Good News, Roosevelt Island F Train Service To And From Manhattan This Weekend But F Service Stops At Lex/63rd - RIOC President Reports On Roosevelt Island Transportation Problems

Good Mixed news, according to the MTA, there will be Roosevelt Island F Train service
 

 to and from Manhattan this weekend but:

No F service at 57 St, 47-50 Sts, 42 St-Bryant Pk, 23 St, 14 St, W 4 St, B'way-Lafayette St, 2 Av, Delancey St/Essex St, East Broadway, and York St.

F service operates between Jamaica-179 St and Lexington Av-63 St, then via the Q to/from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (skipping DeKalb Av, days and evenings), and via the D to/from Stillwell Av.

• Trains run express in Manhattan all weekend.

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President Susan Rosenthal discussed last weekend's Roosevelt Island Transportation mess during yesterday's RIOC Board meeting.

@NYCferry boat arrived full and took no passengers. Feel trapped on @Rooseveltisland. No F train and tram under useless repairs ending 2018 pic.twitter.com/0vzTEW9BRG

— Bruce Knotts (@brucefk) September 4, 2017

Ms Rosenthal reported that the MTA told her there will be Roosevelt Island F Train service on weekends at least thru October 16. Ms Rosenthal added that the Roosevelt Island subway elevator will be out of service the weekend of the 23-24 and RIOC will provide a Red Bus Shuttle to Manhattan at that time.

Here's what Ms Rosenthal said: