A ride on the Roosevelt Island Tramway
A ride on the Roosevelt Island Tramway
New Yorkers have a well-kept secret: the Roosevelt Island Tram. This is the only cable car in New York with which you can cross the East River from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island in just four minutes. Reaching 76 meters high and a speed of 29 km/hour, along the way, you can enjoy a wonderful walk accompanied by spectacular views of both Queens and Midtown Manhattan, where the Chrysler Building and the General Headquarters of the UN. For those visiting the city during the New York City Marathon, you’ll get a great view of the marathoners, both running across the bridge into Manhattan and already heading up First Avenue toward Harlem.
The history of this unique means of transportation tells that it was created in 1976 to link Roosevelt Island with Manhattan. This link was supposed to be cheap and fast, but it was meant to be temporary until the construction of a metro line (which would come 20 years later, with the opening of line F). Finally, the Roosevelt Island cable car is still in operation today and after a total renovation in 2014 that has bigger windows, is faster and has more robust cabins, it is part of the New York transportation system (MTA).
Since its inauguration, the Roosevelt Island Tram has become the setting for several films such as Die Hard, where Bruce Willis performs an impossible jump from the cable car to the Queensboro Bridge, he also appears in a scene from Spider-Man (2002). when the villain played by Willem Dafoe leaves a wagon full of children dangling over the East River, until the spidery hero comes to the rescue.
The Roosevelt Tram can be taken for free with the Unlimited MetroCard. Otherwise, the value of the ticket is $2.75
The entrance is located at 2nd Avenue and 60th Street. Its appearance is reminiscent of a cable car in a ski resort (and this is because the cabins were built by the French company POMA, which usually builds cabins for cable cars in the Alps).
The cable car has two huge red cabins that have a capacity for 125 people. The tours leave every 15 minutes from 6 am to 2:30 pm, and on weekends until 3:30 am. (One piece of advice is to avoid the rush hour since it is when New Yorkers use it to commute to work or to return home. For this reason, it is recommended to avoid the hours between 7 and 9 AM and 5 and 7 PM)
Once you arrive at Roosevelt Island you can get off and take a walk around the island or you can return to Manhattan. After the journey, you must descend anyway, pay again and go up again. This process is mandatory for all passengers.
Although in recent years it has become primarily a residential area, Roosevelt Island hides a rather peculiar history, since for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was home to hospitals, psychiatric institutions, and a prison.
Historically, it was called Blackwell Island for the family that lived there for several generations. Starting in 1921 it was called Welfare Island and, since 1973, it has been named Roosevelt Island in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Currently approximately 12,000 people live on the island.
Roosevelt Island is only about 3.2 km long and is very quiet, this makes it a perfect plan for a few hours walk away from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan and also for a walk with children.
For those who want to tour the island, next to the cable car stop there is a totally free red bus stop called Red Bus that travels all over the island and has several stops. As it is so small, it can also be explored on foot, a journey that lasts around 40 minutes.
The most interesting places on Roosevelt Island are;
Blackwell Island Light: Located at the northern end of the island stands this small lighthouse built in 1872 to mark the way to the New York City Insane Asylum, one of the island’s psychiatric institutions.
Blackwell House: It is a small wooden house built in 1796 for the Blackwell family, who for a long time owned the island and gave it its name. It is the sixth oldest house in New York City
Smallpox Hospital: Before entering the memorial, you can see the ruins of Smallpox Hospital. This hospital treated smallpox patients, convicted and trapped here, far from the rest of New York City.
Four Freedoms State Park. To the south is this beautiful park from where you have beautiful views of the Manhattan skyline.
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