Four MTA police officers received a prestigious award Monday for helping to deliver a baby girl on the side of the Hutchinson River Parkway during afternoon rush hour last week.

Samuel Vira, Eric Li, Joseph Casale and Brian Gilligan were given the Bridge and Tunnels President’s Award for Exemplary Service by Cathy Sheridan, president of the MTA’s bridges and tunnels division at Monday’s committee meeting.

The officers were able to realize the delivery was “moments away” and spring into action to ensure the safe arrival of little Natalie later that day.

“It was an amazing feeling to see the parents and baby doing well,” Casale said. 4

Natalie’s frantic parents — an MTA spokesperson declined to provide the names of the parents — found themselves trapped in the heavy traffic on their

See Full Page