New York

The Municipal Forum of New York and the New York City Housing Authority are working to educate high school students about the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.

Former Vice President Joe Biden urged transportation planners to get out of their comfort zone.

The federal government’s attempt to restrict international travel from some Mid-Eastern countries could cost the city and state of New York over $100 million in lost tax revenue this year, the New York City Council was told on Thursday.

The Wisconsin-based conduit got a BBB rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency for $165 million of Series 2017 taxable revenue bonds payable solely from New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine promissory notes and guaranteed by Montefiore Medical Center.

Business activity grew at a more subdued pace in New York State, according to firms responding to the April 2017 Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

The Pamelia Town Council Monday approved a $1 million bond to repair its water tower, as it continued discussions of a multi-million dollar plan to expand municipal water to new areas of the town.

New York traders on Monday were looking over the retail pricing of the big NYC Transitional Finance Authority negotiated deal. Muni finished unchanged in quiet trading as Passover kept price action muted.

New York lawmakers finalized a new $163 billion budget over the weekend that includes additional funding for water infrastructure enhancements through capital bonding.

In the face of continuing uncertainty surrounding federal polices regarding states and cities, the New York City Council this week urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to build up the city’s reserves.

The termination of a casino revenue-sharing agreement with the Seneca Nation of Indians is a credit negative for Niagara Falls, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has hired five lead public finance attorneys from Winston & Strawn LLP, expanding Katten’s New York public finance group.

Buffalo, N.Y. received an improved credit outlook from two rating agencies ahead of a planned bond sale to address capital improvements.

New York’s first late budget in seven years will not impact the state’s owed bond payments, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

"New York City purchasing managers reported strong optimism in addition to a faster pace of activity in March," the Institute for Supply Management-New York's Report on Business index, released Tuesday, indicated.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority is planning to $1.1 billion of future tax secured subordinate bonds next week, the TFA announced on Monday.

The board of New York’s MTA approved contracts aimed at speeding the rebuilding of the L subway line’s Canarsie tunnel by three months, to 15 months.

New York lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a fiscal 2018 budget forcing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to propose an emergency plan to keep state government running.

On the heels of a late 2016 credit upgrade, Hofstra University on Long Island is planning $61 million of bonding this year for a new academic building and refinancing old debt.

The Schenectady County Legislature will vote next month on authorizing up to $70 million in bonds for Union College's new Science and Engineering Center, the largest project in the school's history.

Under the tax plan that President Trump proposed during his campaign, New York City could lose billions in federal revenue, according to the first-of-its-kind analysis of the plan, released by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Thursday.