A potential New York state constitutional convention could set the stage for debates about municipal bonding authority.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest executive budget projects gaps between revenue and spending that are larger than any since he took office, giving city budget watchdogs cause for concern.

Bill de Blasio may be the luckiest mayor in recent decades, at least when it comes to the budget. He has also placed a big gamble that New York’s financial future will resemble its very good recent past.

The Citizens Budget Commission’s Maria Doulis noted in her response to de Blasio’s position that if the MTA funded the program, it would not be paid for by the broad base of all New York City residents, but by a financial transfer from other riders.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget proposal drew criticism Thursday from the New York City Council and a budget watchdog for doing too little to gird against possible funding cuts under the Trump administration.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $85 billion budget has something for everyone: day care, public-housing repairs, Staten Island ferry terminal improvements, legal funding for the poor—even a partial hiring freeze. But budget hawks were not impressed.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is rolling out his executive budget, an $84.86 billion proposal that comes at a time when city officials are bracing for potential cuts from the Trump

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a budget plan that includes new spending on preschool and to combat homelessness, and with few precautions against proposed cuts under President Trump.

Mayor de Blasio’s $85 billion plan for the coming fiscal year does little to guard against the “risks and uncertainties” he acknowledges — namely, slower revenue growth and the chance of less federal aid.

De Blasio, a Democrat, projected confidence Wednesday that the city could handle any fiscal challenges from President Donald Trump and Congress, in part because they have so far failed to deliver on several key

A coalition called Tax Equity Now NY, which includes the NAACP, the Black Institute, several landlords and homeowners, has teamed up with lawyers from the firm Latham & Watkins, including former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann, to file a class-action suit this week charging that the DNA of the city’s property tax system is racially biased and favors the affluent over the working- and middle-class.

According to analysis by the Citizens Budget Commission, this year’s state aid for schools gives too much to districts that have less need for the money while shortchanging high-needs districts.