Bob Hennelly

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The NYPD's Hispanic Officers Association has endorsed Mayor Bloomberg's re-election bid.

REPORTER: The 12-thousand member organization was willing to look past the fact that the police unions have been without a contract for three years. NYPD Hispanic Association President Pablo DeJesus says Mayor Bloomberg's administration has ...

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The New York fire department is taking longer to get to every type of fire or medical emergency compared to one year ago.

REPORTER: The biggest jump came in non structural fires. Last May, it took firefighters on average four minutes and thirty one seconds to ...

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New Jersey child welfare officials say they will finish transferring all mentally children out of juvenile detention centers by September. The state will miss a court ordered deadline to complete the process by the end of June.

The deadline was part of a Federal consent decree ...

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Under legislation signed today by Governor Pataki, public employees who worked the 9-11 response and clean-up will qualify for a work related disability pension.

REPORTER: Firefighters, police officers, and any other public employees are now entitled to a three quarters disability if the disease they developed ...

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Two multi-millionaires are funding their own bids for New Jersey Governor. As WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, that means voters won't get the usual pre-Labor Day break from heated campaigning.

REPORTER: The primary was just last week but Senator Jon Corzine and businessman Doug Forrester are in ...

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With the West Side stadium option just about gone, the Jets will meet again with the Giants this week to discuss whether to share a new facility at the Meadowlands.

Publicly the Jets are trying to not signal which side of the Hudson they will ultimately ...

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This is the first full week of a tough test for all candidates seeking city office, they must find enough valid signatures to get their names on the ballot.

It's ballot petition crunch time for dozens of candidates for city council as well as the higher ...

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The Port Authority's chief says efforts to rebuild at Ground Zero are back on track. But he wouldn't commit to when the agency itself would return to the site.

REPORTER: Executive Director Kenneth Ringler told the New York Builders Congress that as early as this summer ...

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New Jersey Republicans have picked millionaire Doug Forester to be their candidate for Governor. He'll face off against millionaire Democract Jon Corzine in November.

Forester spent close to $10 million dollars of his own money in the run up top last night's victory over six other ...

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New Jersey voters have just a few hours left before the polls close. But as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports there seems to be little interest in today's primaries.

At several Morris county polling places poll workers had to keep each other company as they waited for ...

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In New York, the rejection of state financing for the West Side Stadium is a weighty political blow to Mayor Bloomberg.

REPORTER: As it became clear that the project would not move forward yesterday, the mayor criticized state lawmakers who have stood in the way of ...

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Today New Jersey voters head to the polls to pick major party candidates for governor, assembly and hundreds of other local offices.

The latest polls show businessman Doug Foestor and former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler running neck and neck for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Five ...

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke with a tinge of anger in his voice today in responding to word that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would vote no on financing for the West Side Stadium.

Speaking on a Brooklyn pier, as he faced Lower Manhattan, Mayor Bloomberg said the ...

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The New Jersey Republican Party won its last statewide race in 1997. But buoyed, by the early exit of Governor McGreevey, and a steady drum beat of scandals since, seven GOP candidates are running for Governor. They are hoping the party's luck is about to ...

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A Bronx musician who allegedly pledged allegiance to al Qaeda appeared in federal court this afternoon. He was charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists and was ordered held without bail.

REPORTER: Tarik Shah seemed upbeat in his shackles as he walked into a ...

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New Jersey's Child Advocate Kevin Ryan says little has changed since he issued a report that found hundreds of mentally ill children were being illegally held in criminal detention facilities.

REPORTER: The state has one more month to comply with a federal consent decree to eliminate ...

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A new study shows every year thousands of people arrested in New York City are held for more than 24 hours before they ever see a judge. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The New York Civil Liberties Union says that for years city police have ...

According to a study by civil libertarians, people arrested in New York City are regularly held for more than 24 hours before seeing a judge. It's a violation of a court guideline imposed 14 years ago. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The New York Civil Liberties Union examined arrest records ...

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Mayor Bloomberg kicked his reelection drive into high gear this weekend, as his first round of TV ads went into heavy rotation.

This despite the fact that the primary election is still four months away. With us to talk about the early start to the race ...

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The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation says it will start taking down the Deutsche Bank building this summer. It promises the deconstruction will be safe, but many worry contaminants like asbestos will be released.

Meanwhile, thanks to the persistence of some lower Manhattan residents a separate building ...