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Presents the absence of patterns indicating the demand for municipal bond issued from New York City according to the opinion of financial consultants. Tepidity of market response according to Dennis Beezley, municipal trader from Glen Rauch Securities; Investors' confidence for New York City's financial future according to Don Weidenfield from J.W. Charles Securities.

Reports on the proposal of the New York City to sell multi-million dollar long-term revenue bonds and commercial paper to help finance the redevelopment of a largely industrial neighborhood on Manhattan's far West Side. Selection of senior managers for the program; Establishment of the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp.; Statement of Mark Page, director of the city's Office of Management and Budget.

Reports that New York City has obtained a global debt facility in connection with its general obligation bond sale. Issuance of bonds denominated in either dollars or foreign currencies in other counties; Background information on the city's global borrowings; Comments financing policy director Alan Anders on the bond sale. INSET: New York City's global borrowings..

Reports the financial crisis after the terrorist attacks in New York, New York in September 2001. Plan of issuers to sell long-term bonds and bank notes; Optimism of investors on the city's finances; Benefit of the lack of paper money over the past several months on the city's financial strength.

Reports the financial management of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City. Debt of the MTA; Amount of the New York paper bond sale; Statement of MTA finance director Kim Paparello concerning the selling of the transportation bonds.

Reports on the trading of long-term bonds by the New York City government. Development of the industrial West Side of Manhattan; Expansion of the midtown business district; Facilitation of credit enhancement for the proposed commercial paper program.

Reports on the debate over the tax status of New York City Industrial Development Agency's Series 1995 bonds. Likelihood that the bonds would be redeemed in full if the Internal Revenue Service determines the bonds are not tax-exempt; Mandatory taxability redemption feature in the deal.

Reports on an audit conducted by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on the issue of solid-waste bonds by New York City Industrial Development Agency for a recycling facility. Details of the bonds issue; Reasons for conducting the audit.

Reports the appointment of Amy Resnick as editor-in-chief of The Bond Buyer newspaper in New York, New York. Accomplishments of Resnick as managing editor; Reasons for appointing Resnick; Job experiences of Resnick prior to joining The Bond Buyer.

Reports on New York City's sale of revenue anticipation notes. Uncertainty in the note market due to fears from the Year 2000 computer problem; Expectations on the transformation of New York Rans into weekly floaters.

Looks at the performance of municipal bonds in New York City and State as of July 21, 1998. Portfolio managers' holding on to yield-producing paper; Approach by USAA Investment Management; Large number of advance refundings that have resulted from New York City and New York State's solid economic condition; Fund performance by sector.

Reports that Moody's Investors Service Inc. has lowered the credit rating of Endicott, New York to Baa3, affecting more than ten million dollars in debt. Plan of the Endicott to sell deficit bonds; Reasons cited by Moody's for downgrading Endicott's bonds; Permission granted by Governor George Pataki for the village to sell deficit bonds.

Reports on the concerns of New York City Comptroller William Thompson about the public financing proposals for the redevelopment of Manhattan's far West Side. Details about the multi-faceted financing plans for the redevelopment project; Amount of investment in the project; Opinion of Thompson on the redevelopment project.

Reports on the bond offering of New York City Transitional Finance Authority. Structure of the bonds; Price of the bonds; Uses of the proceeds from the bond offering.

Reports on the plan of the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority (MWFA) to sell multi-million dollars of revenue bonds in new-money and refunding bonds. Terms of the proposed plan; Role of UBS Financial Services Inc. in the deal; Effort of MWFA to convert outstanding commercial paper used to finance the water and sewer system of the city to long-term.

Reports the sale of the refunding bonds of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority in New York City. Value of the bonds; Deal price of the bonds; Expansion of the general obligation bonds.

Reports the impact of general obligation offerings on the tobacco bond market in New York City. Amount of tax-secured revenue refunding; Description of current reinvestment season; Combination of equity volatility and the rush of refunding.

Reports the domination of New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the state service contract revenue offering. Maturation of the bonds; Amount of the revenue offering; Citation of MTA's other credits.

Reports the transportation revenue offering of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York. Plan of institutional pricing; Growth of the retail demand; Assessment of the preliminary price.

Reports on the expected sales of municipal bonds in New York City. Approval of the refinancing plan of the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Amount of bonds to be issued by the Empire State Development Corp.

Focuses on the issuance of various bonds following the lowering in the interest rates in 2001. Introduction of general-purpose revenue offerings from Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority in New York; Offer of general obligation bonds by Connecticut; Managers for the deals; Other issues to be offered in various states of the U.S.

Focuses on the first bond deals by New York City following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Opinion of financial experts on the deals; Multi-million dollar revenue bond issues of New York Power Authority; Winner of the 1.5 billion dollar New York City revenue note offering.

Reports the issuance of recovery notes by the Transitional Finance Authority (TFA) in New York, New York after the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Optimism of market players on the reaction of investors; Price of the preliminary scale for retail bonds; Implication of the final price of the TFA for short-term paper.

