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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...

8 Men Raid Bronx Grandma’s Apartment Near Yankee Stadium



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 24, 2022


BRONX - A Bronx grandma was shocked when her apartment door was busted open and eight men poured through looking to rob her.



At around 3 pm on September 16, a 74-year-old woman was sitting in her apartment in a building in the vicinity of Trinity Avenue and 161st Street down the road from Yankee Stadium.



Suddenly her apartment door was kicked in and eight men entered her apartment. No items were taken and no injuries were reported.


Police would not comment whether the robbers had broken into the wrong apartment.



Police released surveillance video of the eight men entering the building.


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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