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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...

Woman Groped Outside Funeral Home

Caught on Camera - Scooter Riding Sex Fiend Sought by Cops

Police are searching for this man in connection with a sex assault in front of a Bronx funeral home. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 13, 2023


BRONX - A woman walking in front of a funeral home was groped by a man riding a scooter in the Bronx, cops said. 





Police released surveillance video of man wanted for a sexual assault on a Bronx woman.


At around 4 am on July 6, a 49-year-old woman was walking down Castle Hill Avenue near St. Raymond’s Church and high school. When she reached the outside of Castle Hill Funeral Home, she was approached by a man riding a scooter down Castle Hill Avenue.





The man got off the scooter and walked up to the woman. Cops said without warning the suspect grabbed the woman’s breasts.


The suspect then got back on the scooter and took off northbound on Castle Hill Avenue.





The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack.


Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a local commercial establishment.






Cops said the suspect is a man in his early 20s with a light complexion and dark hair. He has a medium build and he is between 210 and 220 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a gold chain, brown t-shirt, black pants, and white and black flip flop sandals.


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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