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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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Cop Car Crash Hits 8 Pedestrians

NYPD Patrol Car Mounts Sidewalk, Hits Civilians in Wild Crash

Police investigating a multi-person accident in which a police car mounted the curb and struck 8 pedestrians. -Citizens App


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 6, 2022


BRONX - A child and grandmother were among the eight people struck when a marked police car lost control and hopped the curb while responding to a 911 call.  



Cops say the case is under investigation but believe the squad car was cut off or was struck by another vehicle, which led to crash. 


Two officers were also injured in the crash. 


At around 3:15 pm, a marked police SUV was responding a 911 call of a grand larceny in progress. At some point the driver lost control and the SUV mounted the curb at Hoe and Westchester Avenues. The truck 

struck eight pedestrians before hitting a pole. Reports say a child and her grandmother were struck. 


Their condition and the condition of the other six pedestrians is unknown at this time. 


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