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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...
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Crook Stole Donation Box from Mosque

Cops are searching for this man, they say, took a donation box from a mosque. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 29, 2023


BRONX - Cops are looking for the cold-hearted crook who stole the donation box from a Bronx mosque. The theft was captured on surveillance video. 


At around 10:20 pm on March 26, a man entered the Bronx Muslim Center around the corner from Monroe College in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. Surveillance video shows the man stroll into the mosque, walk over to the donation box, that was sitting on a chair, and remove it. 


The suspect was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, scarf and knitted cap. 





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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