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4 NYC Casino Plans Made It to the Final Round. What Happens Now?

  Committees gauged local support to determine whether or not projects should advance for further approval. Now, the final decision is in the hands of the Gaming Facility Location Board.  This article originally appeared in The City. By Lauren Hartley and Katie Honan  Bronx Voice  October 14, 2025   Follow @x NEW YORK - The casino proposal process started with eight players, with four surviving a first round of elimination to compete for up to three downstate casino licenses. Applicants will now be evaluated by the Gaming Facility Location Board and up to three licenses are expected to be awarded by the end of the year. The jackpot has been years in the making for multiple development teams hoping to hit it big with the state. While full-fledged casino...

‘Surgeon’ Slasher Gashes Teen in Bronx Bodega

Teen Cut Up with Scalpel
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a teen with a scalpel. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 26, 2024


BRONX - A would-be psycho surgeon slashed a teen during an arguement inside a Bronx bodega, cops said. 




At around 4 pm on October 22, a 13-year-old boy was inside a bodega at 837 Home Street in Longwood. Cops said an older male wearing a back pack walked up to the teen and began arguing. 


Suddenly the older boy pulled out a scalpel and slashed the teen across the right hand and left arm. The attacker then ran out of the store. 





The victim was treated at the scene by EMS. 


The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the bodega. 


Elderly Woman Beaten Bad Outside Smoke Shop Near Seaport


Woman Slams Senior to Sidewalk in Unprovoked Attack


MANHATTAN- An elderly woman was viciously beaten on the street near the Southstreet Seaport in Lower Manhattan, in what cops are describing as a random attack. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and short dreadlocks. He is 5 foot 8 and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and black pants.





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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