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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...

Creep Tries to Lure Teen in Box Truck in Bronx

Cops are looking for a man who tried to lure a teenage girl into his box truck in Throggs Neck.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 10, 2023


BRONX - Cops are looking for a creep who tried to lure a teenage girl into his box truck near two daycare centers in Throggs Neck. Police released surveillance video of the suspected truck.




At around 5:45 pm on February 1, a 14-year-old girl was walking in the vicinity of Lawton Ave and Milton Place when a large white box truck pulled up. A man got out and approached the girl. According to police the man began making comments and gestures at the girl and attempted to lure her into his truck. 


The teen ran away and the truck drove off. 


After police were notified, officers pulled video from a house on the block which captured an image of the truck but not the driver who is suspected of trying to lure the girl. 





The box truck is white with unknown lettering on the driver’s side door.

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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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