New York

Standard & Poor’s upgraded Syracuse University’s long-term debt to AA-minus from A-plus, citing growing enrollment.

A fight over the future of a Brooklyn hospital that potentially affects SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s ability to pay its debt of $154 million recently took two more sharp legal turns, as a judge ordered Downstate to transfer ownership of the money-losing facility -- then reversed the order three days later.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. intends to sell $655 million of capital fund grant program revenue, with JPMorgan Securities the lead manager.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pointed to a positive report from Moody's Investors Service as a "strong affirmation" of improvement in the state's finances.

Post-Sandy rebuilding again dominated the agenda as U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan visited New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week to discuss what should be done -- and who should pay for it.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York board approved the sale of $1.4 billion in bonds on Wednesday.

New York State Tax Collections are up 13% in the first four months of the state's fiscal year.

RuthAnne Visnauskas will succeed Mathew Wambua as New York City Department of Housing Prevention and Development commissioner.

Foundations and financial institutions are providing more than $2.6 million in private funding to support the recovery from Hurricane Sandy in New York City.

Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market received a $10 million federal TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for freight rail improvements.

Almost 10 months after Hurricane Sandy battered coastal New York and New Jersey, storm-struck municipal and county governments are still trying to regain their financial footing.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Monroe County, N.Y.'s general obligation rating to Baa1 from A3 late on Tuesday.

Moody's is reviewing documents New York City sent it regarding substitute letters of credit in support of the city's GO bonds, fiscal 2004 subseries A-4 and A-5.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority raised $24.3 million of revenue bonds to finance loans for residential energy efficiency improvements.

Galaxy General, Arverne by the Sea and Bluestone Organization will help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy under an RFO, New York City officials announced.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded the enhanced rating of bonds issued by DASNY for a school district to A3 from A2.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded the first of three separate contracts for the East Side Access project, it announced Monday.

New York City can learn valuable lessons from Detroit's bankruptcy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, despite the contrasts between the two cities.

Moody's Investors Service has changed the ratings and/or outlooks of 181 New York localities participating in the New York State Section 99-B Intercept Program.

The New York City Employees' Retirement System has reinvested $15 million in State of Israel Bonds, city Comptroller John Liu announced.