Officials who used to run the Roosevelt Island Tram are under fire after using public funds to scrub the internet of bad reviews. The state Inspector General found executive staff members of the ...

Roosevelt Island officials launched a smear campaign to blame tourists — and not mismanagement — for repeated problems with the island’s famed Tramway, a scathing state report reveals.

From Manhattan, you can head to the Roosevelt Island Tramway station (at East 59th Street and 2nd Avenue, about 1 mile north of Grand Central Terminal) and soar over the city, where you'll get ...

Call 718-373-5862 for pricing. The Cyclone is open from Palm Sunday through Halloween. Roosevelt Island Tram The Roosevelt Island Tram has had its share of repair problems lately, but finally ...

Read more here. Looking down over the East River from the Roosevelt Island tramway, I watch the New York City skyline shrink in the distance, its whooping sirens and rattling subway cars slowly ...

While today's Roosevelt Island provides some tranquility amid the bustling city, it has a dark history. Blackwell's Island, as it was known in the 1800s and early 1900s, was used to incarcerate ...

The island is also home to a unique form of transportation - the Roosevelt Island Tramway. The aerial tram takes passengers back and forth between the island and Manhattan, rising 250 feet above ...