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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...

Attackers Beat Man with a Scooter

Metal Scooter Used to Beat Man

The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection to a beating with a metal scooter. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection to a beating with a metal scooter. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

January 25, 2024


BRONX - Police are looking for a pair of attackers who beat a Bronx man with a metal scooter.




At around 2:15 pm on January 24, a 23-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of East 168th Street and Ogden Avenue. Cops said two men ran up to him and pounced.


The attackers punched and kicked the man and then started wailing on him with a metal scooter, cops said.


Both attackers fled on foot in an unknown direction.


Low Profile? Smoke Shop Thieves Use Luxury SUV as Getaway Car

The NYPD is searching for this BMW in connection with the burglary of a smoke shop in Queens. -Photo by NYPD


QUEENS - A pair of smoke shop thieves may have thought they would attract little attention with their clothing but then drove a pretty conspicuous getaway car - an $80,000 plus luxury SUV, the NYPD said.

 


The victim was treated for his injuries at the scene.


Police did not reveal a motive for the beating.


Both suspects are males with medium complexions and medium builds. Both men wore black bubble jackets.



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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