New York

Former Metro-North Railroad president Howard Permut is joining Regional Plan Association as a senior fellow.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey staff are proposing that it spend $320 million for the redevelopment of the Greenville Yard Marine Terminal in Jersey City.

Standard & Poor's raised Erie County, N.Y.'s general obligation rating to AA-minus from A-minus on strong budgetary performance.

New York City's three library systems have at least $1.1 billion in capital needs with 59 branches requiring $5 million or more in maintenance, said a report.

Despite a significant restructuring of operations and finances in the wake of its poor performance after Hurricane Sandy, the Long Island Power Authority's debt load is rising.

The Queens Library board agreed to cooperate with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer's audit and placed embattled CEO Thomas Galante on leave.

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. approved $370 million in loans for wastewater improvements in New York City.

Local government spending in New York State on roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8% to 2012 from 2010.

In Rhode Island, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will face off for governor after winning primaries on a day that also featured primaries in Massachusetts and New York.

Pension obligations are no different than borrowing obligations, public finance expert Richard Ravitch told a group of investors in New York.

Robert Thompson of New York City Transit and Joan Nyron of the Pratt Center for Community Development will discuss bus rapid transit at the New York Transit Museum on Sept. 10.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration must secure enough funding for public housing repairs, said New York City Comptroller Scot Stringer.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority plans to sell about $425 million of bonds over the next two weeks, according to officials.

New York City's Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. plans to sell $2 billion of tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds on Sept. 23 after a two-day retail order period.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called on Congress to reauthorize the federal Export-Import Bank, citing its benefits to the local economy.

Mount Sinai and NYU Langone became the first hospitals to advertise on MetroCards, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

Kenneth Schuhmacher, former general counsel and commercial director of Skanska Infrastructure Development North America, joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

The New York Transit Museum will host a discussion on bus rapid transit expansion plans in New York City's demographically changing outer boroughs on Sept. 10.

Metro-North Railroad's emphasis on on-time performance worsened the safety culture at the commuter rail line, said a report commissioned by New York's MTA.

New York City reached a tentative contract agreement with school safety agents and special officers, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.