New York

The film and television industry generated more than a half billion in economic activity for Long Island's Nassau County in 2013 and 2014, according to a new report.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority intends to sell about $1.03 billion of future tax secured subordinate bonds this month.

Nine large public pension funds, including those from New York and Connecticut, have asked the SEC to strengthen the disclosure of corporate board diversity.

With a renewed push to legalize professional mixed martial arts in New York, supporters say the Empire State could be looking at millions in new annual revenue.

The municipal bond market will have an ally in the top echelon of Senate leadership if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., becomes the Senate Democratic leader in 2017, as is widely expected, tax and municipal bond experts said.

New York City expects to save $3.4 billion on health care by 2018 through municipal labor agreements, said director of labor relations Robert Linn.

A $142 billion budget for New York State approved Tuesday night devotes billions toward infrastructure enhancements.

FEMA is providing its largest grant ever -- $3 billion—to the New York City Housing Authority to repair and protect 33 developments severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

A New York City agency failed to properly monitor contractors after Hurricane Sandy and paid $6.8 million to them for flawed or incomplete, Comptroller Scott Stringer said in an audit.

New York City's budget forecast in the coming years is "sound", but still faces risks that could alter estimates, according to a new report from the Independent Budget Office.

Long Island's Suffolk County struck an agreement with New York State to not expand its correctional facility this year resulting in long-term savings for the local government.

With no solution in sight for fully funding New York MTA's capital program, the Citizens Budget commission watchdog group presents a funding alternative.

Raising money primarily from motor vehicle user fees could close the capital plan funding gap of New York’s MTA, according to the Citizens Budget Commission watchdog group.

The Nassau County Interim Finance Authority has approved $100 million in new bonds for dozens of public works projects aimed at improving aging infrastructure.

The board of New York's MTA will vote on the sale of nearly $56 million in unused development rights in Queens after its finance committee approved it.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority intends to award a four-year, $236.5 million contract to rebuild the Queens Midtown Tunnel, which Hurricane Sandy heavily damaged.

The use of 40-year bonds to retire $300 million of bond anticipation notes received favorable reaction in the capital markets, said the finance director of New York's MTA.

The long hours and commutes New Yorkers endure underscore the need for adequate transit funding, said New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to sell about $475 million of refunding bonds on March 31 after a one-day retail period.

A proposal to hike New York State's minimum wage would create a $3.4 economic boost across the Empire State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined in a report released on March 16.