City of New York, NY

In this year alone, the city awarded more than $3.7 billion to minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Rising interest rates have created a lot of early October red ink in the bond markets, says J.R. Rieger.

The municipal bond market returned from a three-day holiday weekend only to see action pick up where it left off last week — with yields heading higher.

The undertaking, for which the city has already allocated $760 million, seeks to establish flood protection 2.4 miles from Montgomery Street north to East 25th Street.

The New York City Economic Development Corp. made a $30 million seed investment in Cyber NYC.

"This is not a project we relish," city transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said while presenting options for its $3 billion-plus overhaul of part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Stringer called for a chief diversity officer in every city agency, stronger building code enforcement, and procurement time frames.

A three decade veteran of the municipal market, Marjorie Henning was most recently a director in the municipal securities division at Citigroup.

Amid hurricanes and other natural disasters and with federal funding a wild card, municipalities and states adjust.

Legacy costs are crowding out programmatic spending, according to a report by the Citizens Budget Commission's Ana Champeny and Maria Doulis.

The flattening of the U.S. Treasury yield curve can be a misleading signal of recession, New York City’s Bureau of Asset Management said.

Profits for New York City’s securities industry have climbed to the highest level since the end of the recession sparked largely by the 2008 global financial crisis, a state report said.

Falling crime rates and rising graduation rates were highlighted in the New York City Mayor’s management report for fiscal 2018.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer want to double energy efficiency investment to $4 billion over three years.

New York City Council Member Daniel Dromm, chair of the Finance Committee, talks about the recently passed budget, the Council’s priorities in the upcoming session, and the challenges and successes he has had in his life. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The New York mayor launched an initiative to update and expand the city’s long-term strategy plan.

The unrestricted cash balance was nearly unchanged from the end of fiscal 2017.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority began the first of a two-day order period geared toward retail investors.

The New York mayor says he will seek federal funding for the $2.7 billion project.

City Budget Director Melanie Hartzog discusses the $89.16 billion fiscal 2019 budget, spending priorities, reserves and the dynamic between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and the City Council. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.