Bob Hennelly

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Today the City Council holds hearings into viable alternatives to incarceration for juvenile offenders. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports that the hearings come on the heels of the disclosure in the Mayor's Management Report that juvenile detention costs are up considerably.

REPORTER: On average the cost of ...

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It won't come as consolation to the thousands caught in gridlock near the United Nations but today's agenda at the world body will be all about global warming. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has a preview.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is billing it as the biggest confab ...

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The opening of the United Nations General Assembly has been in the news a lot lately, but it's something that happens every September, as New York welcomes leaders from the world's 192 nations. Weekend Edition Host Brian Zumhagen talks with WNYC's Bob Hennelly about the ...

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Police say they've shut down a well-armed street gang in Queens. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Police say half of the 40 people arrested were members of the Far Rockaway Bloods. Police confiscated bullet proof vests, a shot gun and semi-automatic handguns. The subset allegedly ...

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In a major shift, the head of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation says the agency is thinking of changing the way it dismantles the troubled, contaminated, former Deutsche Bank building. WNYC's Bob Hennelly tells WNYC’s All Things Considered host, Amy Eddings, the agency wants to ...

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Following last month's fatal fire at the former Deutsche Bank building, the City Council is holding a hearing later this morning to investigate why residents weren't kept informed on the day of the blaze. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

The Bloomberg administration has conceded that on ...

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The city has hired one of the top white-collar criminal defense attorneys in the US to respond to the investigation of a fire at the former Deutsche Bank building that left two firefighters dead. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Gary Naftalis is a former assistant ...

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This week, Brooklyn voters can expect a flurry of campaign activity as a bitter primary battle for Surrogate Judge winds down. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: Today's ballot battle for Surrogate Judge pits two women who are already sitting judges against each other. Civil Court Judge ...

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WNYC has learned that the Civilian Complaint Review Board has turned to the Bloomberg Administration to help resolve a dispute about what constitutes police misconduct. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

HENNELLY: Last year well over 7,000 civilian complaints were filed but just 264 were substantiated by ...

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While family members attended the official reading of the names at Zucotti Park yesterday, several hundred anti-war protesters gathered a few blocks away at the World Trade Center Path Station. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: It was not organized. There was a sizable contingent of ...

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The EPA and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation have reached an agreement on how to temporarily proceed at the former Deutsche bank building.

REPORTER: Deputy Mayor’s Dan Doctoroff and Ed Skyler met EPA officials and LMDC head, Avi Schick. They committed to reseal the building site ...

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In years following 9/11, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on improving the region's security and first responder capabilities. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Security experts say the region is a harder target than it was 6 years ago. And federal and city law ...

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A few blocks from the official ceremony in Zuccotti Park, several hundred antiwar protestors marked the anniversary at the World Trade Center PATH station. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: It was not organized. There was a sizeable contingent of Investigate 9/11 supporters who contend that ...

WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly fills us in on further developments and fallout from the Deutsche Bank fire in August.

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Today marks the unofficial start of New Jersey's campaign season. All 120 seats in the state legislature are up for grabs this November. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Thanks to a combination of scandal, fatigue and quite a few retirements, at least 20 incumbents are stepping ...

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As the summer season comes to a close, some members of the city council say officials could help ease a chronic lifeguard shortage by improving access to public school pools and reviving what was once a robust school swimming program. WNYC’s Bob Hennelly reports.

HENNELLY: All ...

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The EPA wants several floors of the former Deutsche Bank building sealed. This sets the stage for a bureaucratic battle over how to proceed with the toxic site. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

About 6 floors of the former Deutsche Bank building are still contaminated. And, ...

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More now on the fallout from the fire at the former Deutsche Bank building. The main contractor at the site faced a crowd of upset downtown residents last night.

REPORTER: Long before the fire that led to the deaths of two firefighters and a subsequent construction ...

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Tonight, the prime contractor responsible for the deconstruction of the former Deutsche Bank building will appear before Lower Manhattan residents to answer questions about the troubled project. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

International contractor Bovis Lend Lease will field questions tonight about how it oversight of ...

The mayor disciplines commanding fire officers in the wake of the blaze at the Deutsche Bank building. We look at who is to blame, and who is not being punished with WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly.