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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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Creepy Teacher Busted for Touching Teen in the Bronx


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 3, 2022


BRONX - A teacher at a Bronx junior high school was busted by cops for allegedly touching, ogling at and making inappropriate remarks to a 13-year-old female student.


Police arrested 38-year-old Paul Anthony Tyrell for allegedly touching and sexually harassing a 13-year-old student at J.H.S. 123 in Soundview.


Tyrell is accused of lifting up the girl’s sweater and staring at her. In another incident the teacher allegedly grabbed the teen’s buttocks.




In yet another incident Tyrell is accused of telling the student in Spanish, “you have a big ass.”





Investigators said the incidents took place between the beginning of October until last week.





Tyrell was charged with forcible touching, sexual abuse and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.


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