New York

Public finance guru Richard Ravitch dissects the landscape for states and cities and weighs in on New York's transit mess. Paul Burton hosts.

Oxford Properties Group is spending about $2 billion to transform an old freight terminal on Manhattan’s West Side into a 12-story office building, a source said.

"This is not a project we relish," city transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said while presenting options for its $3 billion-plus overhaul of part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Stringer called for a chief diversity officer in every city agency, stronger building code enforcement, and procurement time frames.

The Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 which passed 220 to 191 isn’t expected to become law because the Senate won’t consider it this year.

The letter initiated by Rep. Leonard Lance of New Jersey threatens congressional oversight measures if passenger rail line funds are not released.

The authority, one of the largest municipal bond issuers, will use the new benchmark to reduce its exposure to Libor, which is slated to sunset.

County Executive Steve Bellone unveiled a budget proposal that he says would eliminate its structural deficit with recurring revenue streams.

Andy Byford, president of the MTA's New York City Transit unit, said timing relative to budget cycles is essential.

The threat of lower tax revenues after the IRS denied the SALT tax workaround isn’t the only worry.