After practiced inside yesterday at Roosevelt Island Racquet, back to Us
Open. One hour of training for Elena Rybakina and Veronika Kudermetova
on Court 7 at 3pm local time🇺🇸 (9pm🇫🇷)#USOpen 📸kiaheiberg
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She also posed for photographs with local Roosevelt Island girl scouts Leire and
Itziar.
Elena Rybakina yesterday during her training at Roosevelt Island Racquet
Club. Posing with fans#USOpen 📸: mikec_0322 + susydelcampo
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from Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza where connections can be made to
the E, F and R trains.
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) will be running both Tram cabins for most of this weekend. According to
RIOC:
RIOC Additional Services
Saturday and Sunday The Tram will operate on a rush hour schedule from
7:00am – 10:00pm
Red Bus Manhattan Shuttle 3:00pm – 7:00pm.
Visit the RIOC
transportation page
for resources related to getting to and from the island.
The MTA will be doing track work that will affect F-Train service. To assist
residents of Roosevelt Island, the Roosevelt Island Tram will be
implementing an expanded rush hour schedule on weekends. For the full
tram schedule, please visit:
https://t.co/z9WoiGclibpic.twitter.com/I2LffzGfpv
— Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (@RIOCny)
August 24, 2023
Starting Monday August 28, Roosevelt Island F train service will be replaced with a
Shuttle train service
running on a single track back and forth between Queensbridge/21 street,
Roosevelt Island and 63r/Lexington Ave every 20 minutes between 5 AM and
midnight.
According to the MTA, the 63rd Street Tunnel Direct Fixation Track project will replace:
... track along the F line between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center in Manhattan
and 36 St in Queens. The project will improve reliability, mitigate leaks to
prevent future corrosion and deterioration and extend the life of existing
infrastructure.
Crews will remove existing direct fixation track and construct new concrete
track and new direct fixation track, install new contact rail, protection
boards, brackets and insulators, remove and replace cables, furnish and
install new signal equipment, repair spalled concrete and cracks and seal
active leaks.
The following service changes will be in effect through the first quarter of
2024:
Beginning Monday, August 28, F service will be rerouted via the E line in both
directions between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt
Av....
... Weekdays and weekends between 5 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., F shuttle trains
will operate between Lexington Av/63 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, and free Q95
shuttle buses will operate between the 21 St-Queensbridge and Queens Plaza
stations.
Overnights between midnight and 5 a.m., F shuttle train service is suspended
and free Q94 shuttle buses will connect the Roosevelt Island, 21
St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza stations....
The Q94 (overnight bus shuttle from Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza) is
scheduled to run every ten minutes, not necessarily on the hour.
The Q95 (daytime bus shuttle between 21st Queensbridge and Queens
Plaza) will run every 10 minutes off-peak, and as frequently as every 4-6
minutes during peak hours.
Here's the schedule for the Roosevelt Island subway shuttle starting Monday August 28.
Echoes of Home is
a celebration featuring twenty-seven Asian artists from the
LiTang community. Through
an array of paintings, photography, sculptures, and cutting-edge digital art,
this exhibition unfolds a dialogue exploring the realms of identity,
innovation, and unity.
Spanning from the vibrant streets of New York City to the glamorous
landscapes of Los Angeles, and from the lively scenes of Atlanta to the
indomitable spirit of Detroit, these artists have woven their diverse
journeys into a dynamic tapestry of creativity. Together, they have created
a collective portrait that captures how the influence of the Asian diaspora
shapes the ever-evolving contemporary art world.
