NEW YORK -- High above the East River, the Roosevelt Island Tramway is becoming a high priority tourist attraction. But locals are starting to get fed up and fight back. The moment the doors open to ...

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, N.Y. (PIX11) — Dealing with crowds is part of the commute in New York City. But some regular riders of the Roosevelt Island Tramway say their trip home has become extra busy with tourists.

His hiring prospects became a total tramwreck! One of the executives who paid to plant stories blaming tourists for Roosevelt Island’s notoriously mismanaged Tramway insists he did it because scores ...

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, NY, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leitner-POMA, the operator of the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tramway, today offered updates on the status of the Roosevelt Island Tram. Riders have ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article While the Roosevelt Island Tramway only takes about 3 minutes to travel to and from Manhattan, it’s probably the most pleasant commute in the city. Even ...

The Roosevelt Island tram’s two gondolas are now safely tucked away on solid ground. That’s where they should stay. The money-losing tourist attraction, operated by a state authority, is obsolete and ...

The Roosevelt Island Tram began running on a new, more frequent schedule Saturday. The iconic red cable cars serve as a key transit connection between mainland Manhattan and Roosevelt Island, home to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Dealing with ...