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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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Man Gunned Down in Van Nest

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 27, 2022


BRONX - Cops are searching for the shooter who gunned down a man in Van Nest last night. 


At around 9 pm on December 26, officers from the 49th Precinct discovered a 29-year-old man found on the corner of Van Nest Avenue and Melville Street. The victim had been shot in the chest. 




EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. 




No arrests have been made and the only description of the shooter is that he was wearing a red bandana at the time. 




Little has been given in terms of motive for the murder. However, the NY Post reports the victim, whose name has not been revealed, was shot during a drug-related shooting in 2019.


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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Location: Van Nest Ave & Melville St, The Bronx, NY 10460, USA

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