No Late Night Queens Bound F Train Service From Manhattan to Roosevelt Island this Week or All Upcoming Weekend, Tram & Red Bus Service to be Added - How About Running 2 Weekend Tram Cabins on Regular Basis??

More late weeknight's without F train service to Roosevelt Island from Manhattan starting later today. The MTA is reporting that there will be no Queens bound F trains from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island starting at 11:00 PM - 5 AM beginning Monday April 18 through Friday, April 22  From the MTA:

 F Jamaica-bound trains are rerouted via the  M from 47-50 Sts to Queens Plaza

Nights, 11 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, April 18 - Apr 22

...  For service to Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge, take the  F to Roosevelt Av

and transfer to a Coney-Island bound F.

For service from 57 St, Lexington Av-63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge,

take a Coney Island-bound  F to 47-50 Sts and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F .

There will also be no F train service to Roosevelt Island from Manhattan this coming weekend starting at 12 AM Saturday April 23- 5 AM Monday April 25.

As an alternative, since the F Train will be running on the M line, you can take the F to 53rd and Lexington. Then walk to the Tram on 2 Ave and 60th Street thereby avoiding the longer subway trip into Queens and back to Roosevelt Island.

The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) will be adding additional Tram and Red Bus service during the upcoming F train subway disruption. According to RIOC:

... RIOC will provide 24-hour Tram and Red Bus service during the weekend of April 23rd to minimize the inconvenience to Island residents.

There will be 2 Trams running during the hours of 12 PM and 7 PM on Saturday and Sunday. At all other times that weekend, both Trams will run at 15 minute intervals.

During the week of April 18, Tram and Red Bus service will be extended until 5 AM....

Image From RIOC (Click to Enlarge)

Good for RIOC in responding to Roosevelt Island residents transportation concerns during this time.

Will RIOC respond to this concern as well? Have you noticed how crowded the one Roosevelt Island Tram cabin in operation on weekends is? I am told that even when the subway is running normally to and from Roosevelt Island on weekends, there are large crowds riding and waiting for the tram during certain prolonged periods of time. For instance, yesterday around 5:30 PM there were large crowds on the Manhattan Tram station waiting for the one Tram cabin in use to arrive

Image of Crowded Manhattan Tram Station Yesterday Afternoon

and another large crowd at the Roosevelt Island station waiting to make the trip back to the Manhattan Station. This was going on for most of Sunday afternoon.

Image of Crowded Roosevelt Island Tram Station Yesterday Afternoon

Due to the large crowds using the Roosevelt Island Tram on weekends, RIOC should consider running both cabins as they do during rush hours or at least on an as needed basis.