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The City of New York Announces Details of its Upcoming Sale of $1.9 Billion of General Obligation Bonds
The City of New York (the “City”) announced the details of its upcoming sale of approximately $1.9 billion of General Obligation bonds, comprised of $1.55 billion of tax-exempt fixed rate bonds, $237 million of taxable fixed rate bonds, and $100 million of tax-exempt floating rate bonds.
Proceeds from the sale will be used to fund capital projects and refund certain outstanding bonds for savings.
Subject to market conditions, pricing for the fixed rate bonds will take place on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, via negotiated sale through an underwriting syndicate led by book-running lead manager BofA Securities, with Jefferies, Ramirez & Co., Inc., RBC Capital Markets, and Siebert Williams Shank serving as co-senior managers.
Retail investors will have priority in placing orders for the tax-exempt fixed rate bonds during a one-day retail order period on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
The Preliminary Official Statement and investor presentation relating to the fixed rate bonds are expected to be available at www.bondlink.com/nyc on or about July 25, 2025.
Concurrently with the delivery of the fixed rate bonds, the City additionally expects to issue and directly place the tax-exempt floating rate bonds with RBC Capital Markets.