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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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Woman Busted in Fatal Bronx Bus Stabbing, Attacker Still at Large

Bar Fight Led to Fatal Stabbing on Bus?

Lamont Barkley, 55, was fatally stabbed inside an MTA in the Bronx over the weekend. Cops believe the stabbing stemmed from a previous arguement in a bar.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 11, 2022 


BRONX - Police did not have to look far when investigating the fatal stabbing on a Bronx bus. Cops arrested the woman, they say, started the arguement that led to the murder on the bus in the same hospital as where the victim was taken- Lincoln Hospital. 




Cops arrested 42-year-old Ebony Jackson and charged her with murder and manslaughter. Officers found Jackson being treated at Lincoln Hospital, the same hospital the victim was taken to. 


The NYPD says the man who committed the stabbing is still being sought. 


The mayhem took place on an MTA bus at the intersection of East 149th Street and Gerard Avenue, near Hostos College. 


Cops say at around 8:30 on October 10, Lamont Barkley, 55, had gotten into an arguement with Jackson. As the dispute got heated a man came up to Barkley and repeatedly stabbed him in the stomach. The stabber and Jackson fled the bus. 

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Barkley was rushed to Lincoln Hospital which is around the corner from the attack. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. 




A short time later, cops found Jackson at the same hospital. Jackson was being treated for undisclosed injuries at Lincoln when police realized she was being sought in connection with the murder. 




Investigators believe the murder was touched off by an argument at a local bar. Barkley and Jackson had gotten into an argument in Glen Roy's bar, down the block from the crime scene. Police say Barkley left and Jackson called her boyfriend. The couple then confronted Barkley on the bus which ended in the fatal stabbing. 




Cops are still searching for the boyfriend.


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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