New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for New York City to pay much more toward the City University of New York system and Medicaid is a financial gut punch.

Andrew Cuomo proposed a $145.3 billion budget for the 2017 fiscal year and reiterated his call for transformative infrastructure initiatives in his State of the State speech.

Alex Doñé will take on additional duties at the New York City comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management while Michael Haddad will join it.

Charles W. Hoppe, president of Long Island Rail Road from 1990 to 1994, died at age 80, officials from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced.

David Friedfel, the former commissioner of management and budget for Albany County, N.Y., is the new director of state studies at the Citizens Budget Commission watchdog organization.

Winning the second annual Jim Lebenthal Infrastructure Champion Award is special for Dale Horowitz, who bonded with Lebenthal during their long municipal finance careers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a tech modernization program for the MTA, including expanded Wi-Fi hotspots, accelerating mobile payments and ticketing to replace the MetroCard.

Calling for a massive overhaul of New York’s Penn Station was easy for Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Now come the questions.

A busier New York State bond calendar is planned for the first quarter compared to early 2015, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced on Jan. 6.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo revived long-delayed plans to overhaul New York’s Pennsylvania Station, saying “big problems require big solutions.”