New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed two bills that will eliminate more than 120 of the state's public authorities that no longer serve the public interest.

New York State tax revenues for July were slightly above expected projections, but remain highly variable, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The Nassau County Interim Finance Authority's director, Robert Wild, has resigned.

Standard & Poor's upgraded to AA from AA-minus the general obligation bond rating of Westbury Village, N.Y.

In a letter to the New York State Thruway Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo requested a task force to explore ways to reduce toll increases

Municipal bond issuance increased throughout the Northeast in the first half of 2012, up 63% from the same period last year, spurred by a surge of debt volume from New York State.

The New York State Thruway Authority is expected to sell $480 million of personal income tax bonds to finance highway and bridge projects on Tuesday, after pricing for retail on Monday.

Casino operators, Native American and commercial alike, are scrapping for market share. Competition is keener, discretionary dollars are fewer in a still-down economy and several states are scrambling to snare or preserve gambling revenue.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York State Department of Transportation has awarded a $29.3 million contract through the NY Works program for repairs to 13 bridges.

After a recent report showed fiscal stress among New York's local governments, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is looking at possible solutions to the problem, including a super control board.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced the appointment of Vicki Fuller as the new chief investment officer for the $150.3 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund.

Nassau County, N.Y., Comptroller George Maragos released the audited comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal year 2011, which confirms the county’s budget deficit of $50.4 million.

In the week's largest deal, the New York City Transitional Finance Authority will sell $1.2 billion of new money and refunding bonds on Wednesday. Proceeds will finance the city's capital expenditures and school projects.

New York City leads the list of municipalities in danger of exceeding the state constitutional tax limit, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Joining a lower Manhattan real-estate scramble, New York's issued a request for proposals to oversee retail space in its planned Fulton transit center.

Jackson Securities LLC is being spun off by Atlanta Life Financial Group. Subject to regulatory approval, Jackson will merge with New York-based M.R. Beal & Co.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board on Wednesday approved up to $2 billion of financing, including a $500 million and $1.5 billion sale of consolidated refunding bonds, for the World Trade Center project.

The New York Liberty Development Corp. plans to re-offer in three issues around $1.6 billion of bonds that were first sold in 2009 and 2010 to finance development at the World Trade Center site.

Standard & Poor's raised its long-term and underlying ratings to BBB from BBB-minus on various Yankee Stadium bonds, affecting about $1.3 billion of New York City Industrial Development Agency debt.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority responded angrily to Thomas DiNapoli's audit that accused the transit agency of giving Apple an inside advantage for a lease for prime retail space at Grand Central Terminal.