Monday, August 28, 2023 – WE ARE TRYING TO GET YOU OFF THE ISLAND

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THANKS OR COMING TO MEET US AND THE NEW RIOC BOARD MEMBERS AT THE FARMER’S MARKET SATURDAY  AFTERNOON AS WE TRIED TO ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS TRAVEL OPTIONS, FOR THE  UPCOMING SUBWAY SHUTDOWN.

STARTING TODAY

THE SHUTTLE OPERATES 5 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT DAILY 
 
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.

TIMES TO REMEMBER:
F SHUTTLE DEPARTS ROOSEVELT ISLAND STATION EVERY HOUR ON THE:
:02  PAST THE HOUR
:22   PAST THE HOUR
:42    PAST THE HOUR

RETURNING 
F SHUTTLE DEPARTS 63 ST/ LEX  STATION EVERY HOUR ON THE:
.10   PAST THE HOUR
.30   PAST THE HOUR
.50   PAST THE HOUR

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.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

MONDAY,  AUGUST 28,  2023

 

ISSUE#  1072

TELL US YOUR WEEKEND

TRAM & BUS TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

SEND TO:

ROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORY @GMAIL.COM

I did not wander off the island this weekend and did not want to get involved with any incidents.

As I saw no staff from RIOC this weekend. tell me your travel experiences.

Lets see if RIOC can up their response to the community.

We await RIOC’s response.

Judith Berdy

WEEKEND PHOTO

GREG OUR FAVORITE TRAM OPERATOR, FOR OVER 46 YEARS. 

FROM OUR READERS:
Greg one of the nicest tram workers!   Alexis Villafane

The One & Only Greg Parvati (sorry about misspelling) — Longest-Serving Tram Staff Person … Remember when He Was in The Booth…Nina Lublin

Good morning Judy, this is Andy Sparberg.

May I suggest a correction to part of this morning’s (Sat. 8/26) posting?   The caption for the photo that appeared on Friday, which I answered correctly, says “way before OMNY there were turnstiles in subway stations  with pot belly stoves.”   Please replace “subway” with “elevated” in the caption.   The station shown is a Ninth Avenue Elevated stop at 72^nd St. and Columbus Ave., built about 1880 and closed in 1940.  Pot belly coal stoves were installed in elevated stations to provide heat for passengers, because the stations were outside, allowing the coal fumes to vent.   Underground subway stations never had such stoves, because coal smoke would be dangerous in an indoor environment.

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS

JUDITH BERDY

RIHS

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