Roosevelt Island Labor Day Weekend Transportation Mess, No F Train To Manhattan, Long Lines And Waiting Times For Tram And Ferry
The Roosevelt Island 2017 Labor Day Weekend transportation fiasco got worse today. Not only was there no Roosevelt Island F Train service to Manhattan and long lines
at the Tram for the single cabin in operation due to the Platform repair project,
but there were also long lines and waiting time to get on the new Roosevelt Island Astoria Route Ferry service today.Very long lines at Roosevelt Island Tram Station. Big Mess. No @NYCTSubway F train to Manhattan, only 1 tram cabin working @RIOCny pic.twitter.com/3EsVDaqZM2— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) September 4, 2017
@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
2 hour wait to get on @NYCferry at Roosevelt Island this afternoon. 4 boats heading south picked up only a few riders each. Tempers rising pic.twitter.com/6UOe8ZYd0n— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) September 4, 2017
As I said, nice and reliable we still waiting, other boat has gone and we didn't make it. 15 people per load every 30 minutes pic.twitter.com/uPl97TS7Yq— Roberto (@BorjaRoberto) September 4, 2017
One resident reported this morning:Hopefully we get everyone onboard as quickly and safely as possible. We appreciate you reaching out to us. -K— NYC Ferry (@NYCferry) September 4, 2017
We did not fit on the previous ferry so took the one to Astoria instead. But at Astoria, you have to get off and come back on the ferry so again you may not be allowed on.Another resident:
Can RIOC speed up the Tram repairs, add F Trains or Ferries?
All these people
were left behind and have to wait another 35 minutes.
It is so UNACCEPTABLE for residents who live on Roosevelt island to be paralyzed to get anywhere in manhattan. No F train, long lines at the tram and long lines at the ferry. Ferry too full Have to wait 20+min for the next ferry, didn't get on the 2nd ferry either. Lines at the tram just as long. 😡 thanks for ruining my evening MTA New York City Transit and Roosevelt island tram.And another:
I agree. Marooned on this island this weekend. I attempted to take the tram with this line... then the ferry line was just as bad. Ridiculous!Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Island Services Committee Chair Aaron Hamburger shares this message he sent to Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) President Susan Rosenthal:
Labor Day weekend travel was the worst I ever experienced. Very long lines at the Tram.Not to mention that the Tram Metro Card machine was out of order.
Instead I took the F to Roosevelt Ave. Then transferred to the F going to Manhattan. Had to go to W. 4th St. station in order to get the train I needed. Instead of the F of being express in Queens, the F was local. That meant we went to 7 stations instead of the usual 2.To matters worse both elevators at Roosevelt Island were out-of service for the entire weekend.
Yes I could have taken the ferry but that was only convenient if you were going downtown. I was going uptown. Anyway, it took me 90 minutes to get to my destination instead of the usual 40 minutes.
I thought RIOC was going to work with the MTA to prevent this terrible situation. What happened? Was there no contact with the MTA?
What a mess this weekendWe regret the inconvenience. Please note, we have made supervision aware of this matter for review. ref# 170904-000115. ^JF— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) September 4, 2017
It appeared that many of the people at the Tram and Ferry were tourists.Poor planning for the holiday weekend: https://t.co/1WxVUCW7A3— Green Shores NYC (@GreenShoresNYC) September 4, 2017
We could have used Spider-Man today.
UPDATE 9:05 PM:
Seriously!? Whoa? We got lucky then. Took the 8:50am ferry with 3 other people to Manhattan.... https://t.co/ZiClGw3RDE
— FinnYorker💋 (@NYTTYTTYY) September 5, 2017
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