Northeast

Financial analysts Wednesday warned the Delaware River Port Authority that delaying a planned July 1 toll increase could result in rating downgrades of the bi-state agency, which could then prompt a payment of about $220 million on two of the agency’s swaps.

New York’s capital projects were ­financed with debt for 56% of the costs in fiscal 2010 compared to 42% in ­fiscal 2001, according to a report released Tuesday by the state comptroller’s ­office.

The Camden County Pollution Control Financing Authority is set to pay off a $25.2 million incinerator debt to bondholders on Wednesday.

Nassau County, N.Y., plans to competitively market $125 million of general obligation bonds this week as questions linger about its finances.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is set to issue $263 million of sales-tax debt this week or next to help finance capital projects and restructure existing debt for immediate savings.

The controversy over the Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn spawned lawsuits, protests — and now a theater production.

New York City Comptroller John Liu on Wednesday urged Congress to extend the taxable Build America Bond program.

New York Gov. David Paterson will press lawmakers to act to close a $315 million current-year deficit in an extraordinary session of the Legislature scheduled for Monday.

Former political adviser Hank Morris last week pleaded guilty in a pay-to-play kickback scheme involving the New York State pension fund.

The nation's first offshore wind farm — to be located in Nantucket Sound — secured its first customer last week as National Grid will purchase 50% of the project's energy production.