“RIP to Van Ritshie, the iconic voice behind the automated announcements on our M7 trains,” the MTA said in a post to X. Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since ...

By 9:15 p.m., the Amtrak issue was no longer disrupting LIRR service, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA. Amtrak officials said crews will be making repairs to C ...

Both commuter rails paid tribute to him on social media, with LIRR calling him the "iconic voice behind the automated announcements on our M7 trains." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shared her ...

Elected officials joined executives and staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and construction contractors Wednesday to announce “substantial ...