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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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‘Jade’ Gunman Fired from Stolen Car Near Bronx Park

The NYPD says the lady in green in this surveillance video is wanted in connection with a shooting across from Roberto Clemente State Park. 


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 30, 2022 


BRONX - Cops are asking for the public’s help trying to catch a jade green draped gunman who opened fire from a stolen car across from Roberto Clemente State Park. 




Surveillance video shows a suspect who looks more like a mom than an armed menace- the woman is seen holding her purse with an ID card holder around her neck while ordering from a takeout joint. 




At around 5 pm on September 26, cops say a shot was fired from a stolen Nissan Sentra on the corner of Sedgwick Avenue and Cedar Avenue - across the street from Roberto Clemente State Park. 





The car fled and there were no reported injuries or reports on who the intended target is. 



The NYPD released surveillance from inside a takeout joint of the suspect ordering food. She was last seen wearing a green top, green pants, black sneakers and an ID holder around her neck. 

 

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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