Bob Hennelly

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Congressman Charles Rangel and dozens of other elected officials are convening an "emergency" community meeting tonight in Harlem, to discuss the issues surrounding a recent increase in gun violence. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

The Memorial Day shooting spree in Harlem that left six teens wounded, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

WNYC's Bob Hennelly updates some fast-moving local stories: a weekend spate of gun violence, and the crowded Senate and Congressional races in New Jersey.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

WNYC reporters Bob Hennelly and Arun Venugopal discuss departmental charges brought against seven of the officers involved in the Sean Bell Police Trial.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

WNYC reporters Bob Hennelly and Andrea Bernstein discuss the week's developments in the presidential campaign, including John McCain's recent visit to New Jersey and John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Today's the last day to register to vote in next month's New Jersey primaries.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on this year's surprisingly competitive contests.

No, there won't be any presidential preferences to sort through this time. But, voters will have to pick and choose from ...