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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...

Churches Shooting Caught on Video

Shooting Across from 2 Churches Caught in the Bronx



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 6, 2023


BRONX - Police released dramatic surveillance video of the moment a gunman opened fire across the street from two churches in the Bronx. 



At around 10:40 pm on January 30, a 36-year-old man was in front of a grocery store at 1546 East 233rd Street. A man dressed in a white hoodie asked him to come over to him. He then pulled out a handgun and opened fire multiple times. 


The victim was struck in both legs. 


The gunman hopped into a black Chevy sedan and took off eastbound down East 233rd Street. 




The victim was transported to Jacobi Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition. 



The shooting took place on the corner of East 233rd Street across from Olivet Gospel Church and Nativity of Our Blessed Lady Church.





The gunman is described as a man with a dark complexion and medium build. He has a black beard and mustache. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a white and black hooded sweatshirt and a black hooded winter jacket, white pants and black and white sneakers. 



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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