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    Elevator Project to Resume Within the Month
    Briana Warsing
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    Elevator Project to Resume Within the Month

    Islanders taking the Tram in recent weeks land on the south side in Manhattan with a birds eye view of a big hole in the ground where our...
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    Tram Maintenance to Cause Shutdown and Closure of Center Platform
    Briana Warsing
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    Tram Maintenance to Cause Shutdown and Closure of Center Platform

    New resident impacts to the ongoing $2.1 million tram maintenance work now include four days where there will be no tram service at all....
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    Tram Down to One Car for Ten Weeks
    Briana Warsing
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    Tram Down to One Car for Ten Weeks

    Start planning your commutes! Starting the second week of February, and continuing for at least ten weeks, the Tram will be running only...
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    A Westview Deal, Water Worries, and Playground Closures: News from RIOC
    Briana Warsing
    • Jul 24, 2018
    • 3 min

    A Westview Deal, Water Worries, and Playground Closures: News from RIOC

    The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation held a special Board of Directors meeting Monday night to work through some last-minute...
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    Fewer Races, Fewer Potholes, a Stronger Helix
    Susan Rosenthal
    • May 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    Fewer Races, Fewer Potholes, a Stronger Helix

    During the past decade, road running on Roosevelt Island has become increasingly popular due to the Island’s flat, fast race course and...
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    Six More Days of Tram Maintenance Coming
    Susan Rosenthal
    • Feb 16, 2018
    • 3 min

    Six More Days of Tram Maintenance Coming

    The Roosevelt Island Tram is a beautiful symbol of our Island. Riding it to work every day is one of the best parts of my job as...
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    Tell RIOC What You Really Think of The Welcome Sign. Please!
    Briana Warsing
    • Feb 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    Tell RIOC What You Really Think of The Welcome Sign. Please!

    On Saturday afternoon, Islanders will be treated to an encore viewing of the large, red R and I letters proposed for permanent...
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    Tram Makes Today Show’s List of Favorites
    Kelly Turner
    • Feb 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Tram Makes Today Show’s List of Favorites

    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens may top Julie Andrews’ list of favorites, but for the cast and crew of NBC’s Today Show, a...
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    RIOC Rethinks Welcome Sign
    Briana Warsing
    • Dec 5, 2017
    • 3 min

    RIOC Rethinks Welcome Sign

    After receiving mixed public reaction to the proposed installation of large, red R and I letters on the lawn in front of the Tramway...
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    Give Us Art, Not Initials
    briana644
    • Oct 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    Give Us Art, Not Initials

    Works of art and public signage are not the same thing. A reader asks why the Island can't have a sculpture that truly reflects what mak
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    Replacement of Tram Elevators Moves Forward at Last
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Replacement of Tram Elevators Moves Forward at Last

    The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) has completed negotiation with a contractor for the long awaited renovation of the Tram...
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    Tram Repairs Should Wrap Up Before 2018
    Briana Warsing
    • Oct 1, 2017
    • 1 min

    Tram Repairs Should Wrap Up Before 2018

    Islanders who have been flooding the subway and ferry to avoid the Tram’s long lines and wait times can breathe a small sigh of relief....
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    No Excuse for RIOC's Labor Day Transit Mess
    briana644
    • Sep 22, 2017
    • 3 min

    No Excuse for RIOC's Labor Day Transit Mess

    The Labor Day transit meltdown that left many Islanders waiting in lines for hours, could and should have been avoided with better planning
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    Free Transfers Will Make or Break Ferry for Commuters
    briana644
    • Aug 27, 2017
    • 2 min

    Free Transfers Will Make or Break Ferry for Commuters

    The ferry will never attract commuters so long as they have to pay twice to get to their destinations. The Tram proved that. Matthew Katz of
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    When Nature Calls
    briana644
    • Aug 27, 2017
    • 1 min

    When Nature Calls

    Thousands of visitors step onto the Island every year. Isn't it time we gave them a place to pee?
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    RIOC Tries to Speed Up Tram Repairs
    Briana Warsing
    • Aug 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    RIOC Tries to Speed Up Tram Repairs

    At a last-minute August 9 board meeting, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) Board of Directors voted to spend an...
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    Kiosk Workers Aren't Volunteers
    briana644
    • Aug 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Kiosk Workers Aren't Volunteers

    Judy Berdy, president of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, lets us know we goofed. Let's set the record straight.
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    Visitors Center Celebrates 10 Years
    Kelly Turner
    • Jul 31, 2017
    • 4 min

    Visitors Center Celebrates 10 Years

    It’s a scene that plays out over and over again: A Tram lands on the Island and, slowly, small groups of riders separate from the flow of...
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    Tram Will Operate at Reduced Capacity for Months
    Briana Warsing
    • Jul 30, 2017
    • 3 min

    Tram Will Operate at Reduced Capacity for Months

    At the June Board meeting of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), President Susan Rosenthal joked that Island commuters...
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    Island of Art
    Briana Warsing
    • Jun 11, 2017
    • 5 min

    Island of Art

    Two wave statues temporarily placed on the Island as part of the City-wide La Mer Wave Walk project may be the most recent art...
    105 views0 comments
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