You may have noticed some new voices making subway announcements this month. ZinniaDee_TV introduces us to a few of the children who are featured to raise awareness and acceptance:
Six-year-olds Benjamin Ruiz and Morgan Calles are just two of more than 20 children who took part in the Autism Transit Project.
In 2022, the MTA played the announcements for one day. This year, the children's voices ran all month long. "It would be cool to be one of the thousand of voices that give a simple reminder to people to help keep our city clean and moving," he said.
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