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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2024 Results

Scores and data analysis are available for counties, cities, towns and villages for local fiscal years ending in 2024. 

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Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.7 Percent in the First Half of 2025

Sales tax collections for local governments and other local taxing entities in New York State totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, up 3.7 percent ($423 million) over the same period last year. Over the past few years, since the end of the dramatic pandemic-related swings in collections from 2020 to 2022, first-half sales taxes are showing similar patterns of growth as in the years following the recession-related dip in 2009. All of the state’s 10 regions saw year-over-year growth in first-half collections. New York City’s collections grew by 4.7 percent, while collections in the counties and cities in the rest of the state experienced 2.8 percent aggregate growth. | Regional Table [.xlsx]

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Performance of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State – 2025 Annual Report

This report summarizes project and financial data submitted by industrial development agencies (IDAs) for fiscal year 2023 – the most recent data available – through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System. It also contains a brief discussion of local development corporations, a related type of local authority. For regional and individual IDA summary-level data, see our Interactive Map. For more detailed IDA data, see IDA 2023 | LDC 2023.

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Economic and Fiscal Profile: City of Kingston, New York

The City of Kingston is a destination for culture, arts and history located along the Hudson River in eastern Ulster County in the Mid-Hudson Region. Kingston is doing well by many fiscal measures. However, housing affordability has been a pressure point for city leaders, who have used multiple strategies including zoning reform, rent stabilization and property tax exemptions to address this challenge. Recently, the city has experienced budgetary pressures, as it has ramped up its debt issuance to make long-term investments in infrastructure and institutions. Prudent management of Kingston’s budget, as well as a continued focus on long-term planning, should ensure sustainable economic growth continues well into the city’s future.

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New Official Quick Start Guide

The Comptroller's Division of Local Government and School Accountability provides essential support to these officials to keep operations and services running smoothly for New Yorkers. If you’re a new local government official, complete the five tasks in this guide to get started in your new role.

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