Exhibition Dates
August 26 - September 8, 2023
Opening Reception
August 26, 2023 4PM - 7PM
Li Tang is a New York-based
community dedicated to amplifying the creative voices of the contemporary
Asian diaspora. Established in 2020, Li Tang aims to feature the works and
talents of today’s most innovative Asian practitioners working in the varied
fields of art and culture. https://www.litang.zon
Curators
Webson Ji and Huixian Dong
Artists
Cheng Gong, Zhiheng Gong, Ling Gui, Sun Young Kang, Doi Kim, Hannah Li,
Sizhu Li, Xianglong Li, Xingze Li, Jesse Liu, Nix Liu Xin, Weihui Lu, Wendi
Men, Paul Mok, Yukiko Nakashima, Megan Nugroho, Ami Park, Han Qin, Ji Shi,
Broly Su, Suki Violet Su, Curry Sicong Tian, Jingyi Wang, Tong Wang, Jiannan
Wu, Sunny B. Yazdani, Sophie Ruoyu Zhang
I do know the Roosevelt Island leadership and the electeds are determined to
make sure that mass transit here works really well for Roosevelt Islanders.
So you're going to continue to look at that issue in consultation with
whoever is relevant, whether it's technical folks or legal or lawyers or
whatever.
But for us, the bottom line is Omni, it just makes travel faster for
everybody. So whoever's waiting on that line, whichever line they're in, or
if they're in one line, it's going to be a lot faster with Omni than people
buying Metro Cars one by one...
RIOC President Shelton Haynes added:
Right now we're currently assessing situation and it's very fluid. As it
stands we do not anticipate having a line where Metro Card holders can skip.
We're still assessing, we're still going to make the best decision possible for
Roosevelt Island commuters...
@rooseveltislandny @mta Who are the specific individuals responsible for
adding OMNY to tram at the same time the F train is shutting down for 7
months? If any of the people responsible for this actually lived on the
island it would have never gone through at this time.
Now residents will have to wait behind hundreds of tourists on a tram line
that regularly wraps around the block on the Manhattan side. Previously we
could at least skip the bulk of the line by having a metrocard preloaded and
ready. This, combined with limited train service, makes the daily commute
for thousands of residents and island students very complicated and much
longer. The once an hour red bus that moves 55 people on weekends barely
helps.
I’m seriously shocked at how short-sighted island leadership can be.
We’ve also been repeatedly told that a resident/tram priority pass is simply
impossible despite the fact this is exactly what happened in 1976 when the
tram first opened so that residents could get home ahead of the flood of
tourists coming to see the new tram. A priority pass isn’t ‘impossible’,
you’re just not trying hard enough or simply don’t care enough.
How are you gonna help resolve the situation? Please come up with an
acceptable plan. Residents are angry and the pressure will continue to mount
otherwise.
This is terrible for Roosevelt Island residents that will now have to wait
in crowds of tourists to get home instead of skipping lines with Metrocards
exactly, ugh. The worst timing
I don’t know how we will get to our homes.
Hahahahaha leave it to @sheltonjhaynes to finally set up OMNY just in time
for there to be no subway and now residents have to wait in line for the
tram. What an absolute joke
and now look out for an announcement about the great @sheltonjhaynes getting
Omni for Roosevelt Island to add to his many accomplishments that he’s
taking credit for that were all started by someone else.
I think it will create a more even flow. Good news and I don’t have to
switch between my phone and card. 👍
About time.
Great!
Great news, now #rooseveltisland just needs a working subway station
finally 🙌
Here's the full Roosevelt Island Tram OMNY press conference from this
afternoon.
MTA reports on Twitter (X)
Reach new heights with OMNY — now, you can tap and go on the Roosevelt Island Tramway! It's the easier and more flexible way to pay your fare.
Tramway rides are also included in our weekly fare cap! Start tapping any day, and after 12 paid trips, the rest of your rides that week… pic.twitter.com/bDR2gVL5ZJ
...there will be no Roosevelt Island F Train service at all this coming weekend and starting Monday August 28 Roosevelt
Island F train service will be replaced with a Shuttle train service
running only back and forth between Queensbridge/21 street, Roosevelt
Island and 63r/Lexington Ave every 20 minutes between 5 AM and midnight....
If that's not bad enough, there's currently no Roosevelt Island F Train elevator service from the station entrance to the Manhattan bound platform.
Yesterday I asked the MTA:
The newly installed Roosevelt Island F Train Subway Elevator to the Manhattan platform is out of service until the estimated date of October 31.
