Experts cite confusing COVID-19 advice as a contributing factor in making the disease harder to fight. Which is right? Which isn’t? Well, here on Roosevelt
Tag: Roosevelt Island Tram
The New Tram Elevator Opens on Tuesday, But RIOC Thinks It’s About Foot Traffic Patterns
The new Tram elevator is a big deal. RIOC’s sunk millions, probably too many millions into it, but what makes “pedestrian traffic patterns” the state’s
As RIOC stumbles, maskless riders now endanger everyone else on the Tram
Just when hopes rose that RIOC finally accepted responsibility for protecting Tram riders from COVID-19, another fresh round of maskless riders told a different story.
OMNY for the Tram and Other RIOC Financial Revelations
Some unexpected RIOC financial revelations spilled out of a recent Audit Committee meeting covering next year’s budget. OMNY and the Tram were top of the
UPDATE: Will the Roosevelt Island Tram tumble out of MTA OMNY System?
Don’t tell Roosevelt Island Tram riders, but the MetroCard system they need for entering expires this year. That’s according to TimeOut New York. But with
“Shameful and disgusting…” Neglect sucks the life out of a local treasure.
Amid construction under a hot sun, discarded, a local treasure suffers the abuses of neglect. Rejecting creative suggestions for reuse, RIOC leaves historic Tram cabins
Why are maskless riders still welcome on the Tram and Red Buses?
Are maskless riders still welcome on the Tram and Red Buses? After complaints mount, the answer from RIOC remains, “Yes.” But why? By David Stone
A driver and a rider: latest additions to the Maskless Hall of Shame
Readers nominated two new additions to the Maskless Hall of Shame, and they sent photos. Disregard for the health and welfare of everyone else still
RIOC now gambles with safety, ignoring maskless riders squeezing on the Tram
Routinely negligent, RIOC gambles with safety, absent and irresponsible as riders without face masks jam onto busy Tram cabins. Mostly tourists, which the soulless state
Exceeding Expectations: Seen on the Roosevelt Island Tram
Exceeding expectations is not normal with RIOC, but they pulled it off here. While the commitment to mask wearing is admirable, the WTF element carries