Bob Hennelly

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The mayor has been clear that inaction by the state Senate on several tax bills means a loss of sales tax revenue for the city. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, it also may affect the way the city raises capital in the bond market.

The ...

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The chaos in the State Senate may be happening 136 miles from New York City up in Albany, but the chamber's paralysis has a direct impact on the city, especially now that senators allowed several laws to expire. WNYC's Bob Hennelly joins us now.

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The company responsible for the stalled $2 billion Xanadu project at the Meadowlands, is also central to the fate of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

HENNELLY: Colony Capital came to the rescue of the late singer in May of last year when ...

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Members of minority groups make up 46 percent of the NYPD's rank and file. And as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, the Department is making an effort to increase diversity in the higher ranks.

REPORTER: This week the NYPD made several key promotions, including Assistant Chief Phillip ...

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The City Council is set to adopt the municipal budget for next year including the Council's so called discretionary items. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: The budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in budget restorations to basic city services initially cut, items such as Fire ...

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Funding for New York City arts groups may be one of the causalities in the battle for control of the State Senate. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: When Democrats took control of the state senate in January, city arts groups had a new opportunity. For ...

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Just hours before state lawmakers were set to approve next year's budget, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine called a last minute press conference to say he had $400 million more to spend. The extra revenue came through an amnesty program which waives penalties and interest ...

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Nonprofit groups have until tomorrow to make their case for special funds from the City Council. As WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, it's a tougher job in this budget cycle.

REPORTER: Last spring, the public learned that for years, millions in council discretionary funds were earmarked to ...

Members of District 37 packed the sidewalks outside City Hall today, many of them blowing whistles, to protest the layoff of 2,600 Department of Education support personnel. Workers with several job titles are at risk including classroom assistants, ...

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Even though Mayor Bloomberg and the city council have a handshake deal on a budget, lawmakers are working behind closed doors on budget details that affect millions of New Yorkers. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: We know the headlines: fire houses saved, libraries that will ...

Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council have agreed on a budget deal for the next fiscal year. It would cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the city's schools, but it restores funding to the fire department, keeping 16 fire ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council have reached a budget deal, two weeks ahead of their June 30th deadline. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: In the City Hall rotunda dozens of council members jockeyed to be in the budget deal photo behind Mayor Bloomberg and ...

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The number of officers who are in a special Police Department monitoring program due to multiple civilian complaints is up significantly. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more

REPORTER: In 2007 there were 210 officers in the program. Currently there are 315. Back in 2000 there were just ...

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has asked the Ethics Committee to investigate allegations that Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook used city funds to enrich his family. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

At issue are hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds that Seabrook lobbied to get ...

Governor Jon Corzine and union leaders applauded the start of the massive project which they predict will generate 6,000 construction jobs and be completed by 2017.

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Governor Corzine will be in Jersey City today to preside over the groundbreaking of a second trans-Hudson rail tunnel. Planners say it will revolutionize regional travel. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this preview.

REPORTER: Over the last decade the number of commuter rail trips between New Jersey ...

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For years there have been plans to build a second commuter rail tunnel connecting New Jersey to Manhattan. This morning Governor Corzine will be in Jersey City to preside over the groundbreaking for that second Trans-Hudson rail tunnel. Two thirds of the money to pay ...

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Governor Paterson says he'll convene a commission to explore how often race is a factor when a police officer shoots a fellow officer. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Governor Paterson says in the aftermath of officer Omar Edwards' death, he wants a statewide examination of ...

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A new survey finds widespread problems in how New Jersey's local police departments handle civilian complaints. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

HENNELLY: The ACLU survey found half of the 500 police agencies it canvassed won't take anonymous complaints against police officers. That contradicts state law, requiring ...

In Bedford Stuveysant, Brooklyn thousands of police officers stand outside a Bedford Stuvesant church to pay their respects to slain NYPD officer Omar Edwards who was killed last week in what is being described as a friendly fire incident.

Outside Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church a ...