Friday, September 9, 2011

Roosevelt Island Tram Now Open After Temporarily Closed Due To Police Investigation of Suspicious Package on Queensboro Bridge - Bridge Now Open Too

A little over an hour ago, the New York City's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) tweeted at Notify NYC:

Due to police activity, the Queensboro/Koch Bridge is currently closed. Expect traffic delays in the area.
Shortly thereafter, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) closed down the tram and issued this advisory at 10:03 PM:
Due to police activity on the 59th street bridge. The Tram service is temporarily suspended.
I was at the Tram at approximately 10:20 as Tram service was resuming


and at 10:29 PM a RIOC advisory reported:
The police activity is complete at this time. Tram service is now back to normal service.
Breaking News reported:
Update: NYPD says package with wires on Queensboro bridge turned out to be DOT equipment; bridge being reopened - BNO
Additional information on Roosevelt Island precautions taken during this weekend's heightened security alert from post earlier today.

1 comments :

Hope Dellon said...

@Judy Berdy--what a great post. I was living in Westchester at the time, and had forgotten the message boards--some of them, heartbreakingly, seeking information on missing friends and loved ones, that stayed in Grand Central Station for months. They brought them back on the first anniversary and people left flowers.

And no, I'm not sure life feels normal even now...