New York

Most New York City agencies improved their rate of starting capital projects in 2015, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that he and the City Council had reached agreement on a final $82.1 billion budget for Fiscal 2017, the earliest the two sides had approved a fiscal plan in 15 years.

Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. is selling its Farmingdale, N.Y. branch to pay debt service for revenue anticipation notes it defaulted on in March.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has struck a disability pension deal with unions representing firefighters, sanitation workers and correction officers.

A Dowling College alumni group has launched a campaign to save the 48-year old Long Island school after it announced plans to close last week.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. intends to issue more than $455 million in bonds and provide more than $115 million in additional financing for affordable housing.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to prop up New York City’s hospital system has inspired skepticism for relying on outside help seen as unlikely and efficiencies that nibble on margins full of red ink.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer and California State Controller Betty Yee are urging public pension funds to embrace board-diversity practices inclusive of LGBT interests.

A $4 billion redevelopment of New York City’s LaGuardia Airport was cleared for takeoff Wednesday with financing lined up and a 34-year lease signed to support what is being touted as one of the largest public-private partnership transportation projects in U.S. history.

Debt-ridden Dowling College on Long Island is shutting its doors after 48 years, the school’s president announced late Tuesday.

New York City's Hudson Yards project has generated less revenue than even the most conservative forecast by the development's planners and city interest support payments will continue in future years, said a budget watchdog.

The Long Island Power Authority tapped Joseph Branca, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s head of northeast public finance, as its new chief financial officer.

A state review panel’s approval of a five-year, $27 billion capital program was greeted enthusiastically by the board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority t.

New York City anticipates higher projected tax revenues but widening outyear budget gaps, city Comptroller Scott Stringer tells the City Council.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $27 billion capital program for 2015 to 2019 has received final approval from the New York State Capital Program Review Board.

New York City projects a $3.4 billion surplus for fiscal 2016 amid rising concerns for the near future, says state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The New York State Thruway Authority should develop a better financial plan for replacing the 61-year old Tappan Zee Bridge, according to the State Comptroller’s Office.

It's time to cut the paperwork and expedite the planned Gateway Tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, argues a critic of the permitting process.

The Town of Ramapo, N.Y. took a two-notch downgrade Wednesday from Moody’s Investors Service, which cut it to A3 citing “increased risk” from federal charges that have resulted in a near-term management disruption.

The retail development lure could help Gov. Andrew Cuomo push the New York Penn Station project in a region noted for megaproject delays and fractious governance.