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  2. Roosevelt Island Tramway - Wikipedia

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    The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan.The tramway is the first commuter aerial tramway in the U.S., having opened on May 17, 1976, to serve residential developments on Roosevelt Island.

  3. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation operates the Roosevelt Island Tram and the Red Bus, which connects the tram to island locations. [5] The bus service started charging a small fare in 1991; [6] the fare was completely removed in 2014. [5]

  4. Roosevelt Island station - Wikipedia

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    An aerial tram route, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, was opened in May 1976 as a "temporary" connection to Manhattan. [13] The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation was formed in 1984 to develop the island, but was not successful until October 1989 when the subway station opened along with the rest of the 63rd Street Line.

  5. Transportation in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The Roosevelt Island Tramway crossing the East River. Built in 1976 to shuttle island residents to Midtown, the Roosevelt Island Tramway was originally intended to be a temporary commuter link for use until a subway station was established for the island. However, when the subway finally connected to Roosevelt Island in 1989, the tram was too ...

  6. Aerial tramway - Wikipedia

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    A Roosevelt Island Tram car in operation While typically used for ski resorts, aerial tramways have been ported over for usage in the urban environment in recent times. The Roosevelt Island Tramway in New York City, the Rakavlit cable car in Haifa, Israel and the Portland Aerial Tram are examples where this technology has been successfully ...

  7. Roosevelt Island locals go scorched earth on paltry bus ... - AOL

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    At one time, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ran five free buses every 15 minutes in a big loop around the island’s 147 acres.

  8. Roosevelt Island - Wikipedia

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    The Roosevelt Island Racquet Club is located near the Roosevelt Island Tramway stop [421] [422] and was developed in the early 1990s, with 11 courts underneath a pair of domes. [277] [422] Also next to the tram stop is the Sportspark indoor recreation center, with a studio, swimming pool, gym, and recreation room. [423]

  9. New York City transit fares - Wikipedia

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    All transfers are good for two hours and 18 minutes. [32] [31] [33] [10] The transfer system also includes Bee-Line and NICE services as buses, and the Roosevelt Island Tramway as subway (a Tramway-to-local-bus or Tramway-to-subway transfer is allowed). [18]: 16