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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...

Baby Faced Thieves Rob Store at Knife Point

Robbers Threaten with Knife for $50 in Merchandise

Cops are looking for a trio of baby faced thieves who threatened a store clerk with a knife. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 6, 2023


BRONX - A trio of baby faced thieves threatened a store employee with a knife to steal $50 worth of merchandise in the Bronx.




At around 5 pm on February 27, three young males walked into a store at 108 East 167 Street in Highbridge. One of the baby faced crew pulled a knife on a 47-year-old store employee.




The crew then began to remove earrings, sunglasses and various other merchandise from the store. 




Cops say the stolen merchandise is valued at $50.


The trio ran out of the store and off in an unknown direction.




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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