This page will be frequently updated, reflecting the current status of local transportation options. This a service of the Roosevelt Island Daily News.
Updated: October 7th, 2022
Roosevelt Island Tram
The Tram is currently in full operation with both cabins running.
The Tram participates in the MTA MetroCard system, including free transfers between it and MTA buses and subway. Caution: The Tram is not set up with OMNY readers. If you use OMNY to enter the system, you will not get a free transfer.
The normal schedule is every fifteen minutes on the quarter hour, except during rush hours when cabins run every 7 1/2 minutes. (See above for temporary changes.)
MTA Subway, F-Train, Roosevelt Island Station
Face masks are recommended for all on New York public transit, including subways and buses.
Click here for up-to-date information on all MTA subway lines.
RIOC Red Buses
Red buses are free and operate at all marked stops at 15-minute intervals on a route that circles from Southpoint Park and The Octagon. Rush hours increase service to 7 1/2 minutes.
NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry brings full-time service to Roosevelt Island on the Astoria Line. Connections are available for all city boroughs, except Staten Island. Current routes and schedules are here.
Latest news for Roosevelt Island
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Sometimes, you run out of words. Describing RIOC’s heartless and thick-headed Motorgate rate increases backs us against the wall in frustration. Already grossly incompetent, management under Governor Kathy Hochul and CEO Seldom Seen Shelton J. Haynes, the state agency now adds heartlessness to its luster. How can we keep up the daily flow of blunders? - Racism on the Red Bus: Lost and Found or Left Behind?Racism on the Red Bus stunk its way onto an Octagon Red Bus yesterday, the first day of Black History Month. Found on a seat, it was either lost or – more likely – deliberately left there. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Racism pervades American culture, and Roosevelt Island was never an
- As Secrets Spill, RIOC’s Plan for Sportspark Is Bad News, Really Bad NewsSecrets spill like accidental leaks in the facade Governor Kathy Hochul and RIOC CEO Seldom Seen Shelton J. Haynes put up around Sportspark’s future. The disdain both have for Roosevelt Island sets the tone for a sharp turn away from the community we knew. Sportspark is being spun as a profit center. by David Stone
- A Budding RIOC Bromance Softens the Sugary NarcissismThe RIOC bromance between President/CEO Seldom Seen Shelton J. Haynes and Akeem Jamal first blossomed as Haynes’s longtime friend, Altheria Jackson, was shown the door. Haynes was so taken with Jamal, he hired him at an inflated salary, even though he wasn’t qualified for the job. As spring approaches, the Communications AVP and CEO are
- New York City’s Energy Future on Roosevelt Island’s HorizonThe Ravenswood Generating Station, just across the river from Roosevelt Island, becomes a key to New York City’s energy future with a transition to offshore wind power. The facility, long known as a significant source of pollution, will be scrubbed clean and entirely repurposed. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News This story was
