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Municipal bonds were weaker, traders said, as they look to the $7.42 billion new issue slate, headed by deals from New York City and Maryland.

Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Monday and looking ahead to the week’s $7.42 billion new issue slate, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.

Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to climb to a more normal level of almost $7.5 billion.

Since the Great Recession, the tech sector in New York has added over 57,000 jobs.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which is estimated to total $7.42 billion.

The Democratic mayoral candidates debated the city's resilience level as more hurricane activity looms.

Challenger Nicole Malliotakis called the post-Sandy program “one of the monumental failures” of Bill de Blasio's administration

Joseph Lhota repeated his call for New York City to contribute to the triage plan.

Adequate funding for transit is a heightened focus, says Nick Sifuentes, the new chief of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

Maria Doulis of the Citizens Budget Commission and Howard Cure of Evercore Wealth Management discuss New York City's finances, transportation issues and its relationship with NY State. Hosted by Paul Burton.