Best Wishes From Roosevelt Island For A Happy And Healthy New Year In 2025 - Cheers, We're Having A Party, Everybody's Swinging, Dancing To The Music On The Radio And With Some Classic Movies Too

Best Wishes to all for a Happy And Healthy New Year in 2025. 

Whether you're staying at home for a quiet New Year's Eve or out partying, there's no better way to celebrate the end of the past year than with a traditional last song from Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes together with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band .

We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancing to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mr. DJ
Keep those records playing
'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby

Cheers

 

and Best Wishes for the 2025 New Year.

NY Post Reports Today "Selfie Obsessed Tourists Create Roosevelt Island Tram Jam: 'Horrible, Horrible!'" - Roosevelt Island Residents And Workers Asking For Priority Boarding Before Sightseeing Tourists

The NY Post reported today on the insanely long line of sightseeing tourists making life miserable for residents.

Selfie-obsessed tourists create Roosevelt Island tram jam: ‘Horrible, horrible!’ https://t.co/ySjs4QPQAL

— New York Post (@nypost) December 31, 2024

According to the NY Post:

Selfie-obsessed tourists have taken over the Roosevelt Island tram — creating a massive headache for locals who are being forced to wait in lines stacked with as many as 250 people.

The tram between Manhattan and the smaller iconic island has long been a tourist destination, but it took off in popularity this summer when it was blasted on various “top attractions in New York City” lists and across social media....

Click here to read the full NY Post article.

2370 people have signed the Trampled By Tourists, Priority Boarding for Residents and Workers on the Roosevelt Island Tram petition.

A group of Roosevelt Island residents spoke during the December 19 Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors meeting Public Session advocating for residents/workers boarding preference on the Roosevelt Island Tram

Elected representatives including Mayor Adams, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and City Council Member Julie Menin have expressed support for some type of preference for residents and workers on the Roosevelt Island Tram.

Here's more info on the issue.

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Another Day Of Insane Roosevelt Island Tram Line Full Of Sightseeing Tourists Making Life Miserable For Roosevelt Island Residents And Workers

Roosevelt Island Tram line of sightseeing tourists stretched from the platform, down the stairs, to 59th Street Second Avenue Tram Plaza and heading towards third avenue this afternoon. 

Another day Roosevelt Island residents and workers are furious that they can't use the Tram for necessary transportation services because it is being used as a cheap sightseeing amusement attraction by tourists.

A resident commented on Roosevelt Islander Instagram post:

This situation has become completely unmanageable. At this point, a clear solution would be to designate the Southside Tram and Southside staircase exclusively for tourists, while reserving the Northside Tram and Northside (exit) staircase for residents and staff.

Additionally, installing a bike rack down the middle of the platform and turnstile area would help organize the space more effectively. Clear, official signage labeled “TOURISTS” and “RESIDENTS/STAFF” is essential to streamline the flow of people and reduce congestion.

It’s time to implement practical solutions to address this ongoing issue.

Some type of separate priority line for residents and workers who use the Tram for transportation purposes rather than as a sightseeing attraction has to be implemented soon.

UPDATE 12/30 - Another day of insanely long line of tourists at the Roosevelt Island Manhattan Tram Station.

I interviewed several groups of tourists getting off the Tram at the Manhattan station. All understood the frustration of residents and workers. These tourists said they would be willing to wait longer on a separate line so residents and workers could have priority to board the Tram Cabin.

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Another Day Of Long Lines Full Of Sightseeing Tourists On Roosevelt Island Tram Making Life Miserable For Residents And Workers

A Tipster shares photo taken this afternoon of the crazy Roosevelt Island Tram line stretching from the platform, down the stairs, across Second Avenue Tram Plaza

and reports 

I feel terrible for RI residents. It must be frustrating. I get upset when I’m rushing home, and I miss my train, and the next one is coming in a few minutes. I can’t even imagine waiting to get home in that line!

Long lines of sightseeing tourists have made life miserable for Roosevelt Island residents and workers getting to and from Roosevelt Island. 

Here's what the Roosevelt Island Tram lines full of sightseeing tourists 

were like the past three days.

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2321 people have signed the Trampled By Tourists, Priority Boarding for Residents and Workers on the Roosevelt Island Tram petition.

A group of Roosevelt Island residents spoke during the December 19 Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors meeting Public Session advocating for residents/workers boarding preference on the Roosevelt Island Tram

Elected representatives including Mayor Adams, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and City Council Member Julie Menin have expressed support for some type of preference for residents and workers on the Roosevelt Island Tram.

Here's more info on the issue.

UPDATE 12/27 - Roosevelt Island Tram lines today.

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According to a Tipster when the Tram doors opened: 

... there was a small stampede, and a woman screamed. I’ve never seen it this bad in my life. When the doors of the Tram opened, it was like a buffalo stampede

Another resident reports:

I was passing by the Tram line on the way to the train because the line was too long, and someone in line literally said thay should sell FastTrack tickets online for the Tram like they do at Disney. 

