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  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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New Photo in Scooter Shooter, Slasher in Bronx

Police are looking for this man in connection with a shooting, slashing from a scooter in the Bronx.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 11, 2022 


BRONX - Police released a photo of a second suspect in the brutal scooter shooting/slashing in the Bronx in which a moped crew shot a man and slashed his face.




At around 7:30 am on September 28, a 43-year-old man was walking in the vicinity Tiebout Avenue and East 182nd Street when two men on a scooter rode up next to him. One of the riders pulled out a gun and shot the man in the back. 






The gunman then dismounted the scooter pulled out a sharp object and slashed the victim about the face. 



The attacker then hopped back on the scooter and drove off. 


The attacker then hopped back on the scooter and drove off. 



The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. 



The shooting/slashing took place around the corner from the 46th Precinct.  


No word yet on a possible motive for the vicious attack.



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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