Jose Martinez
@jmartineznyc.bsky.social
Reporting on transportation at THE CITY (@thecity.nyc) • Previously at NY1, The New York Post, New York Daily News, The Journal News
Message or email me: JMartinez(at)thecity.nyc
Message or email me: JMartinez(at)thecity.nyc
“Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.”
@reuvenblau.bsky.social is a BIG on the NYC jails beat. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
@reuvenblau.bsky.social is a BIG on the NYC jails beat. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.”
@reuvenblau.bsky.social is a BIG on the NYC jails beat. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
@reuvenblau.bsky.social is a BIG on the NYC jails beat. NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned family drama?
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned family drama?
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
"Federal agents busted into an Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video and an account from the family. "
Quite a tale here from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
Quite a tale here from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived in the apartment, the shellshocked mother told THE CITY. Days later, her children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
www.thecity.nyc
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Federal agents busted into an Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video and an account from the family. "
Quite a tale here from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
Quite a tale here from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
Reposted by Jose Martinez
During the sentencing, the mayor was hours away from jetting off to Uzbekistan, a particularly rich coincidence. Bahi, once the mayor’s liaison to the Muslim community, had admitted that he’d orchestrated the straw donation scheme through an Uzbek contractor based in Brooklyn.
Eric Adams Aide Sentenced in Campaign Fundraising Scheme — With the Mayor’s Absence Noted
Mohamed Bahi was given three years’ probation and a year of home confinement by the same judge forced to drop the mayor’s case. He had withering words for Adams, who was headed to Uzbekistan.
www.thecity.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
During the sentencing, the mayor was hours away from jetting off to Uzbekistan, a particularly rich coincidence. Bahi, once the mayor’s liaison to the Muslim community, had admitted that he’d orchestrated the straw donation scheme through an Uzbek contractor based in Brooklyn.
“The challenges that we’ve had with the technology…”
It’s the last thing I heard from Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber before the @wnyc.org livestream cut off on my computer. Funny.
It’s the last thing I heard from Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber before the @wnyc.org livestream cut off on my computer. Funny.
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“The challenges that we’ve had with the technology…”
It’s the last thing I heard from Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber before the @wnyc.org livestream cut off on my computer. Funny.
It’s the last thing I heard from Janno “It’s A Fair Question” Lieber before the @wnyc.org livestream cut off on my computer. Funny.
“He has talked the talk, let him bike the bike, let him stroll the stroll.”
We spoke with former DOT bigs and some advocates about Zohran Mamdani’s opening to reshape NYC streets. From @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
We spoke with former DOT bigs and some advocates about Zohran Mamdani’s opening to reshape NYC streets. From @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
Mamdani Election Signals Lane Change for Stymied Street Overhauls
From a flubbed Fordham Road bus lane to downshifted bike lanes, the new mayor has a chance to revive projects to improve the city’s streetscape.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“He has talked the talk, let him bike the bike, let him stroll the stroll.”
We spoke with former DOT bigs and some advocates about Zohran Mamdani’s opening to reshape NYC streets. From @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
We spoke with former DOT bigs and some advocates about Zohran Mamdani’s opening to reshape NYC streets. From @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/s...
The quotation marks around the SOMOS “day of service” in the first paragraph… 😂
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The quotation marks around the SOMOS “day of service” in the first paragraph… 😂
This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale.
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Post-Election, Pols Hit Puerto Rico for 5-Day SOMOS Feast
City Hall staffers — many on the taxpayer tab — also traveled to San Juan.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is such a good @katiehonan.bsky.social tale.
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
Hope the pols, hacks and flacks who traveled on YOUR DIME to the SOMOS confab read it down in Puerto Rico.
NEW in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/s...
MONEY FOR NOTHING: $55 million spend by NYC big wheels to prop up Cuomo’s also-ran campaign
The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 himself, Mr. @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social delivers the goods in @thecity.nyc.
Check it out, check it out, check it out. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 himself, Mr. @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social delivers the goods in @thecity.nyc.
