Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg and More Now Making MTA Announcements The MTA said the announcements will run for at least a month, and highlight the importance of mask-wearing and other coronavirus pandemic safety measures
Published February 12, 2021 •
Updated on February 13, 2021 at 1:33 am
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Riders on New York City subways and buses are getting an earful, thanks to some famous hometown voices.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday launched a campaign that has celebrities including Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg and Awkwafina making the announcements heard at subway stations, on trains and buses.
The MTA said the announcements will run for at least a month, and highlight the importance of mask-wearing and other coronavirus pandemic safety measures.
Police arrested a 21-year-old Brooklyn man and charged him with murder for the stabbing deaths of two people found on New York City subways late Friday night.
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The announcement scripts were written collaboratively by Heller and team, MTA employees, and the celebrities themselves and are part of a broader partnership between the Authority and Heller, the celebrated Instagram personality. This is such an honor for me, Heller said. Mass transit is the cultural lifeblood of our city, and partnering with the MTA to bring some joy into the system after the most challenging year imaginable is the least I can do to help with the system s broader recovery. The city s subways and buses, and the range of characters who ride them, have always been central to my work, and I m so grateful that I could help bring some of the most recognizable voices of iconic New Yorkers to the system. The members of the MTA workforce have braved the pandemic and heroically moved essential workers throughout the pandemic. This is for them.