Bob Hennelly

The city's police department is refusing to prosecute cases of misconduct brought by the Civilian Complaint Review Board. Last year civilians made more than 7,000 complaints about officers; the CCRB substantiated just 6 percent. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

HENNELLY: In theory, the CCRB substantiates a case of police misconduct then, ...

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Today, the battle over public disclosure of e-mails between Governor Corzine and his ex-girlfriend Carla Katz, heads to court. Katz is president of one of New Jersey's largest worker unions. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The e-mails in question date back to the last round of ...

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General Accounting Office investigation determined the Department of Homeland Security failed to properly secure the computer system it uses to monitor foreigners visiting the United States; and is venerable to hackers. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. The $1.7 billion US Visit program was touted as ...

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The acting head of the New York state police is under fire for his direct, personal role in the Spitzer administration's effort to take down a political rival. According to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's report, members of the Spitzer Administration violated several state regulations and ...

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Consolidated Edison crews and city inspectors are continuing their search for a cause of yesterday's steam pipe eruption near Lexington Avenue and 41st Street. Con Ed has said cold water from thunderstorms may have altered pressure in the pipes, but, as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, ...

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The same week the federal government warned of a strengthened al-Qaeda, the Department of Homeland Security handed the New York region some mixed news on anti-terror funding. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

There was no repeat of last year's public relations fiasco when officials at DOH ...

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Mayor Bloomberg's campaign against illegal handguns, may have taken a hit in Washington this month but today the mayor showed no signs of giving up. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Mayor Bloomberg is using an ad campaign as his latest tactic to reduce illegal handguns ...

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Forty years ago this week the City of Newark errupted into a violent civil disturbance that left 26 people dead and much of the City in ruins. Several of the deaths occurred when random shots were fired by police and national guardsmen in residential areas. ...

WNYC's Bob Hennelly discusses the indictment of former mayor Sharpe James, and the 40th anniversary of the city's 1967 riots.

For 21 years, Sharpe James ruled the city of Newark, and, in the process, along with his position as a state senator, became one of New Jersey's most powerful political figures.

Today, he appeared in a federal courtroom in handcuffs. He was arraigned on charges of using taxpayer money to finance ...

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New York and New Jersey will get a 7% increase in homeland security money, according to preliminary numbers from the federal government. Local officials say that's not good enough. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

There is $747 million in federal money this year to beef up security ...

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New York City property owners get ready. Today you'll start paying 11.5 percent more for municipal water. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

It's the biggest hike in 15 years and will cost the average single family homeowner $72 more a year. City Council critics say the ...

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After the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers, city officials promised to overhaul the building code. Six years later, they've done it. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: The city had not updated the building code since 1968. It took 5 years, thousands of hours ...

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A bill on Governor Eliot Spitzer's desk could spell trouble for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's plan to require any officer involved in a shooting to submit to a breathalyzer test. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

The Legislature approved a bill this month that would require any ...

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New Jersey legislators got the budget done late last week, but they also left several key issues were left unresolved. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

Re-elections this fall hung over the end-of-session flurry and kept lawmakers from making some tough decisions that they feared would come back ...

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Mayor Bloomberg returned from California with the media spotlight firmly on him, just hours after he announced he would leave the Republican Party. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was with Bloomberg as he celebrated the 50 millionth call to the city's 311 hotline.

REPORTER: Today's pre-planned event wouldn't ...

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New Jersey's Assembly and Senate budget committee have signed off on a $33.5 billion budget, with final passage expected later this week. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: You could call it an election year conversion for a legislature that has to face voters this fall and ...

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Thanks to a record $4.7 billion surplus in the city budget adopted this week, homeowners will see their property tax rates rolled back, and starting next month, library patrons will see hours of operation extended from five to six days. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

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Lawyers who contend the NYPD has been illegally videotaping peaceful protests have vowed to keep pressing their case in court, despite a major legal setback this week. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Just 4 months ago, it appeared civil liberty lawyers had come close to shutting ...

WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly on why federal judge Charles S. Haight changed his mind on police taping of public gatherings, and what it will mean for free expression in New York City and Manuel Mirabal, president of the National Puerto Rican Coalition, a public policy organization, ...