Roosevelt Island Transportation - Good News Again, This Weekend F Trains To And From Manhattan, Both Tram Cabins Working And Ferry Service Too, That's 12 In A Row - State Senator Jose Serrano Asks MTA President Andy Byford To Add Second Roosevelt Island Subway Entrance And 4 Turnstiles To Relieve Overcrowding

Good news, for the 12th week in a row, Roosevelt Island residents will have weekend F Trains running to and from Manhattan, both Tram Cabins operating and East River Astoria Route Ferry service.

Here's the NYC Ferry 2019 Ferry Summer Schedule. 

More good news. During June 13 Roosevelt Island Town Hall Meeting organized by Council Member Ben Kallos, MTA representative Markus Book reported that there are no planned Roosevelt Island F Train weekend disruptions until August 16 weekend.

Mr Book took questions on a variety of Roosevelt Island subway and bus issues including morning rush hours overcrowding and promised to look into suggested solutions to relieve overcrowding. Mr Book added that the MTA might consider adding a second entrance/exit at the north side of the Roosevelt Island F Train station

to better handle large crowd situations (see 10 minute 20 second mark of video below)

Watch the full MTA Roosevelt Island presentation below.



Roosevelt Island's NY State Senator Jose Serrano sent this June 28 letter to MTA President Andy Byford in support of adding a second Roosevelt Island subway entrance and 4 additional turnstiles.

Dear Mr. Byford:

A number of concerned constituents have contacted my office regarding severe overcrowding, particularly during rush hours, at the Roosevelt Island F train subway station.

Over the last few years, Roosevelt Island has experienced tremendous growth, from the thriving Cornell Tech campus to the opening of the wonderful Four Freedoms State Park. In addition, several large-scale events, such as the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival (which was attended by roughly 30,000 people) have attracted visitors from across the city in unprecedented numbers. While we welcome this evolution, we must ensure that the island’s transportation infrastructure keeps pace with the undeniably sharp increase in visitors. For this reason, I would like to respectfully request that MTA add a second entrance and exit with four additional turnstiles at the north side of the Roosevelt Island F train station.

As we explore ways to improve all transportation options on Roosevelt Island, providing an additional entrance at the F train station is a low-cost, common-sense solution that will alleviate overcrowding, address rider safety and provide relief for thousands of New Yorkers who depend on this line as a primary source of transportation.

My office will be following up in the next couple of days. However, if you would like to discuss this request in further detail, as always, please feel free to contact my office at (212) 828-5829. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Sen. José M. Serrano
29th Senate District

Also, as of today both Roosevelt Island subway elevators are working and 1 of the escalators is out of service

Image From MTA

scheduled to be fixed by July 13.