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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...

Teens Shot in Front of Police Athletic League Center

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 20, 2023


BRONX - One teen is fighting for his life and another is recovering after being shot outside a Police Athletic League Center in the Bronx. 


Cops say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head during an evening shooting in front of the PAL center in Longwood. A 16-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg during the same shooting. 


At around 8:50 pm on January 19, the teens were part of a group of kids leaving the PAL center when shots rang out. Both victims were taken to Lincoln Hospital. The 15-year-old is in critical condition. 


Conflicting reports make the details of the shooting unclear. One report claims another group was outside the center and at least one member of this group opened fire. Cops are investigating the possibility that members of the two groups had gotten into a dispute hours earlier. 



Another claims a masked man stepped through the crowd of people leaving the center and opened fire. 


The case in under investigation. 


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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