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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...

Last Stop - Man Gunned Down Outside Bar

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By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 23, 2022 


BRONX - A Wakefield man was killed outside the ironically named Last Stop Bar & Grill during a bar fight that turned deadly. 


At around midnight on December 22, Jeffrey Pierre, 42, had gotten into an arguement with another man outside Last Stop Bar & Grill on White Plains Road underneath the elevated subway line. Cops say another man, who was not involved in the arguement, suddenly unleashed a barage of bullets. 


Pierre suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. He was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. 


It is unknown what the arguement was about or why the gunman opened fire since he was not involved in the dispute. 


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential.

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