“Gap Rap“ by Dr. John Clarke

New “Gap Rap“ video targets gap safety; Rappin’ LIRR doc and school kids take it to the streets (and trains). Safety message aims at wide audience. Don’t be surprised if you see bobbing heads and rhythmically moving feet when the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s medical director talks about his latest safety message to the railroad’s customers. Dr. John Clarke co-stars in a public service video he wrote called “The Gap Rap.“ Dr. Clarke exhorts customers to be aware of their surroundings as they travel on the railroad in his three-minute-plus lyric video poem. The fast moving, LIRR-produced rap video features Dr. Clarke, wearing his physician’s white coat, leading a group of fifth graders from Lindell School in Long Beach as they travel on the LIRR, in Manhattan, and on Long Island, all the while harmonizing to the beat as they remind us to “Look down, step over and watch the gap.“ LIRR President Helena Williams said, “Dr. Clarke&