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	Roosevelt Island Tramway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City.
		Beginning in the mid-1970's, Roosevelt Island was redeveloped to accommodate low- to mid-income housing projects, necessitating the construction of a new public transit connection to the city.
		The Spider-Man film was not the first appearance of the tramway; the Sylvester Stallone thriller Nighthawks (1981) depicted the tramway as a terrorist target where United Nations delegates were taken hostage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway (760 words)

	Roosevelt Island
		Roosevelt Island is a long, narrow island in the East River in New York.
		Roosevelt Island is connected to Manhattan by subway and aerial tramway, and to Long Island City in Queens by a short bridge and by subway.
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway, although also interesting for tourists, is claimed to be the only aerial tramway in North America directed mainly at commuters.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Roosevelt_Island.html (117 words)

	Aerial tramway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift, sometimes called a cable car, and frequently incorrectly referred to as a gondola.
		Another well-known Swiss aerial tramway is the one to the Schilthorn mountain in the Bernese Oberland.
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway, Manhattan, New York, USA, although also a tourist attraction, is claimed to be the only aerial tramway in North America directed mainly at commuters.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/a/ae/aerial_tramway.html (500 words)

	Roosevelt Island: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For the island in the Southern Ocean (Southern Ocean: the southern ocean is the body of water encircling the continent of antarctica....
		Despite its midriver position, Roosevelt Island is under the legal jurisdiction of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County.
		In recent years the island has been developed as a residential community with a number of high-rise (high-rise: Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments) apartment buildings; the long-term care facilities remain at both the northern (Coler Hospital) and southern (Goldwater Hospital) ends of the island.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/roosevelt_island (904 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tramway
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway was born in 1976 as a means to shuttle residents to and from Manhattan.
		The Roosevelt Island station is at grade and is located on the south end of the island on Main St. (incorrectly called West Road on some maps) and is the southern terminal for the RIOC Roosevelt Island Bus.
		We depart the Roosevelt Island station at a slow speed, but after we are out of the station, we begin to pick up speed.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/ritram (630 words)

	Roosevelt Island - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Roosevelt Island is sometimes referred to as "The Little Apple" - a jocular allusion to New York City's "Big Apple" moniker.
		Although Roosevelt Island is located directly under the Queensboro Bridge, it is not directly accessible from the bridge itself.
		The elevator was closed to the public after the construction of the Roosevelt Island Bridge between the island and Astoria in 1955.
	www.pacificgrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Roosevelt_Island (936 words)

	10 Roosevelt Island Waterfront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Roosevelt Island is a long thin island set in the fast-flowing waters of the East River, with low-rise Queens to its east and Manhattan’s tall buildings to its west.
		To many New Yorkers, the island is a mysterious destination at the end of a scenic ride on the 59th Street Tramway.
		The 147-acre island is historically part of the Borough of Manhattan, however, it receives police, fire and sanitation services from the Borough of Queens, and it is operated in part by an authority largely under State control.
	www.nylcv.org /Programs/WPC/blueprint/boroughs/manhattan/pages/10_roosevelt (500 words)

	Roosevelt Island Bridge
		What is known today as Roosevelt Island was first purchased from the Algonquin Indians in 1637 by the Dutch, who promptly renamed the island "Varckens Eylandt," or "Hog Island." In the 1660's, the British reclaimed the island from the Dutch after years of dispute.
		On the Roosevelt Island side of the bridge, a helical approach is used to bring the 34-foot-wide roadway down to ground level.
		Roosevelt Island is in the foreground, and the Manhattan skyline is in the background.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/roosevelt-island (845 words)

