Interview With Roosevelt Island Tram Operators By Day And Night - They Like Their Job, The Views & Talking With Passengers

 Image of Roosevelt Island Tram Operator Greg Pavarati At The Controls

WFUV's Cityscape radio program featured interviews with people who work high above New York City including a window washer, helicopter traffic reporter and our very own Roosevelt Island Tram Operator Greg Pavarati.

Mr. Pavarati has been operating the Tram for 35 years, starting even before the Tram opened in 1976. Greg says it a real nice job, loves the view and talking with Roosevelt Island residents. During the interview Greg talks about marriage proposals on the tram, no births but several woman going into labor, bathroom facilities on the Tram, celebrity sightings and that the chance of getting stuck on the new Tram is really zero.

Here's the link to Mr. Pavarati's full interview on WFUV which starts at about the 8 minute mark.

Image Of Roosevelt Island Tram Operator Greg At The Tram's Grand Re-Opening

Last year, just before the Tram shut down for the Modernization Program, CNN interviewed Tram Operator Michael Finnan who described what it was like working the Tram's night shift.