

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The short-changing of initial vote totals for Senator Barack Obama in New York's presidential primary has give ammunition to critics of the state's election system.

On primary night, unofficial vote totals gave Senator Obama NO votes in at least 78 election districts out of the City's ...

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New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez says the decision of Cuba's 81-year-old leader, Fidel Castro, to resign and clear the way for his brother Raul Castro presents a unique opportunity for the Cuban people and the world community.

Menendez, a Cuban American, says that before the United ...

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Fallout from the national sub-prime mortgage crisis is now being felt throughout the region at colleges, hospitals and other public agencies like the Port Authority. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Borrowing money is getting more expensive thanks to the sub-prime mess. Universities, hospitals, and government agencies ...

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Fallout from the national sub-prime mortgage crisis is now being felt at local colleges, hospitals, and agencies, such as the Port Authority.

Borrowing money is getting more expensive thanks to the sub-prime mess. Universities, hospitals, and government agencies are particularly affected because they use the same ...

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REPORTER: Councilman John Liu chairs the Transportation Committee. He says a recent report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli got his attention.

LIU: It has been 6 years since they announced that they would be terror proofing the subway for $600 million. Two years after that, they ...

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While states jockeyed for earlier primaries and caucuses, so they could increase their importance to this year's presidential race, one jurisdiction has become more relevant by remaining last. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holds its caucuses June 7th. Its 63 ...

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Predictably, Council Speaker Christine Quinn used her State of the City address to lay out her priorities for the coming year. But, as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, she was also being sized up as the first woman who could be elected mayor. Last year, the ...