Bob Hennelly

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For months Governor Jon Corzine and his Republican challenger Chris Christie have attacked each other over the airwaves. Tonight they'll have their first debate face-to-face. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this preview.

REPORTER: It's still five weeks out and polls show the race is tightening. In tonight's ...

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29 people, including a half-dozen former Department of Buildings employees have been indicted by a Manhattan Grand Jury for their alleged role in a multi-million dollar organized crime conspiracy. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The multi-count indictment lays out a wide ranging criminal conspiracy. It ...

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Queens Councilman John Liu won the Democratic run-off for City Comptroller by a several point margin. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

REPORTER: At the United Federation of Teachers Hall in Lower Manhattan it was standing room only to see an historic moment the nomination of ...

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Mayor Bloomberg says that $36 million dollars in Federal aid earmarked by the Department of Homeland Security for securing the City's transit system will go to hire 100 new NYPD police officers.

The new recruits will enter the Police Academy in January. The city's ongoing budget ...

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Tomorrow it will be up to the city's Democrats to make the final pick of candidates for Comptroller and Public Advocate. In the two weeks since the current field emerged, the tone of both contests has became more bitter and combative. With us to talk ...

The Greene Space is full of 20-year-olds today, and the 30 Issues in 30 Days series takes a look at how New York and New Jersey can best remain an attractive and affordable place for young people. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein and Bob Hennelly discuss, along with Joel Kotkin professor at ...

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The NYPD and FBI aren't commenting on reports that the NYPD short-circuited a federal terrorism probe. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: A recently unsealed criminal affidavit suggests the NYPD may have questioned a Queens imam at a sensitive time in the investigation of a possible mass ...

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Mayor Bloomberg denies there's any tension between the FBI and the NYPD in the case of Najibullah Zazi, an Afghani immigrant who's charged with plotting to bomb US targets.

REPORTER: Mayor Bloomberg says it is counter-productive to second-guess NYPD Intelligence detectives who questioned a Queens Iman ...

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Mayor Bloomberg is on track to break his own $80-million-plus spending record for his re-election. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, that doesn't mean every campaign stop goes as scripted.

REPORTER: With the Law and Order Court House as backdrop Mayor Bloomberg was getting endorsed by ...

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As New York State Democrats and the Obama Administration try and sort out who should run for governor for their party next year the Republican field is already starting to take shape. Former Republican Congressman Rick Lazio came to Times Square to announce his candidacy ...

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This week the leadership from almost every nation on the planet will converge at UN Headquarters for the General Assembly. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports on the challenges the NYPD will face.

REPORTER: It's not just the 140 heads of state and a four-day visit from President ...

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is putting the best face on this week's primary election results. They brought defeats to several Council incumbents who backed Quinn's push to lift term limits. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

Quinn rejects the notion that voter anger over the repeal of term limits ...

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The New York City Council has passed a bill to reduce emissions from school buses. The legislation mandates that starting next school year, 600 older buses be retired and more than 6,000 be retro-fitted with pollution control equipment to reduce students' exposure to fumes. Isabel ...

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The City's Uniformed Firefighters Union is endorsing Bill Thompson for Mayor. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: On his first day of being the Democratic mayoral candidate, Comptroller Bill Thompson accomplished something that eluded Fernando Ferrer, the 2005 Democratic standard bearer. Thompson got the 20,000-member Firefighters ...

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It usually takes a lot to unseat a Democratic incumbent on the City Council, but last night several longtimers lost in the primary. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Despite one of the smallest turnouts in recent history, voters did manage to shake up the council ...

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Bob Hennelly speaks to Soterios Johnson on the results of New York City's 2009 primary elections.

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Today is primary day for eligible Republicans and Democrats. While voter turnout is expected to be light, civil rights advocates say voters who do go to the polls shouldn't be discouraged by snafus at their polling sites. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The most common ...

Tomorrow marks Primary day for the Mayoral, Comptroller and Public Advocate races here in New York City. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein and Bob Hennelly discuss what's at stake.

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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's recent report on the improper political use of the state police also put a spotlight on the state's independent authorities. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Cuomo's report went back as far as the Pataki era. But it called for a fresh ...

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Councilwoman Melinda Katz has become the target of anonymous "robo calls" in her campaign for city comptroller. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Katz campaign officials say they got reports the robo calls were received by Democratic households over the last few days in Staten Island, ...