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		Roosevelt Island residents, including disabled people who say the tram is their most reliable transit option, are battling to keep it going.
		The state subsidy was withdrawn after state officials concluded that Roosevelt Island was not attracting enough development or enough residents and tram riders to help the service pay for itself.
		Island residents are not convinced that the tram's fiscal state is as dire as city officials contend.
	www.jrn.columbia.edu /academics/studentwork/cns/2002-03-04/syndication/ashrivastava-tram.txt (879 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tram - Wired New York Forum
		The Roosevelt Island tram has been out of commission since the day after Thanksgiving, when it was shut down for routine maintenance.
		Yesterday afternoon, as people traveling on the Roosevelt Island Tramway used subway tokens to pass through turnstiles, they were taking the tokens on their last commutes.
		Going back to the days when it was known as Welfare Island and was known mainly for its hospitals, asylums and jails, Roosevelt Island has in many ways existed apart from the rest of the city.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=2869 (892 words)

	Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. of New York State: Community, Demographics, & RIOC News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Tramway was built by the Swiss company Vonroll under designers Prentice and Chan and Ohlhausen in 1976.
		Holding 125 persons, the Roosevelt Island Tram is the only commuter cable car in North America.
		Previously, pedestrians and vehicles were transferred to the Island by an elevator located midway on the Queensboro Bridge.
	www.rioc.com /transportation.html (521 words)

	Beyond Manhattan \| Roosevelt Island \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Though modest, the house is Roosevelt Island's oldest landmark, New York City's sixth oldest house and, according to the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, one of the city's only remaining examples of 18th-century architecture.
		The Tramway, Roosevelt Island's icon, opened in 1976 and has been followed by a number of public service offices and institutions, parks, clubs and cultural centers.
		Today, Roosevelt Island residents feel proud to live in a place where crime is low, where diverse people know and greet each other by name and where New York City's stressful bustle is only a distant murmur.
	nyc24.jrn.columbia.edu /2003/islands/zone4/roosevelthistory.html (708 words)

	Roosevelt Island: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For the island in the Southern Ocean (The southern ocean is the body of water encircling the continent of antarctica....)
		Roosevelt Island is under the legal jurisdiction of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway (The roosevelt island tramway is an aerial tramway (suspended cable car) in new york, new york, united states...)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/roosevelt_island (1845 words)

	NYCHS presents Neil Tandon and Roosevelt Island Historical Society's Historical Walk -- Tramway
		If you mention Roosevelt Island to the average person, you will probably receive one of two responses: "Where's that?" or "That's that place with that red cable thingy, right?" That "red cable thingy" is the Roosevelt Island Tramway or "The Tram."
		When the island's residential buildings opened in 1975, the Roosevelt Island Subway Station was supposed to open with them.
		With the opening of the Welfare Island Bridge, the building closed in 1955 and was demolished in 1970.
	www.correctionhistory.org /rooseveltisland/html/rooseveltislandtour_tram.html (389 words)

	Roosevelt Island (F)-The Subway Nut
		Roosevelt Island was the highlight of the 63 Street Line and the new tunnel.
		It connects the long and narrow island in the East River with the rest of the city.
		The tramway is one of the few urban tramways in the world.
	www.subwaynut.com /ind/rooseveltf.htm (702 words)

	NYC24 - Issue 4, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The tramway, known as the 'tram' by people who use it, became a reality after the residents of Roosevelt Island had complained for years that the New York City Transit Authority had failed to provide a subway service from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan and Queens.
		The decreasing number of commuters has caused economic problems for the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp., the company that operates the tram.
		The Roosevelt Island Tram is the only commuter cable car in North America.
	www.nyc24.org /2000/issue05/story05/page2.html (219 words)

	Aerial tramway - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An aerial tramway or gondola is a form of public transport, where vehicles are suspended on aerial cables.
		It is sometimes called a 'cable car' but should be distinguished from a cable car on rails.
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway, Manhattan, New York, USA, although also interesting for tourists, is claimed to be the only aerial tramway in North America directed mainly at commuters.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ae/Aerial_tramway.html (300 words)

