Roosevelt Island Tram Line Stretching Almost To 3rd Ave During Rush Hour Tonight As F Shuttle Train Out Of Service For Couple Of Hours Due To Signal Problems – Are Transportation Problems Chasing Residents Off The Island?

At about 5:50 PM this evening a Roosevelt Island resident Tipster reported:

i waited 60 min on F Shuttle at 63rd to get to Island. Never came. had to take
Tram that had a long line.

According to the MTA:

Travel Alternatives
For service between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan (see map):
Take the Roosevelt Island Tram (free transfer with OMNY and MetroCard)

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Here’s the Roosevelt Island Tram line this evening down the staircase stretching to 59th street and almost over to third avenue.

Frustrated Roosevelt Island residents reported:

Comments on the Roosevelt Islander Instagram Page include:

F subway service resumed with delays at about 6:40 PM. At 7:15 PM Tram line was about a 10 minute wait.