Hi,i want to be a ATC,i'd like to be in NY,so JFK or La Guardia.what do i need to do to start my training and get S1 and how do i get VRC setup?

Hello John,
Welcome to VATUSA.

As Jacob said, sign up via the link provided and select ZNY as the preferred facility. If accepted to ZNY, which is likely as there needs to be a darn good reason to not take someone, you will receive further instructions from the ZNY staff.

Just as an aside. Learning ATC at any facility takes a great deal of dedication, patience, and self study outside of lessons. Even more so at ZNY given the complexity of their airspace the amount of network traffic they see.

Keep a positive attitude, be willing to work really hard, and remember to have fun. Do this and you will do just fine!

First thing to do is to have your password resent to you via the forgot password link, you would be surprised how many problems this solves.

https://cert.vatsim.net/vatsimnet/statcheck.html

It's also possible however unlikely (due to the fact you logged in here) that the server had not updated yet.

If you can not log in using PID and password by tomorrow morning i would open up a help ticket with membership.

https://www.vatsim.net/members/member-help

It's time for a little change, or should we say a bigger one ? This time the Friday Night Ops will be held in Iceland, yeah that's right- suit up for the weather that you rarely experience elsewhere. If you're looking for low ceiling, slippery runways, gusty winds or a need for de-icing we have it here at Keflavik airport (BIKF). Are you up for the challenge ?

For local briefing and scenery visit the pilot briefing page.

See you there !

Featured airports are Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) and Reykjavik Airport (RKV/BIRK)

Pilots are encouraged to familiarize themselves with operations within the Icelandic FIR and visit http://www.vatsim-scandinavia.org/pilots/airports/iceland for more information.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Have a Merry Christmas. We will see you in 2 weeks in Oakland!

FNO visits the Eastern Caribbean on Friday, October 30th from 2359z - 0400z. Our friends in the San Juan CERAP are excited to provide service to you at San Juan (TJSJ) as well as every aviation enthusiast's favorite airport St. Martin (TNCM)

Let's give the a proper welcome to FNO and give them a ton of traffic!

Our VATUSA controllers will be taking a break from FNO on July 3rd to enjoy time with their families and friends over the long independence day weekend.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July and we will see you in Seattle on the 10th!

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the Light Up America contest.

4 Prizes were awarded to top 4 pilots in the points competition
3 Prizes were awarded at random to controllers who controlled at least half of the event
5 Prizes were awarded at random to any pilot who accrued at least 1 point by flying into an event field
1 Secret Prize was awarded to the pilot who flew to the most fields in the part of the country deemed "Overflight Country"

Without further ado, here are your winners.

Points Contest
Jim Rose
Mark Ross
Blake Nahin
Trent Hopkinson

Controller Awards
Evan Waldron (LEX_APP)
Todd Wessendorf (DCA_TWR)
David Rodriguez (ABQ_CTR)

Random Pilot Winners
Nick Watkins
Raj Grover
Ewan Ayres
Prince Johnson
Dane Flats

"What Overflight Country?" Prize Winner
Ryan Pitt 5 points LEX-MCI / MCI-OMA

Winners will be contacted by email at their email address listed with VATSIM within the next couple of days with instructions on how to claim their prizes.

Thank you to all who participated and our sponsors Flight1 Software, A2A Simulations, FlightBeam Studios, and MegaScenery Earth!

Congratulations again to our winners!

Thanks for the answer.
Lets say I am flying from MDW to OMA, I should get 2 points for landing at OMA. Then I am flying from MDW to IAD. Will I get 2 points for landing in IAD too? Even Becasue I deprated from Chicago ARTCC twice...?

Yes. Departure airports do not matter. Only arrival airports.