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In 2016, the NYC Comptroller’s Office awarded more than 30% of underwriter contracts to MWBEs.

The San Francisco-based broker-dealer is expanding its offerings into taxables, coinciding with an increase in issuance in that space.

“Nassau County is in a fiscal crisis bordering on a fiscal emergency,” said the new Comptroller Jack Schnirman.

New York City’s Department of Finance continues to pay businesses that owe millions of dollars in past due taxes, according to an audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Working under three elected comptrollers for 12 years, she was a stabilizing presence behind the scenes.

After years of underfunding and inattention, New York MTA is undertaking accessibility Initiatives that include the hiring of a dedicated executive, Alex Elegudin.

Tax accountants, financial advisors, private schools, and other organizations are advertising tax credits for donating to private K-12 voucher funds as ways to "sidestep," "bypass," "circumvent," or "mitigate" the impact of the federal SALT deduction cap, according to a survey.

Carol Kostik, the senior among eight deputies, has worked for three city comptrollers and managed the issuance of more than $110 billion of debt .

The public-housing authority's latest capital-needs assessment cited a $32 billion repair backlog.

The Hudson Tunnel project would provide passengers traveling along Amtrak’s North East Corridor and NJ Transit commuters who work in Manhattan with a reliable link to replace a more than 100-year-old tunnel that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

New York City's tentative agreement with its largest civilian workforce triggers debate over workforce expansion, savings definition, and productivity tradeoffs.

The planned closure of the L subway line for 15 months shines a glare on New York City and transit agency officials.

Low income New Yorkers face more delays and service disruptions in the subway commutes than their wealthier neighbors, according to a new study.

New York City is making the move through HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration program.

The measure provides the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with multiple options to construct the elevated train service.

Age, record usage and deferred maintenance have caused serious infrastructure problems at city parks, according to Center for an Urban Future.

Unbalanced contracts, layers of bureaucracy and weak contract management make New York transit projects expensive and time-consuming, according to Scott Rechler.

Andrew Kim is a veteran Goldman Sachs energy investment banker.

Three straight years of budget surpluses led S&P Global Ratings to upgrade the Nassau County town of 766,000.