Bob Hennelly

New York, NY —

Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn may have already sealed this year's budget deal with a kiss, but individual council members are still working behind the scenes for their pet projects. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

Forget the headlines and photo ops - it's not over until it's ...

New York, NY —

The mayor and City Council have figured out how to use the city's $4 billion surplus. Property tax cuts, increased education spending, and saving for a rainy day. WNYC's Bob Hennelly is with us now to go over some of the details of the budget. ...

New York, NY —

A new city budget would lower taxes and set aside billions to pay for future deficits. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more details from yesterday's budget deal.

REPORTER: It felt like Christmas in June. Having a $4 billion surplus didn't hurt. The City Council won an additional ...

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As the City Council works behind close doors to finalize this year's budget even with a multi-billion dollar surplus there will be winners and losers. WNYC Bob Hennelly has more.

This years losers- the City's 1.1 million renters who are not likely to see the $3OO ...

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New Jersey lawmakers expect to have a final budget by June 21st, well ahead of the July 1st deadline. WNYC'S Bob Hennelly has more.

Still unresolved is how much the state should budget to compensate New Jersey hospitals for charity healthcare. The hospitals contend the state ...

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The arrest last month in Bushwick of 32 teenagers on their way to a wake for Donnell McFarland, an 18 year-old, continues to touch a raw nerve in that community. The police contend the kids were disorderly on their way to mourn a murdered gang ...

New York, NY —

The way the city gives reporters their press passes is being questioned after two Internet reporters were turned down. The police department is in charge of doling out the passes that allow reporters to cross police lines and attend the mayor's events. WNYC's Bob Hennelly ...

New York, NY —

New Jersey voters retired some incumbents and promoted others in yesterday's primary election. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

In Newark, Mayor Cory Booker's challenger slates had a mixed performance. Veteran State Senator Ron Rice managed to hang on by a few hundred votes beating back Booker's ...

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Turnout for today's primary election in New Jersey is expected to be extremely low despite the fact that the future make up of the state legislature is at stake. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Today's primary voting will shape next fall's ballot when all forty state ...

New York, NY —

Recently in Bushwick, Brooklyn, 32 teenagers on their way to a wake for an 18 year-old were all arrested and held for hours. The NYPD said the dead high school senior was a gang member and his mourners were disorderly. The details surrounding the police ...

New York, NY —

The Bloomberg administration has dropped one part of its litigation surrounding the pending police contract but it could still be months before both sides get in the same room. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

The Policemen's Benevolent Association says Mayor Bloomberg's pick for arbitrators are biased ...

New York, NY —

Several young people arrested in Brooklyn last week plan to sue the city for civil rights violations. The kids were on their way to a wake for a friend police say was a gang member. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Evelyn Morgan's 13 year old ...

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The State of New Jersey's management of its' public pension plans is now under the scrutiny of the Securities Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

With a terse statement on it's web site, the state Treasury Department confirms that ...

New York, NY —

Last week in Bushwick, 32 young people were arrested as they headed to the wake of a man killed in what police claim was a gang-related incident. The controversial mass arrest continues to spark discussion about the best way to fight an up-tick in gang ...

New York, NY —

There are still weeks to go before the city's budget deadline. And as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, that's probably a good thing because there's a lot of ground to cover.

REPORTER: Among the big ticket items still up in the air, Council Speaker Christine Quinn's $300 ...

New York, NY —

The agency that runs the region's airports, bridges and tunnels is getting some new blood. Governors Spitzer and Corzine are trying to reform the Port Authority and joining us now to discuss how that effort is going is WNYC's Bob Hennelly.

New York, NY —

For the 3rd time this year, Federal Judge James Francis has ruled that the city should make public documents the NYPD generated to help secure the 2004 Republican National Convention. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

In the latest order, Judge Francis ruled that the city must ...

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A battle is brewing in New Jersey over how best to fund its purchases of open space land. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

Later today, the Sierra Club and the New Jersey Environmental Federation will join a bi-partisan coalition of state legislators in a call to ...

New York, NY —

This November, the entire New Jersey legislature is up for election. But, in just 2 weeks, voters will decide who gets to run. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: For political junkies, this coming state election cycle is a kind of Haley's Comet. In the state ...