Bill de Blasio

A wave of U.S. catastrophes has northeast municipal issuers scrutinizing resiliency options and how to fund them.

Mayor Bill de Blasio envisions a tobacco-type groundswell in the fight against fossil-fuel companies while skeptics differ.

New York City would be the first major U.S. public pension to divest from fossil fuel businesses.

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.

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.

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

The authority, which runs New York City's subways and buses, faces uncertainty about external funding and its bonding options.

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

Regional Plan Association's far-reaching ideas for New York-area transit overhaul struck some nerves, and president Tom Wright welcomes the debate.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio named Dean Fuleihan first deputy mayor and Melanie Hartzog as budget chief.

The Citizens Budget Commission says deficits could compromise Chairman Joseph Lhota's subway improvement plan.

New York's mayor says realized money will more than offset increased spending for fiscal 2018 and 2019.

Rising debt, legacy costs and challenges from Washington all pose challenges for the New York mayor after winning re-election.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's advisors worry about the effect of eliminating advance refundings and private activity bonds.

Amid East Coast transit systems' overcrowding and strained capital budgets, advocates tout ferries as low-cost alternatives.

The $145 million initiative is intended to fortify the Rockaway Peninsula.

The mayor cited high reserves and bond ratings while challengers Nicole Malliotakis and Bo Dietl called his spending reckless.

The program to purchase and support affordable mortgages for New Yorkers will include an RBC unit and provisions for military veterans.

Mitchell Katz will continue the reorganization plan for the beleaguered city unit, said the mayor.