Check it out, check it out, check it out. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg
A blizzard of outside spending on ads, including a spot that linked Zohran Mamdani to 9/11, failed to move voters and may have even backfired.
www.thecity.nyc
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
MONEY FOR NOTHING: $55 million spend by NYC big wheels to prop up Cuomo’s also-ran campaign
The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 himself, Mr. @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social delivers the goods in @thecity.nyc.
Check it out, check it out, check it out. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
The Angry 😡 Cowboy 🤠 himself, Mr. @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social delivers the goods in @thecity.nyc.
Check it out, check it out, check it out. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/06/c...
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️
A subway map jacket spotted on a northbound No. 2.
But this jacket? It’s No. 1!
A subway map jacket spotted on a northbound No. 2.
But this jacket? It’s No. 1!
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️
A subway map jacket spotted on a northbound No. 2.
But this jacket? It’s No. 1!
A subway map jacket spotted on a northbound No. 2.
But this jacket? It’s No. 1!
Sauces are saying…
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November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Sauces are saying…
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
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How NYC voted in Election 2025 — district by district, filter after filter.
Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor
See how voters turned out for Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in every neighborhood in the city — and by income, housing and transit preference.
www.thecity.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How NYC voted in Election 2025 — district by district, filter after filter.
Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
For half a century, many NY judges passed on a little-known mandate to visit a state prison every four years.
A new proposal would strengthen that requirement and make the visits yearly. NEW story in @thecity.nyc from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...
A new proposal would strengthen that requirement and make the visits yearly. NEW story in @thecity.nyc from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...
Bringing the Bench Behind Bars: Plan Would Require Yearly Prison Visits by Judges
For decades, many New York judges skipped required visits. A new rule would change that.
www.thecity.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
For half a century, many NY judges passed on a little-known mandate to visit a state prison every four years.
A new proposal would strengthen that requirement and make the visits yearly. NEW story in @thecity.nyc from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...
A new proposal would strengthen that requirement and make the visits yearly. NEW story in @thecity.nyc from @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...
“He went for one dog and he never came back.”
The aftermath of New York City's latest sudden soaking — which flooded basements and left two men dead.
@clauirizarry.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social report in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...
The aftermath of New York City's latest sudden soaking — which flooded basements and left two men dead.
@clauirizarry.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social report in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...
Neighbors Mourn Two Men Who Died in NYC Basements During Deluge
During the rainstorm, as water rushed down Kingston Avenue, a 39-year-old victim entered the basement to save one of his dogs.
www.thecity.nyc
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“He went for one dog and he never came back.”
The aftermath of New York City's latest sudden soaking — which flooded basements and left two men dead.
@clauirizarry.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social report in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...
The aftermath of New York City's latest sudden soaking — which flooded basements and left two men dead.
@clauirizarry.bsky.social & @smaldo.bsky.social report in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/31/f...
This is a terrific story by @yoavgonen.bsky.social.
The tale of a pedicab operator's death and the broader pedicab indusry is deeply reported, sharply written and worth your time.
It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/p...
The tale of a pedicab operator's death and the broader pedicab indusry is deeply reported, sharply written and worth your time.
It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/p...
Pedicab Driver’s Death Amid NYPD Crackdown Rattles a Freewheeling Industry
Musa Cetin hanged himself in a police precinct cell as the pedicab industry, known for blaring music and tourist scams, is snared in sweeping NYPD enforcement.
www.thecity.nyc
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is a terrific story by @yoavgonen.bsky.social.
The tale of a pedicab operator's death and the broader pedicab indusry is deeply reported, sharply written and worth your time.
It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/p...
The tale of a pedicab operator's death and the broader pedicab indusry is deeply reported, sharply written and worth your time.
It's good stuff, as they say in the trade. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/30/p...
So, how does Curtis Sliwa say “freaky deaky” or “looney kazooney” in Polish?
The Guardian Angels big and mayoral contender taps into his Polish power.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from Mariia Fedorova in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/s...
The Guardian Angels big and mayoral contender taps into his Polish power.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from Mariia Fedorova in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/s...
Slavic Sliwa Feels Right at Home Among Polish New Yorkers
In Greenpoint and Ridgewood, the Republican speaks to a shared conservative identity amid neighborhood change.
www.thecity.nyc
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So, how does Curtis Sliwa say “freaky deaky” or “looney kazooney” in Polish?
