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Bronx News: Who’s Banking on Big Bucks from Casinos? New York’s Transit System

  The MTA is projecting billions in revenue from proposed NYC-based gaming halls, which are poised to win up to three licenses later this year. This article originally appeared in The City. By Jose Martinez and Lauren Hartley Bronx Voice October 23, 2025 BRONX NEWS - New York’s mass-transit system is banking on billions of dollars from the state’s bet to bring full-scale casinos to the city. With three gaming-palace proposals still on the table — two in Queens and one in The Bronx — the MTA is counting on close to $2 billion through 2029 just from casino-licensing fees earmarked for the transportation authority’s annual operating budget. Billions more could come from tax revenue, depending on how licenses are awarded.  “More service, better service, no layoffs,” Janno Lieber , MTA chairperson and chief executive, said Oct. 10 in response to a question from THE CITY about the potential impact of casinos on the transit system. “That’s what we accomplished thank...
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2 Arrested in Fatal Stabbing in Pelham Bay

Cops Arrest 2 Teens in for Stabbing at MTA Bus Stop at Pelham Bay Station

The NYPD had released the photos of four suspects in the brutal fatal stabbing of Prince McMichael at the Pelham Bay train station. Two of the suspects have been arrested but it is unclear at this time which photos are of the captured suspects and the ones still at large.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 23, 2022


BRONX - Two down and two to go in the fatal stabbing of a Co-op City man at Pelham Bay Station. The NYPD announced the arrests of two teens for the murder and say the case is still ongoing.  


Cops arrested Angel Rivera, 19, and another unidentified 16-year-old male in the brutal stabbing across from Pelham Bay Park. Rivera was charged with murder, manslaughter, three counts of assault and two counts of gang assault. The unidentified minor was charged with manslaughter and two counts of gang assault. 


Cops say the investigation remains active and ongoing. Investigators would not comment further but the NYPD had released the photos of four young men in connection with the murder. 


Last week, police released the photos of four teens wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Prince McMichael from Co-op City who was repeatedly stabbed outside a building at of Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue. 


 


The NYPD had released the photos of four suspects in the brutal fatal stabbing of Prince McMichael at the Pelham Bay train station. Two of the suspects have been arrested but it is unclear at this time which photos are of the captured suspects and the ones still at large.



Cops say the victim had gotten into an arguement with the suspects in front of the building at the Pelham Bay station. The group then repeatedly stabbed him. McMichael was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the four suspects taken from inside an MTA bus. It is unclear if the photos were taken before or after the fatal stabbing. 


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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