What's That Blue Box Structure In Front Of Roosevelt Island F Train Subway Station For?

Are you wondering what the blue box in front of Roosevelt Island F Train subway is for?

Yesterday, I asked the Roosevelt island Operating Corp (RIOC):

Do you know this blue structure is in front of subway station. It was out up today.

Are they putting in second entrance/exit?

Did Mta ask for Rioc approval to put it up?

A RIOC spokesperson replied today:

Just wanted to let everyone know the big blue structure that’s being built at the F Train Station is not a RIOC structure. It’s a MTA structure that will be used as a storage shed to house some of the equipment the MTA will be using to fix the escalator. They were given permission to build it back in April .... Fingers crossed they get it fixed ahead of schedule.

According to the MTA's Elevator and Escalator Status web page, the Roosevelt Island escalator from the street

to mezzanine platform

is scheduled to be fixed

by July 13.

Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish View From Your Window Of East River Sailboat Passing Roosevelt Island - What's The View From Your Window?

Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish View From Your Window feature is one of my favorites. Yesterday, the view was of Roosevelt Island from across the East River. Here it is.

Image From Daily Dish

What's the view from your window?

Here's one from Roosevelt Island looking across East River to Manhattan's East Side.

and the view from a Manhattan Park web cam.

Daily Dish's The View From Your Window Features Roosevelt Island - More Beautiful Roosevelt Island Views Too

Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish Blog is one of my constant go to sources for news and opinion. A recurring feature on The Dish is The View From Your Window. On August 28, that view was from a Roosevelt Island Dish reader. Here it is.

From the Daily Dish:

Roosevelt Island, New York City, 9.45 pm, last night.

Our reader adds, "Irene's not here yet, but she's on her way."

Roosevelt Island resident and photographer Olya Turichin shares another nightime view from Roosevelt Island. Last Sunday, with Hurricane Irene gone from New York City, Ms Turcihin snapped this gorgeous picture of the Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island Tram and New York City skyline.

,

Image From Olya Turcihin

commenting:

What a beautiful ending to an exciting 24 hours...

Blogger Too Much Glass captures a perfect Roosevelt Island sunrise adding:

Irene came and went with limited impact, and we live in a world filled with beauty. The Roosevelt Island Bridge on a Saturday morning about 2 weeks ago. Happy Monday, good morning, and welcome to the working week.

 Image Of Roosevelt Island Bridge Sunrise From Too Much Glass