New Debt Issuance Records for New York Local Authorities

Eight fiscal years of new debt issuance data reported by local public authorities in New York. The dataset includes details on bond terms, interest costs, issuance amounts, and project names, as required by Section 2800 of Public Authorities Law. It is provided by data.ny.gov and covers fiscal years ending in the most recently completed calendar year.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in True Interest Cost and Term Years across different Fiscal Year End Dates.
• Compare Total Amount and New Amount of debt issued by different Authority Names.
• Model the relationship between Cost Of Issuance and other features like Issue Process or Type Of Debt.
• Examine the distribution of Refunding Amount versus new debt issuance (New Amount) over time.
• Categorize debt issuances by Program or Project Name to understand funding priorities.

Strengths

• Covers 8 consecutive fiscal years of debt issuance data.
• Includes 15 distinct columns detailing financial and administrative aspects of each issuance.

Limitations

• The total number of rows (issuances) is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data quality and format validation difficult.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov, based on reports submitted to the New York Authorities Budget Office.

Collection Method

Collected from annual reports submitted by Local Authorities as mandated by Public Authorities Law.

Time Range

Eight fiscal years, ending in the most recently completed calendar year.

Freshness

Updated as of December 2025, covering the most recently completed calendar year.

Geography

Local public authorities within New York State, USA.