Long lines for the Roosevelt Island Tram at Manhattan Station this afternoon.
Crazy long line for Roosevelt Island Tram stretching to 2nd Avenue https://t.co/Th1BanPnGmRoosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) April 21, 2018
LJ Rader (@LJ_Rader) April 21, 2018
Also, car traffic was backed up from the Motorgate Ramp Helix to Blackwell House.
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) reports 10 Thousand people
came to Roosevelt Island today
for the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Thrilled to have so many visitors at the annual Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival ! pic.twitter.com/EdThjceSwRFour Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 21, 2018
The only time when New Yorkers dont shit on #RooseveltIsland. In order to take their girlfriends to see a bunch of #cherryblossoms. Signs of #Spring. #Sakura pic.twitter.com/xz54zRMy1ZRoland Lizares (@rlizares) April 21, 2018
Also, the Riverwalk Commons area was packed with crowds leaving trash on the sidewalk
and overflowing garbage cans.