New York

New York City Comptroller John Liu, in his final state of the city speech, said his audit bureau uncovered nearly $1 billion that belongs to New Yorkers.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a $13.5 billion budget and four-year plan, but tabled a $25 million proposal for service restoration.

For new Mayor Bill de Blasio, managing New York City's finances will involve more than the well-known challenges expired labor contracts and soaring health premiums.

New York's City Council approved a proposal to build a hockey and figure-skating center at the site of the former Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

Uncertainty related to Detroit's bankruptcy filing resonates among P3 players, according to Allen & Overy's Kent Rowey, who advises on many such deals.

New York City upsized its general obligation bond sale by $100 million to $800 million, with a spokesman for city Comptroller John Liu citing investor demand.

New York City Comptroller John Liu, citing an audit that revealed unreported revenues, said Verizon has agreed to pay an extra $1.4 million in cable franchise fees.

The Rockland County Legislature voted 11-6 to adopt a budget with a more than 10% operating deficit on Thursday night.

New York City comptroller-elect Scott Stringer will explore expanded in-house asset management of five public-employee pension funds as a means of curbing investment fees.

Bank of America Corp. has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit accusing it of rigging bids for municipal bonds, according to a published report.

A Rockland County, N.Y. committee has tried to address most of the concerns of New York deputy comptroller Gabriel Deyo about the county executive's budget.

New York City Comptroller John Liu’s office wants New York's Supreme Court to access city Department of Finance tax records, while the department says the law ties its hands.

New York City could save $535 million in fiscal 2015 by requiring city employees and retirees to contribute to health insurance costs, the Independent Budget Office said.

The MTA, after the deadly Metro-North Railroad derailment, said it intends to fully fund and implement train-control technology, but doing so by 2015 would be hard.

The Long Island Power Authority has set up a securitization authority that will sell $2.1 billion in the week of Dec. 9.

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear challenges from Amazon and Overstock to a New York internet sales tax law.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio is important to New York City pension funds, the city comptroller said in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

New York City plans to sell $700 million of tax-exempt fixed rate general obligation bonds on Dec. 10 by negotiation after a two-day retail order period.

New York State tax collections are running slightly better than projections in the first seven months of the fiscal year.

New relationships with banking firms are expected to generate an additional $21 million per year for the New York City pension funds, Comptroller John Liu said.