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Roosevelt Island Tram Cabin Rescue and Evacuation Drills Plus Reg…
Roosevelt Islander | October 3rd 2008 by rooseveltislander
You Tube Video of Portland Oregon Tramway Rescue DrillAccording to the MTA there will be regular F train service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend. Also, RIOC reports that the Roosevelt Island Tram will be out of service on Sunday from 6 AM - read more
F Train Like it Deeeeep
SUBWAYblogger | September 29th 2008 by The SUBWAYblogger
Deep underground that is. NYC the Blog provides this look at what is probably the deepest subway station in the city, the F train at 63rd and Lex. It is a rough day when those escalators break down. read more
Update: Up and Down Escalators !!!
Roosevelt Island 360 | September 22nd 2008 by Eric
As of this morning Roosevelt Island has two sets of operational escalators, up (ES 413/416) and down (ES 411/414), from the street level to the lower mezzanine. Cool. read more
Regular F Train Service To and From Roosevelt Island This Weekend…
Roosevelt Islander | September 19th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image of blurred F Train from Venus in FursAccording to the MTA there will be regular F train service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and RIOC reports no interruptions in Tram service either.Roosevelt Island 360 reports that: ... there are read more
Escalator Update: Construction Pushes Thru 9/19 Morning Rush
Roosevelt Island 360 | September 19th 2008 by Eric
Perhaps by the commute home they will have Roosevelt Island escalators ES 413/416 back on line but from this picture it sure was not the case for the morning rush hour despite MTA expectations that this escalator set would be back in service by today read more
Escalator Update: Early and Delayed Returns
Roosevelt Island 360 | September 16th 2008 by Eric
Escalators ?Good news and bad news regarding our Roosevelt Island subway escalators. According to the advisory posters the remaining two sets of escalators were slated to both return on September 25th but that is no longer the case. According to Deir read more
Things To Do This Weekend In New York City Include A Honey or Bo…
Roosevelt Islander | September 12th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image of Southpoint Park Picnic From Time Out New York's Best Picnic RecommendationsAccording to the MTA there will be regular F train service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and RIOC reports no interruptions in Tram service either.Looking read more
It's Raining Rats In The Carroll Gardens F Train Station
Pardon Me For Asking | September 10th 2008 by Katia Kelly
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No Queens Bound F Trains To Roosevelt Island This Weekend - Mayor…
Roosevelt Islander | September 5th 2008 by rooseveltislander
You Tube Video of F Train Ride from Manhattan to Roosevelt IslandAccording to the MTA, there will be no Queens bound F Train service to Roosevelt Island this weekend but there will be Manhattan bound service from Roosevelt Island. As calculated by Ro read more
Morning Commute – Schools Open, More Feet in Local Subway
Roosevelt Island 360 | September 2nd 2008 by Eric
Today is the first morning that theoretically should subject the recent Roosevelt Island elevator / escalator / stair configuration to a full test as most schools are back in session and very few people are still taking Summer vacations. My older ch read more
Take The Downtown Train With Tom Waits & The Coney Island Warrior…
Roosevelt Islander | August 29th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image of The Warriors in subway car from FaderTransportation options will be the same this weekend as it was last for Roosevelt Island as the MTA is reporting no Manhattan bound F trains from Roosevelt Island this weekend. You would think that the MT read more
First Morning Rush - No Down Escalators
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 25th 2008 by Eric
Today, 8/25, is the first morning rush hour that the Roosevelt Island subway station will have no down escalators for the next three weeks. Now this may sound like no big deal but when that means descending 8 sets of stairs each about 15 stairs in le read more
No F Train To Manhattan and Crowded Tram Expected For Roosevelt I…
Roosevelt Islander | August 22nd 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image of Tram passengers last time subway was out of service in one directionAccording to the MTA there will be no Manhattan bound F trains from Roosevelt Island this weekend. RIOC reports no Roosevelt Island Tram advisories so Tram service should be read more
F Train Transit Advisories : Aug 23-25
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 21st 2008 by Eric
FManhattan-bound F trains run on the V from Roosevelt Avto 47-50 StsAug 23 – 25, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM MonJamaica-bound F trains run local from 21 St-Queensbridgeto Roosevelt AvAug 24, 12:30 AM to 5 AMSunday Manhattan-bound F trains run local from R read more
Starting Aug 25th - Down Escalators Closed
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 18th 2008 by Eric
Staring next Monday, August 25th the escalators (ES 411 and 414) normally locked in the down direction will be locked as "up" escaltors for three weeks and the only down to the platforms will be the stairs or the elevators. G-d help us if the elevat read more
Regular Roosevelt Island F Train and Tramway Service This Weekend…
Roosevelt Islander | August 15th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image of blurred, moving F Train from venus in fursAccording to the MTA there will be regular F train service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and RIOC reports no interruptions in Tram service either. RIOC does advise that there is a Barbecu read more
From There to Here: East 33rd Street / Lex to Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 14th 2008 by Eric
On a sunny day getting from East 33rd Street and Lex to Roosevelt Island one would expect that commuters would travel either via (1) the Northbound 6 train to 59th Street/Lex and then walk to the Tram or (2) take the uptown M101/102/103 bus via Third read more
Videos of Escalators: Variable Speed and Standard
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 12th 2008 by Eric
The first video below is a quick video showing the difference in speeds between slow at 15 feet per second to that of the standard 100 feet per second as taped on Roosevelt Island. I was not yet able to capture the transition from slow to standard. read more
No F Train Service To Roosevelt Island From Manhattan This Weeken…
Roosevelt Islander | August 8th 2008 by rooseveltislander
You Tube Video of F Train en route to and entering Roosevelt Island StationSubway disruptions return to Roosevelt Island this weekend. According to the MTA, there will be no Queens bound F Train service to Roosevelt Island this weekend but there will read more
"No Seats" on the F Train Commuting with Children ?
