New York

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.”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled Wednesday plans for the largest capital program in the state’s history aimed at upgrading transportation infrastructure.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a third set of tracks on the Long Island Rail Road main line, saying it would address the region's infrastructure challenges while also generating an economic boost.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced two policies to modernize procurement processes for vendors.

Nassau County officials are placing bets that a famed racetrack will be a winning location for a new mini casino that will deliver much-needed revenue to a local government strapped for cash.

Agreement on $29 billion in capital funding for the MTA was the best moment of the year for New York City transit riders, said the Straphangers Campaign group.

Over the past 10 years, New York City's overtime spending has increased from $928 million to $1.7 billion, according to the Independent Budget Office watchdog organization.

Moody's Investors Service has placed eight New York issuers with a combined $2.1 billion in debt on review for not providing "sufficient" financial reports.

The New York State Gaming Commission voted Monday to issue licenses for three planned Upstate casinos that were first selected a year ago.

New York City will end the fiscal year with a $963 million surplus, or $828 million more than Mayor Bill de Blasio's estimate, said the watchdog Independent Budget Office.

New York MTA approves its $15 billion operating budget in a warmup act for another capital program battle with Albany.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators has approved a $1.8 billion 2016 budget that for a sixth straight year will not raise property taxes.

New York State is receiving $75 million in grants to support 45 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s latest call for change in the city’s $163 billion pension-fund system is for divestiture from coal.

New York education, healthcare and non-profit issuers with strong credit will now be able to expedite their transactions under new guidelines approved by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.