No F Train Queens Bound Subway Service From Manhattan To Roosevelt Island This Weekend - Expect Crowded Tram, Plan Accordingly

Image of Crowded Manhattan Tram Station

Expect crowded Roosevelt Island Tram rides this weekend because there will be no F train subway service to Roosevelt Island from Manhattan starting at 12:01 AM Saturday July 9 thru 5 AM Monday July 11. According to the MTA:

F Jamaica-bound trains run via the M from 47-50 Sts to Queens Plaza
Weekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Jul 9 - 11...

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.

Note: F Trains skip the 5 Av/53 St E station during this time.