New York

A hurricane financing expert praised a $56 million plan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to harden parts of New York City through wetlands protection.

Atlanta-based IFS Securities hired former New York Gov. David Paterson as chief strategist of U.S. affairs and chairman of the firm's advisory board.

New York City has reached tentative seven-year, four-month contract agreements with SEIU Local 300 and the United Probation Officers Association, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

New York City's Department of Education failed to recoup a cumulative $356 million in federal Medicaid funds between fiscal 2012 and 2014, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Lockport, N.Y. government may run out of money by the end of August, a spokesman for New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer envisions further tweaks to city's pension system, which he and Mayor Bill de Blasio expect to reveal early next year.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer unveiled an agreement with the city's Economic Development Corp. to provide vendor names, contract amounts and other info on the Checkbook NYC website.

New York City's economy grew more than 3% in the second quarter because of job growth and higher personal income, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Traders thought the New York City deal was all too predictable, assuming heavy retail and muted institutional interest in the headline deal that concluded its pricing on Wednesday.

How NYPD and Health and Hospitals Corp. manage claim costs can enlighten other New York City agencies, the Citizens Budget Commission watchdog organization said.

John Burnett, who lost the general election for New York City comptroller last year, joined the New York Republican State Committee as a strategic advisor.

Robert Yaro will retire as president of the Regional Plan Association at the end of the year, the urban planning group announced.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority may have found the perfect deal structure to take advantage of the lack of short term paper in the market.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer called for cutting consultants and re-establishing the city as the lead in an overhaul of the troubled emergency 911 system.

A United States demand that New York pay back at least $1.3 billion is a credit negative for New York, Moody's said recently, but New York disagreed.

New York City's DOT chose Elliott Bay Design Group of Seattle to design a new class of boats for the Staten Island ferry at an expected cost of $309 million.

The developer of 3 World Trade Center expects that the New York Liberty Development Corporation will sell $1.65 billion in tax-exempt bonds in September to complete the tower.

Long Island Rail Road pension fraud could happen again if a federal agency isn’t vigilant enough, said budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission.

New York City Transit veteran Frank Jezycki will become vice president and chief officer for the Staten Island Railway, MTA officials announced.

New York City plans to sell $900 million of GO refunding bonds Aug. 13 after a two-day retail period.