NYers mourn Van Ritshie, longtime voice of LIRR, Metro North announcements: ‘That voice is the Long Island Rail Road’

He’s left a gap in the hearts of commuters. Van Ritshie, who for three decades cautioned MTA riders to “watch the gap” as the official announcement voice on LIRR and Metro North trains, died at 80 last week — and passengers were still in mourning Thursday. “When I heard that the announcer passed, my heart...

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