The Guardian Angels big and mayoral contender taps into his Polish power.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from Mariia Fedorova in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/s...
The Guardian Angels big and mayoral contender taps into his Polish power.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from Mariia Fedorova in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/s...
MTA bigs laying out efforts to protect the system from climate change, rising temperatures.
They flicked at potential use of geothermal technology being explored to cool two Upper Manhattan stations.
ICYMI: From last month in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...
They flicked at potential use of geothermal technology being explored to cool two Upper Manhattan stations.
ICYMI: From last month in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...
MTA Searches Underground for Ways to Cool Sweltering Stations
The transit agency may use geothermal technology to combat high temperatures as the number of yearly heat waves is projected to more than triple by the 2050s.
www.thecity.nyc
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
MTA bigs laying out efforts to protect the system from climate change, rising temperatures.
They flicked at potential use of geothermal technology being explored to cool two Upper Manhattan stations.
ICYMI: From last month in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...
They flicked at potential use of geothermal technology being explored to cool two Upper Manhattan stations.
ICYMI: From last month in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/25/m...
Janno "It's A Fair Question" Lieber is railing on Amtrak again. Also sez Metro North service to & from Penn Station can still start by 2027 - IF Amtrak helps.
“Even if we have to do some gymnastics to move people back and forth across the railroad line, we want the service to start.”
“Even if we have to do some gymnastics to move people back and forth across the railroad line, we want the service to start.”
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Janno "It's A Fair Question" Lieber is railing on Amtrak again. Also sez Metro North service to & from Penn Station can still start by 2027 - IF Amtrak helps.
“Even if we have to do some gymnastics to move people back and forth across the railroad line, we want the service to start.”
“Even if we have to do some gymnastics to move people back and forth across the railroad line, we want the service to start.”
‘MINI CHERNOBYL’: Charged-up Sliwa warns of possible disaster from battery storage systems in NYC
FDNY counters that such talk — to use a Sliwa-ism — is looney kazooney
🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 from @smaldo.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/28/b...
FDNY counters that such talk — to use a Sliwa-ism — is looney kazooney
🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 from @smaldo.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/28/b...
Sliwa Charges Batteries Threaten New Yorkers. The FDNY Begs to Differ.
At a City Council hearing, fire officials disputed that renewable energy facilities the mayoral candidate calls a potential “mini Chernobyl” pose risks.
www.thecity.nyc
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
‘MINI CHERNOBYL’: Charged-up Sliwa warns of possible disaster from battery storage systems in NYC
FDNY counters that such talk — to use a Sliwa-ism — is looney kazooney
🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 from @smaldo.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/28/b...
FDNY counters that such talk — to use a Sliwa-ism — is looney kazooney
🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 from @smaldo.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/28/b...
WAY OFF TRACK: MTA rails against Amtrak over delays to bring Metro-North to Penn Station, open new Bronx stations
“Let’s not have East Side Access again, let’s start the service on time,” MTA chairman sez.
New story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/27/b...
“Let’s not have East Side Access again, let’s start the service on time,” MTA chairman sez.
New story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/27/b...
MTA Rails Against Amtrak for Delays to Metro-North Penn Station Connection
Penn Access, which would add four new stations in The Bronx, has been slowed by the national rail network’s repeated failure to accommodate work crews, MTA officials say.
www.thecity.nyc
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
WAY OFF TRACK: MTA rails against Amtrak over delays to bring Metro-North to Penn Station, open new Bronx stations
“Let’s not have East Side Access again, let’s start the service on time,” MTA chairman sez.
New story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/27/b...
“Let’s not have East Side Access again, let’s start the service on time,” MTA chairman sez.
New story in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/27/b...
NY State paid a top law firm $9.3 million to review its troubled prison system.
WilmerHale’s “top-to-bottom” review, expected by the end of summer, won’t be ready until year’s end — at the earliest.
@reuvenblau.bsky.social gets the goods via FOIL in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/p...
WilmerHale’s “top-to-bottom” review, expected by the end of summer, won’t be ready until year’s end — at the earliest.
