Received reports this afternoon of very crowded conditions at the Roosevelt Island Tram. I asked Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Communications Director Bryant Daniels:
Is there any problem at the Tram? I’m told only 1 cabin has been working since at least 4:20 this afternoon.
Platform is very crowded.
Mr Bryant replied:
Leitner-Poma is performing maintenance on the South Cabin that has run longer
than expected. They’re working to return the cabin to service as quickly as
possible.
A waiting resident remarked:
The Tramway was a nightmare.
Another resident commented on Roosevelt Islander Instagram post:
What I would give to bring back some, not all, of the yesteryears of Roosevelt
Island. When you arrived at the island, the tram seemed to sync up with the
RedBusthe days when even New Yorkers didnt know anything about the island.
When I moved here 20 years ago, New Yorkers would verbally spar with me on
where I lived. I would say Roosevelt Island, and they would say, Randells
Island. They were like, No one LIVES on Roosevelt Island. There should have
been a limit on how many apartment buildings would be here. Oh well, in a
year, Im planning to leave the US. This country is no longer good for my
mental/physical health.
During the May 7 Community Board 8 Roosevelt Island Committee meeting , RIOC Interim Leadership team member Gerrald Ellis reported:
… that in a few weeks there will be a live traffic camera feed from both
the Manhattan and Roosevelt Island Tram stations available for residents to
see how large those line are so you can make a decision about using the Tram
or the subway.
UPDATE 4/16 – RIOC sent out this advisory at 7:35 AM:
Dear Roosevelt Island Community:
The South Tram Cabin is back in service. All maintenance is completed. Tram services are back to normal schedule.