Bob Hennelly

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This morning thousands of police officers from across the country are gathering for the funeral of NYPD Officer Omar Edwards. He was shot and killed by another NYPD officer last week, in what police believe was a friendly fire tragedy. This week, WNYC's Bob Hennelly ...

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The four men charged with a plot to attack two Riverdale synagogues and military aircraft upstate, are to appear in a White Plains court today. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: In the Federal indictment unsealed yesterday, James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn have taken a major step toward a budget deal. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER The breakthrough came when the mayor and speaker agreed on close to $900 million in revenue measures they want Albany to approve. Under the ...

Reverend Al Sharpton brought Governor David Paterson to pay his respects to the family of slain NYPD Officer Omar Edwards at his Eastwick/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn brownstone, just a few doors down from the elevated J and M subway line.

Governor ...

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New Jersey primary voters head to the polls on Tuesday.

There are three unknown Democrats challenging Governor Jon Corzine but it is the fractious race for the Republican nomination that has dominated the airwaves so far.

That race has former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie fending off challengers ...

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Police say witnesses confirm a white policeman identified himself as a police officer before he fatally shot a fellow police officer who was black. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Twenty-five-year-old police officer Omar Edwards, had just finished his tour of duty and was dressed in civilian ...

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An NYPD spokesman tells WNYC that witnesses heard officers identify themselves and told off duty officer Omar Edwards to drop his weapon before he was fatally shot by a plain clothes officer last night.

REPORTER: Police say the 25-year-old Edwards was pursuing a man he found ...

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With Congressman Anthony Weiner now out of the race for mayor, city comptroller Bill Thompson is kicking his campaign up a notch. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

REPORTER: Congressman Weiner made reference to Mayor Bloomberg's unlimited campaign war chest when he bowed out. But for ...

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Next Tuesday's primary election in New Jersey is drawing national attention and campaign cash. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The Republican field includes former US Attorney Chris Chrsitie, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonnegan and Morris County Assemblyman Richard Merkt. But in the primary homestretch, Christie ...

Long Island Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy endorsed Mayor Bloomberg in his bid for a third term today. McCarthy cited Bloomberg's national campaign to stem illegal handgun traffic and his track record on women's health care issues.

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Three of the four suspects alleged to have plotted to blow up two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military planes based at Stewart Airport have been arraigned in federal court in White Plains.

At the arraignment, Assistant US Attorney ...

The Takeaway is continuing its coverage of the foiled New York City terror plot. Four men were arrested in an alleged plot to bomb two synagogues in New York City and shoot down milit...

The FBI and NYPD are hailing the arrests of four men in an alleged plot to bomb two synagogues in New York City. Officials say the men were also plotting to shoot down military planes...

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Three of the four suspects alleged to have plotted to blow up two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military planes based at Stewart Airport have been arraigned in federal court in White Plains. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

At the arraignment, Assistant US Attorney Eric Snyder ...

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Four suspects in an alleged terrorist plot to blow up two Bronx synagogues and shoot down military planes based at Stewart Airport have been arraigned in federal court in White Plains. The lawyer for the fourth suspect told a Federal judge that her client was ...

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says she's looking closely at a plan in the mayor's budget to cut hundreds of civilian NYPD employees. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: This week Police Commissioner Ray Kelly testified that laying off 400 NYPD civilian clerical workers would mean ...

WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about Mayor Bloomberg's early spending on his reelection campaign.

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Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has told the City Council that the layoff of hundreds of civilian NYPD employees in the mayor's budget plan, would change how he deploys officers.

Mayor Bloomberg has said his proposed budget for fiscal year 2010 will not lead to layoffs of ...

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The Bloomberg Administration is expanding a pilot emergency alert system citywide.

Subscribers to the NYC Notify system will get local alerts for everything from school closures to building collapses by e-mail, text or voice messages. The alerts will be generated by the Office of Emergency Management ...

Mayor Bloomberg took some time to learn the ...