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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...

Home Invaders Rob Bronx Woman at Knifepoint

Police are looking for these two suspects in connection with a home invasion in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 16, 2023


BRONX - A pair of home invaders, one of whom was armed with a knife, robbed a woman in the Bronx. A man and a woman pushed their way into a woman’s apartment to steal cash and other items from her purse.



 

Cops released surveillance video which shows the suspects walking away from the apartment after the robbery. The video shows the male suspect walking with a cane.




At around 6:45 am on March 13, a 32-year-old woman was in her apartment inside a building at East 182 Street and Grand Concourse in Fordham Heights. Cops say a man and a woman pushed their way inside the woman’s apartment with the male displaying a knife. 




The female accomplice removed $300 in cash from the victim as well as a debit card and other identification documents from the woman’s purse. 


The pair then walked out of the apartment without incident. However, not before their images were captured on a security camera in the hallway of the building. 




The male suspect has a dark complexion and was last seen wearing a dark winter coat and a gray hoodie as well as a knitted hat. The woman has a light complexion and was last seen wearing orange pants and a black winter coat. 


The victim did not sustain any injuries.  


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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