New York

The county's Moody's rating reached A territory for the first time in almost six years.

It will tap the municipal bond market for the first time in nearly six years this week.

S&P Global Ratings said revenues are not increasing to match the New York regional transit agency's expenses.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson spelled out several conditions for such an increase to MTA Chairman Joe Lhota.

The declaration could expedite contracting for repairs at NYCHA units through limited city use of design-build project delivery.

Steep enrollment declines sunk Sage College in Albany, N.Y. to Moody's Caa1 rating.

As the New York City Council held its first hearing on Mayor de Blasio’s $88.67 billion preliminary budget, "Washington" and "Albany" loomed over the proceedings.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao confirmed a report that President Trump lobbied House Speaker Paul Ryan against putting any funding for the project in an omnibus spending bill.

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The Securities Exchange Commission and the former town attorney for Oyster Bay, N.Y. have agreed to a proposed settlement of SEC charges.

The state House approved a $22.5 billion general fund budget that relies on fees and tax increases to fund priorities like pension obligations.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said career employees within her department calculated only a 5% local funding commitment because the two states are relying on federal loan guarantees.

Diminished Washington aid and a pending downturn require prudence, the city's comptroller said.

Improved reserves led Moody's to raise the county one notch to A3.

"We have to find new solutions," said Partnership for New York president Kathryn Wylde.

The on-time and on-budget Tappan Zee Bridge replacment helped the authority land a positive rating outlook.

Officials say the law's ban on advance refundings may cost the city $425 million in savings over four years and that changes in state law are needed to offset the damage from the limit on the state and local tax deduction.

Northeast municipal bond issuance was up 4% from 2016 to $121.3 billion.

The new chief of the MTA's headline unit must juggle his vision for the agency with crisis management.

JPMorgan will be first company to develop a major project under New York City’s East Midtown rezoning.