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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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Fatal Post July Fourth Shooting in Fordham

A woman covers her ears as gunfire rings out on a Fordham street during an early morning shootout. -Surveillance Video

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 5, 2023


BRONX - A man was gunned down on a busy Fordham street when a car rolled up on him and a gunman opened fire, cops said.



At around 2:20 am on July 5, a group of teens was walking down Morris Avenue in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. Surveillance video shows a white SUV pulls up alongside the group. A man gets out of the driver’s seat, pulls out a gun and unleashes a barrage of bullets.


 

The video shows bystanders scattering once gunfire rings out.


An 18-year-old man with the targeted group suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and a 19-year-old man was shot in the hip.




Both men were rushed to nearby Saint Barnabas Hospital. The 18 year old was pronounced dead. The 19 year old is listed in stable condition.



Police recovered a white vehicle that crashed a short distance from the shooting. The vehicle had been traveling at a high rate of speed and crashed into a median.


Published reports claim that the accident was linked to the shooting. However, police would not confirm whether the crash was linked to the Fordham shooting.


Police did say they have taken two people of interest into custody.


 

Police also did not release the name of the victim pending family notification nor would they comment on a motive for the shooting.


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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