Bob Hennelly

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The re-development of ground zero and dozens of other nearby construction sites have had a negative impact on the quality of life according to residents of lower Manhattan. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: These days with congestion downtown it's hard to believe that in the ...

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In City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's response to Mayor Bloomberg’s budget the Speaker said City’s revenues will run at least $600 million higher than the Mayor's estimate. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the City Council's counter proposal to the mayor's preliminary spending plan.

REPORTER: Speaker ...

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The Port Authority is expected to enter into a formal partnership with New Jersey Transit to build a 2nd rail tunnel that will double rail capacity between New Jersey and New York. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: If all goes as planned, the $7 billion ...

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A parks police officer with New Jersey's environmental protection department faces charges of fatally shooting a member of a Bergen County Indian Tribe. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

[Officer Chad Walder was charged with reckless manslaughter for shooting Emil Mann, a Ramapough Indian. Walder has been ...

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Today, a police department deputy commissioner who ran the NYPD's controversial intelligence operation will be deposed by lawyers for the New York Civil Liberties Union. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

David Cohen, who used to work for the Central Intelligence Agency will be asked by NYCLU ...

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New Jersey US Attorney Chris Christie says the ongoing controversy over the dismissal of several of his colleagues has been difficult for Justice Department employees outside of Washington. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Christie said he had nothing but the highest respect for the fired ...

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A bribery sting run by New Jersey's US Attorney Christopher Chrisitie has lead to the arrest of 14 municipal officials on corruption charges. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Most of those charged today worked for the Paterson Housing Authority but Christie's sting also included employees ...

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Starting on April 1st, the city's rookie firefighters will earn $10,000 a year more than rookie police officers. That starting date, April Fool's Day, is not something that's escaped the notice of police officers. The cops' starting salary was set by an arbitration panel when ...

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New York's appetite for all things imported drove the volume of cargo containers handled by the Port Authority to record levels last year. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Last year, the Port brought in $93 billion in imported cargo from all over the world. The volume ...

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In 2006, for the first time ever, the number of freight containers passing through the Port of New York and New Jersey broke the 5 million mark. Yet officials with the Port Authority say the Federal Government is taking too long to do it's part ...

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In a show of disciplinary force, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, suspended the 3 officers charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell to the toughest financial penalty allowed under state law. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more on the NYPD's response to today's indictment.

Indicted officers Gescard ...

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Following the police shooting of Sean Bell last November, the City Council committed to a series of hearings on how the NYPD functions. In their latest round, the panel discovered that while the department's internal oversight has tightened recently, just how well civilian monitoring works ...

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says the Bloomberg administration needs to loosen the purse strings if it wants to maintain its upstate watershed lands. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

At a budget hearing yesterday, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it had $65 million set aside ...

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In the aftermath of the Sean Bell shooting, a city council panel is looking at how the NYPD polices itself. This week it learned that the Department often ignores police misconduct complaints passed by the Citizen's Complaint Review Board. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

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Later today, the NYPD's top internal affairs brass will appear before City Council committees examining how well the department disciplines its own. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Today's appearance by NYPD's Internal Affairs Chief Charles Campisi is part of the council's push to put the department ...

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The city's top lawyer told the City Council that the Bloomberg administration has significantly reduced the amount of money it pays out annually to settle civil claims. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: City Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo says over the last five years the City's ...

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The Bloomberg Administration's top budget expert told the City Council Finance Committee today that Governor Elliot Spitzer's proposed budget was a real looser for the City. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more

REPORTER: Office of Management and Budget Director Mark Page said that Governor Spitzer's attempt to close ...

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New Jersey's decision to move its presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February from June, has jump-started the 2008 race in the Garden State. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

New Jersey's primary is almost a year away, yet former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has already racked ...

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By the numbers, New York City's Police Department has never been more effective. Homicides are down dramatically from 30 years ago and crime continues to drop, even as the Department has 4,000 fewer officers.

But while it does more with less, the fatal shooting of Sean ...

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In an attempt to dispel accusations that it uses racial profiling, the NYPD will allow an independent investigation of its stop-and-frisks. The Rand Corporation will look into new statistics that show a 5 fold increase in stop-and-frisks and that a majority of those stopped are ...