Roosevelt Island 360 | August 4th 2008 by Eric
Reading the blogs and news articles today I saw the posts about the MTA's planned pilot program to put into service subway cars with folding seats but to lock those seats in the up position during rush hours to create more space for additional riders read more
Regular Roosevelt Island F Train and Tram Service This Weekend, P…
Roosevelt Islander | August 1st 2008 by rooseveltislander
You Tube video of Central Park Balloon Ride From Advertising AgeAccording to the MTA there will be regular F train service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and RIOC reports no interruptions in Tram service either.Looking for things to do thi read more
A Roosevelt Island Subway Sta. Bathroom?
Roosevelt Island 360 | July 30th 2008 by Eric
According to a story in today's New York Post, July 30, 2008, the bathroom at the Roosevelt Island subway Station was found not only to be open but fully stocked with toilet paper. Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind conducted a study of 18 restrooms in read more
Straphangers Report: F Train 13th out of 21
Roosevelt Island 360 | July 29th 2008 by Eric
According to a report issued today the F Train which services Queens, Manhattan (including Roosevelt Island) and Brooklyn ranked 13th out of 21 total subway lines. Link HERE to see the report. For the overall State of the Subways Report link HERE. read more
Regular Roosevelt Island Weekend F Train Service This Weekend and…
Roosevelt Islander | July 25th 2008 by rooseveltislander
You Tube video of Buckminster Fuller, Starting With The Universe at the Whitney MuseumUpdate: 5:15 - A reader sends in the following message advising that there will be no Queens bound F train service to Roosevelt Island on Friday night/Saturday morn read more
Normal F Train and Tram Service for Roosevelt Island This Weekend…
Roosevelt Islander | July 18th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image from MTAAccording to the MTA, there will be normal F Train subway service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and the Tram will be running on a normal schedule as well.Things to do this weekend on Roosevelt Island include Saturday's Roose read more
Stein's Labyrinth Around 360 Smith And The 2nd Place F Train Entr…
Pardon Me For Asking | July 17th 2008 by Katia Kelly
About a year ago, the M.T.A. informed the Carroll Gardens' community that the 2nd Place F train subway entrance will have to be closed for about 6 to 8 months ( +/-) as part of developer Bill Stein's Oliver House construction at 131 Second Place /36 read more
Subway Interuptions Return - No F Train Service to Roosevelt Isla…
Roosevelt Islander | July 11th 2008 by rooseveltislander
Image from MTAWe knew that the recent streak of normal Roosevelt Island weekend train service could not last and it hasn't (May 16 - 18 was the last weekend of Roosevelt Island weekend subway disruptions). The MTA is reporting that there will be no F read more
Fireworks Crowd Disbursal Offers Evacuation Lessons
Roosevelt Island 360 | July 6th 2008 by Eric
Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.comAs I mentioned in my post of yesterday evening I did not attend the fireworks this year but I purposely positioned myself to view the crowds when they arrived at the subway station to leave the islan read more
Normal F Train and Tram Service for Roosevelt Island This Weekend…
Roosevelt Islander | July 4th 2008 by rooseveltislander
You tube video of 2006 Macy's Fouth of July Fireworks from Southpoint Park Roosevelt IslandMTA reports normal F train subway service to and from Roosevelt Island this weekend and the Tram is operating on a regular basis as well although I expect it w read more
Things to do on a NYC Subway Train
weird stuff, interesting articles to cure your borness | June 30th 2008
Ok I wrote this while I had absolutely nothing to do coming back from school : guys, you might think i’m nuts but this how it is when your in a city like the one i’m in. Observe the diversity of the people in your city Examine the crappy read more
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