Happy Chanukah From Roosevelt Island - Join The Chabad Of Roosevelt Island For Family Public Menorah Lighting Saturday December 28 At Rivercross Lawn - Chanukah Songs From The Maccabeats And Adam Sandler, Today Is Chrismukkah Too

Tonight is the first of eight Chanukah nights and the Roosevelt Island Menorah on the Rivercross Lawn

is now lit.

The Chabad of Roosevelt Island invite you to the Annual Family Public Menorah Lighting for the 4th Chanukah Light on Saturday 6:30 PM December 28 at the Rivercross Lawn.

Come together to celebrate Jewish pride!

Enjoy hot latkes, hot drinks, music, dreidels and other ttreats.

For more information contact nechama@RIjewish.org

Enjoy the Maccabeats I Have A Little Dreidel

and Latke Recipe

Chanukah music.

Adam Sandler's Chanukah song too.

Happy Chanukah. 

For the first time in 20 years, the first night of Chanukah and Christmas are on the same day. 

Happy Chrismukkah too.

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We wish the Roosevelt Island community joy, peace and love for the holidays, and a happy New Year filled with singing, dancing and merriment.

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Merry Christmas Roosevelt Island - Enjoy Holiday Songs From Bing & Bowie, Ted Lasso, U2, Wham, Dropkick Murphy's, The Waitresses, RUN DMC, Great Big Sea & For Those Who Eat Chinese Food On Christmas

Merry Christmas Roosevelt Island.

Enjoy these Christmas Songs from Bing Crosby and David Bowie,

Ted Lasso,

 U2,

Wham,

Dropkick Murphys,

The Waitresses,

RUN DMC,

Great Big Sea

and for those who Eat Chinese Food At Christmas.

Merry Christmas Roosevelt Island.

It's Christmas Eve, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - On The Roosevelt Island Tram Cabin Reindeer Sled? It's Coming On Christmas, Time For Some Of Our Favorite Christmas Songs, What's Your Favorite?

Reports are coming in of Santa Claus sightings from all around the world. You can even follow Santa moment by moment as he travels around the world with the aid of Norad's Santa Tracker.

It's official! Santa has taken off from the North Pole! Follow his journey on https://t.co/Odv8Z6jB0n 🎅 #NORADTracksSanta #NTS24 pic.twitter.com/IcZTEow18P

— NORAD Tracks Santa (@NoradSanta) December 24, 2024

Santa will arrive on Roosevelt Island in a few hours. When Santa gets here, it may be on his specially designed Roosevelt Island Tram Cabin 

Roosevelt Island Tram Reindeer Sled Card Designed by Marty Atkins

Reindeer powered sled.

It's coming on Christmas, time for some of our favorite songs.

Joni Mitchell's River.

Bruce Springsteen's Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. Have you been good this year?

Darlene Love Christmas Baby Please Come Home.

The Pogues Fairytale Of New York. It was Christmas Eve, in the drunk tank,

and from Ted Lasso, Carol of the Bells.

Merry Christmas 

and Happy Holidays Roosevelt Island.

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The Wengerd Family,

operators of the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market, wish you a Blessed Christmas season and a wonderful 2025 New Year. 

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market at Motorgate Plaza under the Helix 

 is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad 

offering a wide variety of healthy and delicious tasting fruits, vegetables 

and much more.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is open this Christmas and New Year's Holiday Season on December 28 and January 4.

Eat Fresh, Eat Local and Eat Healthy at the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market. 

Please enjoy the Christmas Carols from the Sugar Hill Mennonite Mission Choir 

who performed at the Farmers Market last year.

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Update From NYPD And RIOC PSD Chief On What Happened To Man Hit By F Train At The Roosevelt Island Subway Station Last Week

As previously reported, last Wednesday, December 18, a man was hit by an oncoming F Train on the Queens bound track of the Roosevelt Island subway station. According to the FDNY Chief at the scene:

... approximately 15:53 hours today, we had a person struck by a Queens bound train heading towards Queens Plaza.

The train rolled over the patient by about two cars. Patient was quickly removed by FD units to waiting EMS bus and is now being transported to a local hospital in Manhattan.

PD is investigating the circumstances as to what happened.... injuries are serious at this moment...

During the December 19 Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors meeting, RIOC Public Safety Department Chief Kevin Brown reported that the man accidentally slipped on the platform falling to the tracks and went underneath the train. He suffered a severed leg when hit by the oncoming F train. The man was not a Roosevelt Island resident according to the Chief.

Chief Brown added that the people on the platform who witnessed the incident were affected by the incident.

I asked the NYPD today:

I am following up on the December 18 incident at the Roosevelt Island Subway Station where a man was struck by the F Train on the Queens bound platform. At the time, the DCPI said no criminality was suspected and that incident is still being investigated. 

Is there any update on the investigation regarding what happened and the injuries sustained by the victim? I'm told the man slipped as the train was coming into the station and that his leg was severed. Is that true? 

 Do you have any more information about the incident?

A NYPD spokesperson replied: 

 On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at approximately 1550 hours, police responded to a 911 call for an aided individual at the Roosevelt Island subway station on the F line, within the confines of the 114 Precinct/Transit District 20. Upon arrival, officers observed a 45-year-old male on the roadbed with injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position. EMS responded and transported the individual to Bellevue in stable condition. No criminality is suspected at this time.

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