@reuvenblau.bsky.social gets the goods via FOIL in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/p...
Cost of Hochul’s Review of State Prisons, Now Delayed: $9.3M
The price of the highly anticipated report, launched after two deaths behind bars, has now been revealed by a Freedom of Information Law request by THE CITY.
www.thecity.nyc
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NY State paid a top law firm $9.3 million to review its troubled prison system.
WilmerHale’s “top-to-bottom” review, expected by the end of summer, won’t be ready until year’s end — at the earliest.
@reuvenblau.bsky.social gets the goods via FOIL in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/p...
WilmerHale’s “top-to-bottom” review, expected by the end of summer, won’t be ready until year’s end — at the earliest.
@reuvenblau.bsky.social gets the goods via FOIL in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/p...
“He's the king of the gentrifiers."
From courtside at MSG to a NYCHA complex in East Harlem, the debuting Cuomo & Adams show hits the road — and mocks Mamdani.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @smaldo.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
From courtside at MSG to a NYCHA complex in East Harlem, the debuting Cuomo & Adams show hits the road — and mocks Mamdani.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @smaldo.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
Mayor Adams Endorses Cuomo, Who He Once Called a ‘Snake and a Liar’
Outgoing mayor backs Cuomo, mocks Mamdani as “king of the gentrifiers.”
www.thecity.nyc
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“He's the king of the gentrifiers."
From courtside at MSG to a NYCHA complex in East Harlem, the debuting Cuomo & Adams show hits the road — and mocks Mamdani.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @smaldo.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
From courtside at MSG to a NYCHA complex in East Harlem, the debuting Cuomo & Adams show hits the road — and mocks Mamdani.
Good stuff, as they say in the trade, from @smaldo.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
Reposted by Jose Martinez
overlooked aspect of the casino-in-new-york conversation: the MTA is seriously banking on that money
great piece from @jmartineznyc.bsky.social + @lauren-hartley.bsky.social:
great piece from @jmartineznyc.bsky.social + @lauren-hartley.bsky.social:
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.
www.thecity.nyc
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
overlooked aspect of the casino-in-new-york conversation: the MTA is seriously banking on that money
great piece from @jmartineznyc.bsky.social + @lauren-hartley.bsky.social:
great piece from @jmartineznyc.bsky.social + @lauren-hartley.bsky.social:
“I was looking forward to seeing him because the last time I saw him, he was above me with a knife.”
But pre-court outburst derails sentencing for Bronx man who repeatedly stabbed veteran train operator at Brooklyn subway terminal.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/m...
But pre-court outburst derails sentencing for Bronx man who repeatedly stabbed veteran train operator at Brooklyn subway terminal.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/m...
Sentencing for Man Who Stabbed Transit Worker Derailed by Outburst
The victim, 60, was months from retirement when he was attacked at a Brooklyn station.
www.thecity.nyc
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“I was looking forward to seeing him because the last time I saw him, he was above me with a knife.”
But pre-court outburst derails sentencing for Bronx man who repeatedly stabbed veteran train operator at Brooklyn subway terminal.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/m...
But pre-court outburst derails sentencing for Bronx man who repeatedly stabbed veteran train operator at Brooklyn subway terminal.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/m...
MTA’S CASINO JACKPOT: “More service, better service, no layoffs”
💰 🎲 🃏 💰
MTA banking on windfall for the transit system as state gaming commission’s decision on casinos in NYC looms.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc w/@lauren-hartley.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
💰 🎲 🃏 💰
MTA banking on windfall for the transit system as state gaming commission’s decision on casinos in NYC looms.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc w/@lauren-hartley.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
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.
www.thecity.nyc
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
MTA’S CASINO JACKPOT: “More service, better service, no layoffs”
💰 🎲 🃏 💰
MTA banking on windfall for the transit system as state gaming commission’s decision on casinos in NYC looms.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc w/@lauren-hartley.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
💰 🎲 🃏 💰
MTA banking on windfall for the transit system as state gaming commission’s decision on casinos in NYC looms.
NEW STORY in @thecity.nyc w/@lauren-hartley.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...