Skip to main content

Featured

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...

Scooter Shooter Wounds Kids in Bronx Park

VIDEO - Cops Release Video of Men on Scooter Suspected of Shooting Up a Park

Police are searching for two men in connection with a shooting inside a Bronx park. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 12, 2023


BRONX - Two young boys are among the four people hit by bullets when a scooter riding gunman opened fire inside a crowded Bronx park. 


 

Police released surveillance video of the suspects riding on a scooter who they say shot four people including a 3 year old and a 6 year old.





At around 6 pm on July 11, two men on a motorized scooter rode up to Saint James Park in the vicinity of East 193 Street and Morris Avenue, near the Kingsbridge Armory. 


The park was filled with scores of people enjoying the summer.


The rider on the back dismounted the scooter and then opened fire, cops said.





The gunman fired numerous rounds into the crowd striking a 6-year-old boy in the calf and grazing a 3-year-old boy in the calf. A 25-year-old man was shot in the lower back and a 23-year-old was shot in the left leg.


Police are not sure at this time who was the intended target.


All the victims were rushed to Saint Barnabas Hospital and are recovering.


The video shows two men dressed in black hoodies, black clothing and face masks.


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.

Comments

Popular Posts