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Bronx News: Who’s Banking on Big Bucks from Casinos? New York’s Transit System

  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...

Orange Haze from Canadian Wildfires Covers NYC

Smoke from wide fires in Canada come to New York City on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

June 7, 2023


NEW YORK - New Yorkers walking outside were bathed in an orange haze from the smoke of the Canadian wildfires covering the Big Apple. 



The smoke from the Canadian wildfires caused officials to issue an Air Quality Health Advisory until Thursday morning. The air problems had New Yorkers donning face masks again and parents ran to schools to pick up their children early as the sky continued to darken. 




Views of the Manhattan skyline glowing orange look like something out of a dystopian Sci Fi movie. 


-Photo by David Greene




In the Bronx, Morris Park was covered in a fog of smoke that made the afternoon commute look like nightfall. 


-Photo by David Greene




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