Reports that the New York City Industrial Development Agency bond offering to finance construction of two cargo facilities at John F. Kennedy International Airport has been postponed due to concerns over leases with the city. Details of the deal originally expected to sell on May 30, 2001; Airis JFK's efforts to secure an agreement with the city to lease the facility past 2015.

Reports on a possible 500 million dollar bond offer from the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority as of April 2001. Details of the deal; Uses to which revenue generated from the bond sale will be put.

Reports on money market funds in New York City, New York. Resurgence in the issuance of synthetic variable-rate demand notes; Supply-starved municipal money funds market; Yield curve; Tight spreads for credit; Synthetic weekly and daily derivatives products.

Reports the marketing of tax fund bonds by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. Coordination between the city and state issuers; Approval on the financing of debt; Increase demand in the bond market.

Reports the bond marketing of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in the U.S. Complaints of the institutional buyers on the limit of share of underwriting fees; Statement of MTA officials on the takedown distribution requirements of the bonds; Structure of the brokerage deal of the underwriters.

Reports the debt refinancing of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. Value of debt; Features of the offering; Consolidation of the credit of MTA.

Reports the financial crises following the terrorist attack in New York, New York. Preparation of the city to reassure bondholders of financial soundness; Support of the federal government to the city; Impact of the destruction of World Trade Center on the financial stability of the place.

Reports the partnership of The Bond Market Association and Verizon to determine problems of broker-dealer firms in New York, New York. Determination of telecommunication problems of firms; Effect of power outages on bond markets; Postponement of the municipal securities compliance seminar.

Focuses on New York City's plan to sell a multifaceted general obligation deal starting in September 2001. Value of bonds that will be sold in competitive and negotiated deals; Stake of the city in getting the best possible rate.

Reports on the postponement of a 600 million dollar general obligation bond sale in New York City. Delay of offerings by political events in New York; Benefits from the delays in bond issuance.

Reports on the plan of New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital to enter the municipal market in spring 2001. Hospital's issuance of $147 million in debt through the New York State Dormitory Authority; Expected amount to be issued by the hospital in health care debt for the year 2001.

Reports on the New York City Trust for Cultural Resources' pricing in triple-A insured revenue bonds with a 30-year bullet maturity. Loaning of proceeds to the Wildlife Conservation Society; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers as managers on the sale.

Reports on the business operations of XL Capital Assurance (XLCA) Inc. in New York City. Hiring of several members for its expansion; Influence of investors' demand for greater liquidity on the rush expansion of the company; Financial performance of XLCA for the first three quarters.

Reports on the rescheduling of a 650 million dollar general obligation bond sale by New York City officials as of February 2003. Scheduled date for the sale; Date to which the sale was postponed; Reasons for the rescheduling.

Reports the move of the city officials to speed up the Transitional Finance Authority refunding in New York City. Level of the interest rate; Total amount of the sale; Benefit of the city from the sale.

Reports that a pair of New York City issuers plan to hit the U.S. market by bringing some deals as of February 5, 2002. Deal signed by New York City's Transistional Finance Authority (TFA); Long-term special tax revenue bonds issued by TFA; Revenue bonds issued by New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority in future.

Reports that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning a billion dollar football stadium in Manhattan, New York. Efforts of Bloomberg to bring the Olympics to New York; Use of the proposed stadium by New York's football team.

Reports on the intentions of New York Stock Exchange chairman Richard Grasso to build an exchange headquarters in lower Manhattan.

Reports on the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority's water and sewer revenue bond offering. Rating of the bonds; Structure of the bonds; Uses of the proceeds from the bond offering.

Reports on the plan of New York City for 600 million dollar general obligation deal. Demand for tax-free bonds; Preference of retail and trust departments for bonds.

Highlights the plan of the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority to sell $400 million of bonds on May 23, 2000.

Presents opinions of chief financial officers of various hospitals in New York state on the budget passed by the state Legislature over the governor's veto. Impact of the cuts in medicaid proposed by the governor; After-effects of the Balanced Budget Acts on the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City; Need to focus on cost issues.

Reports on the focus on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1998. Lowering of the overall cost of capital.

Discusses the market outlook for two upgraded New York City issuers preparing to sell bonds in May 1999. Metropolitan Transportation Authority's dedicated gas tax bonds; Thruway Authority's highway and bridge debt.

Reports on investors' increased interest on New York City's unenhanced revenue anticipation notes (Rans). Influence of the city's strong financial performance; Improvement of liquidity in the New York market.

Reports on the denial of an appeals court in New York City for Robert Schulz's motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the New York City Transitional Finance Authority from pricing its inaugural bond issue on October 1, 1997. Basis of the court's decision; Comments from Schulz.

Reports that a New York appellate panel will decide two days before the scheduled sale date whether to allow the New York City Transitional Finance Authority (TFA) to proceed with its inaugural bond issue on October 1, 1997. Judge Thomas Mercure's signing of a show-cause order on September 22, 1997; Plaintiff Robert Schulz's request for a temporary restraining order against the TFA.