Bob Hennelly

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As of Saturday, sports fans and concert goers can travel to the Meadowlands...by rail. Officials have cut the ribbon on a new station that links up with New Jersey transit stations in Hoboken and Secaucus. Governor Jon Corzine says connecting Giants Stadium with the region's ...

President Obama campaigned in New Jersey yesterday, but not for himself. He was out supporting New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who faces a tough re-election bid. Come November, Corzine w...

Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter, talks about President Obama's stop on New Jersey Governor Corzine's campaign trail.

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Before his speech at the NAACP last night, President Obama appeared at a campaign rally for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, which drew 17,000 people to the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: President Obama gave Governor Corzine effusive praise and ...

Gatekeepers managed the list for the fundraiser held behind the scenes at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. About 200 top Democrats got past the person with the clipboard to spend some time with President Barack Obama and ...

This week marked the deadline for municipal candidates to get their petitions in so their names will appear on the September primary ballot. Citywide office hopefuls need 7,500 valid voter signatures to qualify. The experienced candidates will file many more than that just to be on the safe side. In ...

New York, NY —

This week marked the deadline for municipal candidates to get their petitions in so their names will appear on the September primary ballot. Citywide office hopefuls need 7,500 valid voter signatures to qualify. The experienced candidates will file many more than that just to be ...

New York, NY —

The crowded field for City Comptroller includes 42-year-old John Liu, who came to New York City when he was five from Taiwan where he was born. He was the first Asian-American elected to the City Council. The Bronx High School of Science graduate has his ...

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A federal probe of alleged misuse of City Council discretionary funds has led to the resignation of Councilman Miguel Martinez. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

The single line resignation letter from Councilman Martinez comes a day after his lawyer signaled a plea deal is in the ...

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Mayor Bloomberg has said the campaign is not yet really underway, but yesterday on Staten Island he appeared to use an official public mayoral appearance to make a campaign plug. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: Dozens of happy day campers playing kickball at a Children's ...

Ana Irene Lalin, head counselor, relieves Mayor Bloomberg as the pitcher in a kickball game at the Goodhue Center summer day camp on Staten Island. Goodhue is one of ten Children's Aid Society community centers throughout the City.

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Campaigns in the Garden State don't normally get underway in earnest until after Labor Day. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, this year's Gubernatorial race is a major exception.

REPORTER: Later today Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele will stump Gloucester and Cumberland Counties in Southern ...

For weeks now Mayor Bloomberg's early multi-million dollar ad campaign had created an air of inevitability. But with this week's endorsement of Comptroller Bill Thompson by the Working Families Party, the mayor had his first political setback in his bid ...

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The Democratic primary for citywide elections for City Comptroller is about two months away, but the pressure is on for candidates to collect their petition signatures by next week. Since the current comptroller, Bill Thompson, is running for mayor, there's a field of candidates vying ...

Queens Councilman David Weprin takes his campaign for City Comptroller to the streets including this year's LGBT Pride Parade.

The Democratic primary for ...

Queens City Council Member Melinda Katz was on the steps of City Hall recently winning the endorsement of the Teamsters local union in her campaign for comptroller. The union represents 120,000 workers throughout the city, ranging from employees of ...

New York, NY —

One of the hottest, maybe the only hot, citywide election this fall, is for the next city comptroller. The four leading Democratic hopefuls, and one newcomer, are working at a fever pitch to raise the money and get the backing they need to win. WNYC's ...

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More than four hundred supporters of the Working Families Party packed a mid-town labor hall to hear from three major candidates for Mayor, including the incumbent. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: It was a real coup for the third party that describes itself as progressive ...

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The Working Families Party says it'll endorse a candidate in the New York City mayor's race in the next week or so, and after a packed candidates forum in midtown last night, the party has a lot more to go on.

The three main candidates running ...