City of New York, NY

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to next week’s $3.3 billion new issue slate which is dominated by GO sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.

While dodging the actual phrase, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested now is the time to seriously consider a tolling plan to fund subway and street repair in New York City.

After a week that saw few deals come to market, municipal bond traders will see the calendar perk up a bit next week as several issues of size are set to hit the screens.

New York City’s newly elected officials outlined a progressive agenda topped by vows to tackle the housing affordability crisis.

The sectors creating the most jobs have relatively low wages and the city’s poverty rate remains high, said the Citizens Budget Commission.

The embattled authority’s physical needs assessment will probably exceed $25 billion, says the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission.

Jacqueline Thompson has worked for the New York City comptroller's office since 2000.

The changing federal landscape will trigger tax and revenue revisions and New York's growth may be insufficient to weather downturns, two reports said.

Urban planners argue for the unlocking of public assets through an asset trust, an idea largely untested in the U.S.

Variables range from the effect of the federal tax bill on advance bond refundings to external support for a subway improvement plan.