New York

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.

New York City closed its $2 billion budget gap, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday afternoon in releasing his final quarterly budget.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Westchester County, N.Y. to Aa1 from Aaa on Wednesday, affecting $1 billion in debt.

A New York State commission recently recommended a major revision to the state's taxes.

The improved forecast New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed in its November financial plan is a credit positive, according to Moody's.

New York's MTA will receive $30.5 million for its capital program through the sale of Bronx property for a retail complex and possibly senior housing.

Bill de Blasio's budget proposal about a month into his tenure could provide a window to investors anxious to see how New York's new mayor will handle finances.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is advancing a major renovation of LaGuardia Airport that may lead to $1.1 billion in bonds being sold.

The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority sold $397 million of second resolution, fixed-rate, tax-exempt new money bonds on Tuesday.

New York's MTA intends to cut nearly in half the size of its planned fare and toll increases for 2015 and 2017, chief financial officer Robert Foran said.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Dutchess County, N.Y. general obligation rating to Aa2 from Aa1 on Nov. 8, affecting $108 million in debt.