Bob Hennelly

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Mayor Bloomberg and one of his staunchest Democratic allies are on opposites sides of a brewing controversy. It has to do with how two prominent Jewish non-profits got one and a half million dollars in City money. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: This past weekend, ...

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Governor Corzine is putting more pressure on elected officials who are still in office, despite facing federal corruption charges. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Corzine has decided to freeze state approvals for projects generated in any town where the sitting mayor faces charges. The mayors ...

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The criminal probe into two testing labs has broadened to include cement companies whose concrete the labs certified. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: After indicting a second test lab this past week, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is now scrutinizing concrete providers, who relied on ...

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The Manhattan District Attorney's office is scrutinizing the city's concrete industry. A lab that tests the quality of concrete used at major projects across the city has been indicted for allegedly falsifying those results. Here to tell us more about this is WNYC's Bob Hennelly.

The three Democratic candidates running to succeed long time Manhattan District Attorney Bob Morgenthau faced off at a debate at the CUNY Graduate Center today.

Cyrus Vance, Lesley Crocker Snyder, and Richard Aborn all competed to make their case that they were each "progressive." Topics ranged from alternatives to ...

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The Manhattan District Attorney has indicted a concrete testing laboratory for providing false quality control tests. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The indictment alleges that Stallone Testing Labs has been falsifying the results for concrete used at close to 100 construction sites across the city.

Assistant ...

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An investigation into a fatal fire at a contaminated skyscraper at the World Trade Center site has unearthed an alleged money-laundering scheme in the construction industry. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Prosecutors say the 186-count indictment is against a network of four check-cashing companies. They're ...

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In New Jersey the dust is still settling after the biggest law enforcement roundup of local officials in a generation. As the work-week starts, most of the elected officials caught up in the sweep still hold on to their public office, despite Governor Corzine's call ...

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A day after New Jersey's biggest criminal round-up of public officials in years, several of the highest profile suspects are still in office.

Governor Corzine tried to set a high bar in the aftermath of the raids. He asked for, and GOT the resignation of Community ...

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It might seem like the plot of a summer blockbuster at the movies... but it's very real. The mayors of three New Jersey cities, two state legislators and several rabbis are among 44 people arrested today in a sweeping corruption investigation. It began as a ...

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The State of New Jersey has picked a leading Democratic law firm to do work for the new midtown rail tunnel, even though the firm was at the center of a failed development project in the Meadowlands, that's now under federal criminal investigation. WNYC's Bob ...

Who is a reporter and who gets to decide?

A lawsuit by three web-based journalists has prompted settlement discussion between the City and lawyers for the journalists that could significantly change how journalists are credentialed in New York City. ...

Governor Jon Corzine at the ribbon cutting for the new Meadowlands rail ...

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Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor, has picked Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno as his potential lieutenant governor. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

A former US Attorney, Christie has turned to another former federal law enforcement officer to serve as his running mate. ...

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