New York

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook on BBB-rated Iona College to stable from negative, citing improved financial ratios as the Catholic school battles enrollment pressures.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled its proposals late Monday to increase fares and tolls by 4% over the next two years.

Installing London- and Paris-style platform doors in New York subways could also provide a badly needed revenue stream, said one MTA board member.

A $63.7 million remarketing of Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority general revenue bonds triggered strong retail demand, according to New York MTA’s finance manaher.

Too much job creation in New York is concentrated on low-wage industries, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said in his quarterly economic report.

Comptroller Scott Stringer and the New York City Pension Funds have launched an initiative to enable shareowners to nominate directors at U.S. companies using the corporate ballot.

Opinion over how to use an abandoned 3-1/2 mile rail corridor in New York City's Queens borough is as diverse as the neighborhoods within its reach, according to a study.

New York's MTA unveiled the new Fulton Center complex in lower Manhattan. The $1.4 billion project was conceived after Sept. 11.

Debate resonates in New York City's Queens borough over how to best use a 3-1/2 mile abandoned rail corridor.

Standard & Poor's upgraded the New York State Power Authority's senior debt to AA from AA-minus on Nov. 3.

The Nassau County Sewer and Storm Water Finance Authority has received stronger ratings because of a new flow of funds.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $400,000 grant program that aims to incentivize new businesses to locate to vacant storefronts along Sandy-damaged Staten Island's waterfront.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority intends to sell about $375 million of second resolution, fixed-rate tax-exempt refunding and new money bonds on Nov. 13 after a one-day retail period.

While Puerto Rico faces fiscal problems that are similar to those of 1970s New York, it's important to note the differences between the two economies as the island commonwealth seeks a solution.

A $5 million budgetary surplus and better transparency marks New York City's comprehensive annual financial report, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The $2 billion New York state school bond measure on Tuesday's ballot at the instigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo is arriving before voters without much fanfare amid skepticism from some quarters.

Jay Walder, a former chairman and chief executive of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was named chief executive of Alta Bicycle Share, which operates New York City's Citi Bike bicycle sharing program.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will look to keep biennial fare increases to the 4% inflation rate, said chairman Thomas Prendergast.

Key players will discuss the design and construction of the $1.4 billion Fulton Center megaproject in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 29.

Ineffective safety management was common to five Metro-North Railroad accidents over 11 months, including a train collision last December that killed four persons.