Northeast

The Baltimore City Council on Monday approved a $660 million bond deal to transform the Port Covington neighborhood, making it the largest tax increment financing district in city’s history.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and elected officials from both states have agreed to a new expanded planning process for a new Manhattan bus terminal.

Pawtucket, R.I., received a two-notch upgrade to A3 from Moody’s, which cited the 71,000-population city’s “improved and stabilized financial position.”

A city agency unanimously approved the New York Yankees’ stadium bond refunding of roughly $1 billion.

The de Blasio administration released the New York City Mayor’s Management Report on Monday that detailed performance by city agencies in Fiscal Year 2016.

New York State’s smaller sports arenas could benefit most from new professional mixed martial arts bouts set to debut in the Empire State, according to a stadium financing expert.

A state appeals court ruling allowing Nassau County, N.Y.’s fiscal control board to keep a three-year wage freeze for county employees is a credit positive for the large Long Island government, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Nassau County, N.Y.’s efforts to lease out the assets of its sewer system face skepticism despite what could be a large payoff for the county.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin timed his latest dire financial picture about his city’s government with a call for a regional approach to problem solving in Connecticut’s cities.

The New York Yankees expect to price a $1.2 billion stadium bond refunding in mid-October.