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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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MTA Worker Assaulted on Bus in Bronx


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

May 23, 2023


BRONX - Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to catch a man who assaulted a female MTA worker on a Bronx bus.




At around 3:30 pm on May 8, a man got into an argument with an on duty MTA employee on a BX12 bus. In the vicinity of Williamsbridge Road and Pelham Parkway the dispute turned violent.




Cops say the man pushed the female worker into the fare box and front partition of the bus.



The suspect fled the bus and ran down Esplanade Avenue.  




The driver was taken by EMS to a local hospital where she was treated for pain about the body.


Police released video of the suspect taken from inside the bus.


The suspect is described as   a man with a light complexion and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, red shorts and a baseball 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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