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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...
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Woman Stabbed to Death in Bronx

Video Released to Try to Find Stabbing Suspect 


Police are searching for this man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 10, 2023


BRONX - Police released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the brutal stabbing death of a woman in the Bronx.





Investigators are asking for the public’s help in trying to track down the suspect who was seen on surveillance video inside a grocery store apparently arguing with a person in the Olinville section of the Bronx.




At around 9:30 on July 7, police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress in the vicinity of White Plains Road and East 220 Street. Cops arrived on the scene to find a 39-year-old unconscious on the sidewalk.


EMS rushed the woman to NYC Health and Hospitals/ Jacobi where she was pronounced dead.




Police have not released the name of the woman pending notification of victim’s family.


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing an orange shirt with green stripes and a red collar. The shirt had  the word “Guess” written across the chest. He also wore a dark blue baseball cap, dark pants and white sneakers.




Police also released a video taken from the street. In the video the suspect is seen walking away from the camera wearing the orange shirt. He is then seen walking back now wearing a dark t shirt.


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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