New York

Persistent enrollment declines at Daemen College led Fitch Ratings to assign a negative outlook to the western New York school.

The tax hike should provide new recurring revenue that restores structural balance after years of weak reserve levels, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to stealing $13,000 in campaign funds and failing to disclose a $4,000 payment from his campaign committee.

New York’s five-year capital plan may contain long-term risks from the state's increased reliance on borrowing, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook on its A2 rating for Yonkers, New York, to negative from stable.

Three-quarters of New York subway stations are inaccessible to wheelchair users, who must fight for funds to install elevators and other upgrades.

Kathy Wylde, president of the business group Partnership for New York City, discusses the city's economic climate and related issues including transit, site selection, technology and the new rent overhaul law. Paul Burton hosts.

Municipal bond buyers are taking a second look at new issues with 3% and 4% coupons against a backdrop of what has been a strong traditional preference for 5% bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is trying to prepare for increased ridership on its rail transit system with more than $1 billion of investment.

Charles Gasparino of FOX Business Network talks with Chip Barnett about the role municipal bonds play in the U.S. and how the market has changed over the years. He gives a look back at New York City's finances as well as the best ways to approach infrastructure spending across the country.

The board approved a request to increase 2019 authorization for new-money bonds and bond anticipation notes to a $5 billion maximum from $3 billion.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proposing higher user fees to fuel a larger capital budget.

The College of New Rochelle has defaulted on bond payments in the waning days of the school’s existence.

Submissions are now open for the Bond Buyer’s fourth class of Rising Stars, an honor which showcases the brightest young minds in the municipal bond industry.

A proposal to establish such a fund, as opposed to the current mechanism for reserves, is headed for the November ballot.

Nearly $300 million of municipal debt sold 12 years ago to expand Central New York's Destiny USA shopping mall were dropped to junk-level Ba2 by Moody's Investors Service.

The Long Island township has paid off most of more than $20 million of deficit bonds it sold in 2010 and 2011.

The limit on the SALT deduction caused an estimated 10.88 million individual taxpayers to lose $323.1 billion in tax deductions for the 2018 tax year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported in February.

New York and New Jersey lawmakers are looking to steer funding for a new Gateway rail tunnel by expanding the role of an agency charged with coordinating funding for the long-stalled Hudson River project.

Nick Sifuentes of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign explores ways to unravel the metro New York commuter mess. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.