Friday, August 25, 2023 – WE ARE TRYING TO GET YOU OFF THE ISLAND NEXT WEEK

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STARTING AUGUST 28

THE F TRAIN SHUTTLE IS A TRAIN.  THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION BETWEEN BUS AND TRAIN SHUTTLES
 
DURING THE WEEK FROM 5 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT THERE IS A TRAIN SHUTTLE FROM OUR STATION
 
The “F”SHUTTLE TRAIN WILL ONLY RUN BETWEEN 21 ST/QUEENSBRIDGE, ROOSEVELT ISLAND TO LEXINGTON AVE./63 ST. STATIONS.  THERE IS ONE “F” SHUTTLE TRAIN ON ONE TRACK GOING BACK AND FORTH FROM 5 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT DURING THE WEEK.
 
THERE ARE NO TRAINS GOING EAST TO QUEENS AFTER QUEENSBRIDGE. THERE ARE BUS CONNECTIONS FROM THAT
STATION OPERATED BY THE MTA.

Q TRAIN CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE FROM 63/LEX STATION  SOUTHBOUND
Q TRAIN TO 57 STREET & 7 AVENUE
Q TRAIN TO 42 STREET TIMES SQUARE (CONNECT HERE TO F TRAIN VIA PASSAGE)
Q TRAIN TO 34 STREET (CONNECT HERE TO F TRAIN)
Q TRAIN TO 14 STREET UNION SQUARE
Q TRAIN TO CANAL STREET (OVER MANHATTAN BRIDGE TO BROOKLYN)
Q TRAIN CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE FROM 63/LEX STATION  NORTHBOUND (72 ST., 86 ST., 96 ST AT SECOND AVENUE)

Overnights between midnight and 5 a.m., F shuttle train service is suspended and free Q94 shuttle buses will connect the Roosevelt Island, 21 St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza stations. These are MTA buses.

THE ABOVE IS ALL THAT RIOC HAS PUT OUT ABOUT THE WEEKEND BUS SERVICE. NOW SERVICE IS NOT UNTIL 8 P.M., AND ENDS EARLIER AT 7 P.M.

THIS IS PUBLISHED BY THE MTA AND IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF TIME, YOU CAN CONSULT IT AS TO ALTERNATE TRAVEL.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

FRIDAY  AUGUST 25,  2023

ISSUE#  1070

THE TRAM IS NOW ON OMNY

GUESS WHO WAS NOT INVITED

TO THE CEREMONY?

Tramway First Non-MTA Operating Entity to Join Tap and Go Fare Payment System 
 Excerpt from MTA Press Release

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the Authority’s tap and go fare payment system, OMNY, has now launched on the Roosevelt Island Tramway with stations located at 59 St and 2 Av in Manhattan and Tramway Plaza on Roosevelt Island. The Roosevelt Island Tramway represents the first non-MTA operated entity to begin accepting taps as a fare payment.   
 
The OMNY readers, which were activated for customer use today, will allow Roosevelt Island Tramway riders to tap and go with their smart device with a digital wallet, such as phone or watch, or contactless credit or debit card, or OMNY card, and participate in the MTA’s “best fare,” seven-day fare capping program. Customers’ first tap into the system, whether it be on the subway, bus or tram, will start a seven-day period using the same payment method on any tap and go capable transit mode. Customers are charged $2.90 for their first 11 rides, $2.10 for their 12th ride and on the 13th ride, and for each subsequent ride, the ride is free for the rest of the seven-day period. Customers will never pay more than $34 to ride in a seven-day period.  
 
“Tap-and-go is being adopted at warp speed by subway and bus riders, and we need to give that option to everyone who uses any type of transit – both New Yorkers and tourists alike,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “It’s good news that Roosevelt Island tramway customers are now able to take advantage of the fastest, most secure way to pay their fares.” 
 
“This is another important step toward the full implementation of OMNY as the preferred fare payment method for the New York region,” said MTA President of Construction and Development Jamie Torres-Springer. “Now tram customers living on and visiting Roosevelt Island will be able to experience the ease, convenience, and reliability of OMNY.” 
 
“Countless subway and bus customers have experienced the convenience of tap-and-go and I’m excited that Roosevelt Island Tram riders who live on the island and those visiting will now be able to use OMNY for better transfers onto the subway and buses to get to their destination faster,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “Tram customers can now trust they will never miss their tram because, like subway and bus customers, they can simply tap to ride.”  
 
“Bringing OMNY to the Roosevelt Island Tram has been an important initiative that we’ve worked on for some time,” said Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation President & CEO Shelton J. Haynes. “More and more island travelers are turning to OMNY for their everyday transit use, and as the world becomes increasingly digital, it’s important for our infrastructure to keep pace with those changing trends. I want to thank MTA Chair Lieber and his team for their close collaboration throughout this process, and our elected officials who advocated so passionately for bringing OMNY here to Roosevelt Island. Finally, I want to offer a huge thank you to the RIOC Legal Team, led by Gretchen Robinson, for their tireless work in bringing this initiative to fruition.”  

WHAT IS MISSING? WHO WAS MISSING?

Shame on RIOC and the MTA  for not acknowledging the tram operator, POMA, not RIOC.

Has RIOC no shame and not inviting the trram management to the ceremony just feet from the cabins.

This is a pathetic act of EGO and self aggrandizement by Haynes (who was here today) and his staff.

RiOC constantly insults this community by not acknowledging the people who live here, work here and struggle with the mandates of a self important organization.

Judith Berdy

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