Andrew Cuomo

Howard Cure of Evercore and Maria Doulis, formerly of the Citizens Budget Commission, explore New York City's fiscal variables amid the pandemic. Paul Burton hosts. (30 minutes). Recorded Jan. 26.

Officials see the Moynihan Train Hall and other works in progress as springboards for the city's revival from the coronavirus pandemic.

Rising state-supported debt and sidestepping best practices alarm the comptroller.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislature may agree on the concept of online sports betting, but a fight lurks over the winners and losers of implementation.

Skeptics ask whether New York's governor is overplaying the Washington hand and how the state can improve its own lot.

The New York mayor rolled out his $92.3 billion preliminary spending plan with warnings about federal and state variables, more pronounced amid the COVID-19 crisis.

In their state of the state addresses, the two governors discussed bringing in more revenues.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding off on addressing a widening revenue gap until after the election, hoping a Democratic win will mean more stimulus, a move analysts criticized.

Slow utility responses triggered legal action and calls for changes ranging from carrot-and-stick contracting agreements to a municipal takeover of Con Edison.

The move will enhance economic recovery from the coronavirus, the rating agency said.

With prospects of federal aid waning, an $8 billion revenue gap will leave the the state government and Gov. Andrew Cuomo few attractive options.

Chairman Patrick Foye said the designation will better position the authority to cope with the revenue loss from the coronavirus pandemic.

State leaders are reluctant to grant New York City more bond capability, and other city leaders want Bill de Blasio to further reduce his proposed spending plan.

With the latest federal rescue package stalled, New York's mayor has asked state lawmakers to authorize an additional $7 billion in bonding.

New York’s new state budget provides flexibility to deal with near-term revenue hits from COVID-19, but it has little bandwidth to withstand a deep recession.

Lawmakers approved a 2021 fiscal plan with mechanisms for spending reductions throughout the year because of economic headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Negative outlooks trigger questions about other reeling areas in the capital markets crosshairs.

The rating agency, citing severe ridership drops from COVID-19, dropped its rating to A-minus from A. It assigns a negative outlook.

The Medicaid Redesign Team would pare spending on state hospitals by nearly $400 million and projects $1.6 billion in savings overall.

How severe a financial hit New York City will take during the COVID-19 pandemic is as much of an unknown as the degree of virus spread.