The installation of this new elevator was completed in June 2023.
What is the cause of the elevator breakdown after only 2 months in operation? Are there similar breakdowns of other recently installed subway elevators?
What was the total cost of installing this new Roosevelt island elevator?
As you know, the 63rd Street Tunnel Rehab Project is beginning on August 28 with a Shuttle Train serving Roosevelt Island running on a single track.
Will the Roosevelt Island shuttle train run on the Track that has a working elevator to the platform so that elderly, disabled, parents with strollers and others who need an elevator will be able to access the shuttle train?
A MTA spokesperson replied today:
There is an issue with two defective parts that have been ordered and will be replaced by the contractor at no additional cost to the MTA. Repairs will be done as quickly as possible once the replacement parts are received.
These customers will need to use the Q102 bus to Queens Plaza which is an accessible station.
The contractor will make the repairs as quickly as possible once the necessary parts have been received.
Four Freedoms Park Conservancy hosts AARP for the celebration of the 88th
Anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act. The
illumination was visible August 14th through 19th from the east side of
Manhattan.
... The illumination... by the company Oxygenworks, is part of a nationwide AARP campaign to raise Americans’ awareness of Social Security - and of the need to strengthen and preserve one of the nation’s most popular social programs....
... AARP New York is also sponsoring Adirondack Chairs, each featuring the “Social Security: You Earned It” campaign tagline, at Four Freedoms Park, plus an audio tour for park visitors during the fall featuring the FDR presidency and the signing into law of Social Security.
... AARP this summer launched its nationwide campaign to raise awareness of and highlight the importance of Social Security. Many Americans rely on Social Security income to cover living expenses and pay bills. But if Washington takes no action to restructure the program in the next decade, Social Security income could be cut by an average of $4,000 a year per recipient....
Summer is drawing to a close and that means the school year is right around
the corner!
Come join RlDA and RIOC/PSD for an evening of music, treats, and fun as we
distribute free backpacks and school supplies to island residents.
This year’s Back to School Giveaway will be held at Good Shepherd Plaza on
Sunday, August 27th, 2023, starting at 2PM. Please arrive no earlier than
1:30pm to begin lining up for the event. Children must be accompanied by a
guardian. We look forward to seeing everyone this coming Sunday!
Back to school supply giveaways are happening throughout NYC and are a
huge help for local families.
at all this coming weekend and starting Monday August 28 Roosevelt Island F train service will be replaced with a Shuttle train service running only back and forth between Queensbridge/21 street, Roosevelt Island and 63r/Lexington Ave every 20 minutes between 5 AM and midnight.
Hi there, this is in preparation for upcoming planned work on the line. You can find more info pertaining to the work here:https://t.co/oOwgInFSyq
Newly appointed members
of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)
Board Of Directors
Lydia Tang, Dr Michal Melamed and Ben Fhala, together with veteran Board
member Fay Christian set up an:
ASK US ?
table next to the August 19 Farmers/Flea Market at Good Shepherd Plaza to
discuss the
upcoming F Train Subway Service disruptions
and Tram service with Roosevelt Island community residents.
Joining Mr Fhala and Ms Christian was Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS)
President Judy Berdy
who helped explain the new F train shuttle service and bus
service which begins Monday, August 28.
I asked if there would be any RIOC policy change to increase Tram service
during the F train service disruption. According to Mr Fhala:
... the main perspective of the executive team now is that we're not going to
change automatically but we're going to just assess and test it as the weeks
go by and the executive teams will decide how to address it as they see the
needs change. So right now, we don't have any messages on any changes.
The RIOC Directors will be holding another ASK US? session next week at the
Saturday Farmers/Flea Market.
Stop by and have a chat. Tell them your concerns and possible solutions.
This is a great initiative by the RIOC Directors to communicate in person with
their fellow residents.
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
The Purpose of this Blog is to provide accurate and timely information about Roosevelt Island as well as a forum for residents to express opinions and engage in a dialogue to improve our community.
