Bob Hennelly

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It was a rough year for Gov. Spitzer. WNYC's Bob Hennelly takes a look at the prospects for 2008.

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Last year Mayor Bloomberg annnounced a citywide initiative to find innovative ways to reduce chronic poverty. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports on what has been accomplished so far.

REPORTER: Three quarters of the 41 anti-poverty programs are up and running. One of the most successful was targeted ...

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WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this update on the mayor's plans.

Mayor Bloomberg has consistently told reporters his next job would be in philanthropy. Now, he's won an important thumbs up from the city's Conflict of Interest Board to diversify his multi-billion dollar holdings to earn more ...

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Despite a half dozen homicides over the Christmas holiday, New York City is on track to having its lowest homicide rate since reliable statistics were kept in the early 1960s. WNYC's Bob Hennelly takes a closer look.

REPORTER: New York City's dip below 500 homicides is ...

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The fatal police shooting of a Ramapo Indian in Mahwah prompted Governor Corzine to ask an expert panel to report on the status of the state's Native Americans.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report on the panel's findings.

The panel found that New Jersey's Native Americans face ...

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$40 million for a radiological detection network for the New York region is one of the things buried in a half-trillion-dollar spending bill on President Bush's desk. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the New York metro area will be the ...

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A Fed Ex truck loaded with holiday presents that was hijacked early this morning on the far west side was recovered in Brooklyn. All the contents of the 18-wheeler were intact. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the Fed Ex driver was duped by three men ...

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But following this summer's fatal fire, officials have no idea when it will come down. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this update.

It has been over four months since a fire at the ill-fated vacant tower killed two firefighters. Yet, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation that owns ...

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For the years since the Federal government handed over ownership of Governor's Island to the City and New York State little appears to actually have happened. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports that is about to change.

REPORTER: The Dutch firm West 8 won the competition to design ...

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The Port Authority has signed off on the biggest capital spending plan in its history. The plan includes a major expansion of the region's rail and airport capacity. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

One of the most ambitious projects on the agency's to-do list is a ...

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Governor Spitzer's top homeland security aide says the state will cancel a contract for a first responders' radio network, and will not have to pay its startup costs, if the system fails field tests for a second time next spring.

REPORTER: Michael Balboni, deputy secretary for ...

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New Jersey's February presidential primary is several weeks away, but voters and candidates have to meet some key deadlines this week. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

If you are a registered Democrat or Republican, but envy the other party's presidential field and want to vote in their ...

Each year New York City pays tens of millions of dollars to settle civil claims against the NYPD--but do those payouts change police practices? WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about his investigation. Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and personal ...

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Each year, settling civil claims brought against the Police Department costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Since 2002, these settlements totaled almost a half billion dollars. Just less than half of that went to satisfy excessive force type allegations.

But for years, civil rights lawyers ...

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The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of women inmates who've been moved to an all-male maximum security prison in Trenton. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Court filings say the decision of the state's Department of ...

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New Jersey governor Corzine says he's in favor of ending federal oversight of the State Police. The monitoring began in 1999 amid allegations of widespread racial profiling by troopers. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: Governor Corzine's decision affirms findings by a panel of civil rights and ...

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Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff is leaving City Hall. The mayor's right hand man will become the president of Mayor Bloomberg's financial services corporation, Bloomberg LP. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Perhaps no one single person, other than the mayor himself, was so central to the administration's ...

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New York Governor Elliot Spitzer has ordered the state's Inspector General to investigate allegations of misconduct and conflicts of interest at New York Harbor's Waterfront Commission. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

Governor Spitzer's executive order calling for the probe contained no specifics. The agency's Executive ...

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Local community groups trying to help homeowners caught in the growing foreclosure crisis will get some assistance from the city. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: The Bloomberg administration and the City Council have teamed up to fund the Center for NYC Neighborhoods. It will support local ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and city council members are teaming up to try and help the growing number of New Yorkers facing the prospect of losing their homes to foreclosure. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The city is offering free debt counseling and legal advice. Brooklyn Councilman ...