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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...

Beaten with Bike Chain in Bronx Near Yankee Stadium

Attacker Also had Saw Blade Near Yankee Tavern

Cops are searching for this man in connection for an attack on a man with a bike chain. -Photo courtesty of NYPD



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

February 24, 2023 


BRONX - An attacker who beat a man with a bike chain while also showing off a saw blade is being sought by cops for the assault near Yankee Stadium.



At around 10 am on February 13, two men began arguing across the street from a group of restaurants on Gerard Avenue. During the arguement a man in a yellow reflective vest displayed a saw blade and a bike chain. 




Then the man struck the 37-year-old victim in the back with the bike chain. 




The attacker fled on foot towards Yankee Stadium.

ROBBER SHOOTS 2 MEN INSIDE CAR IN THE BRONX



 


The victim refused medical attention at the scene. 




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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