	Roosevelt Island Tram, New York City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There are 20 other trams operating in the U.S. and Canada but the Roosevelt Island tram is the only aerial commuter tram in the country.
		Originally built as a temporary means of transportation for island residents by New York State's Urban Development Corporation, it has become a permanent part of the life of the island and a treasure for New Yorkers and visitors throughout the world.
		Who runs it The tram is managed by Interfac, a division of JWP on behalf of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation of the State of New York ("RIOC").
	www.ny.com /transportation/ri_tramway.html (428 words)

	Island of the Ill: the Mystery of Roosevelt Island Unraveled
		Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island was built in 1856 and was the only hospital in New York City at the time to accept victims of smallpox.
		Regardless of how one refers to the island, what one calls it, Roosevelt Island will never escape its history as a place where people at one time were taken to be quarantined and treated.
		One Roosevelt Islander, when asked what the living experience is like on Roosevelt Island, spoke of quiet streets and pleasant parks with an undercurrent of isolation.
	www.healthylivingnyc.com /article/56 (628 words)

	Roosevelt Island - Website NYC10044 - The Main Street WIRE
		Seventeen weeks after the Roosevelt Island Tramway shut down for a major maintenance project – supposed to be finished by Christmas – the system will return to service Monday morning with the 6:00 o’clock trip.
		Threatened with a reduction in the hours of operation, residents rallied last summer to persuade the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation to back off on a proposal to reduce service and cut expenses, even though paid ridership has dropped in recent years and the Tramway’s deficit has widened to nearly $1 million.
		Red Blomer, the president of American Tramways Inc. of Watertown, New York, and three of his Tramway employees loaded the 50-pound weights on the Island side – a job that is typically done by about 10 workers, according to workplace sources.
	nyc10044.com /wire/2216/tram2216.html (1051 words)

	The Main Street WIRE - Roosevelt Island's Community Newspaper
		The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s proposed budget for 2003-04 seeks to jump-start a program of replacing major components of the Tram, including its cabins.
		“Roosevelt Island has run 27 years of 360 days for 20 hours per day, which is about 190,000 hours, so it is about three times the life span of a tram cabin, based on operating cycle.
		Under the Island’s franchise agreement with the city, the Tram fare has to match the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s standard subway and bus fare, which is going up by 50 cents.
	nyc10044.com /wire/2314/trambudg.html (912 words)

	Gothamist: Last Token to Roosevelt Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The MTA token is officially a thing of the past as the Roosevelt Island tram, the last holdout in the transit sytem, has officially moved to Metrocards.
		And the last time we used a token was to take the tram to Roosevelt Island for the Angel Project.
		Well, the Roosevelt Island tramway sold/used the last subway token ever yesterday, and today the MTA released the first in a set of 12 MetroCards celebrating the subway's 100th anniversary.
	www.gothamist.com /archives/2004/03/01/last_token_to_roosevelt_island.php (488 words)

	Nursevillage.com - Your Personal Side : City Guides : New York : Neighborhoods
		Roosevelt Island can’t be blamed for a little confusion about its identity; it’s had more names than any one little island could ever need.
		The island managers, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), are forever working on ways to raise revenue to keep the community going.
		The island also has an interesting claim to fame: The Roosevelt Island Tramway is reputed to be the only aerial tramway in North America to be used mainly for commuters.
	www.nursevillage.com /nv/content/personalside/travel/new_york/neighborhoods/ny_nei_man_roosevelt.jsp (384 words)

	New York, New York : New York City
		In the mid-1800s these antipodes could be found in the fabulously rich stretches of lower Broadway (wealth that would later take up residence on Fifth Avenue[?]) and the almost unbelievably squalid enclave of Five Points (abject poverty later to take up residence in the Lower East Side[?]).
		The building of the New York subway, as the separate IRT and BMT systems, and the later IND, was a later force for population growth and development.
		Roosevelt Island Tramway: aerial tramway from the main island of Manhattan to Roosevelt Island
	jenson.fastload.org /ne/New_York_City.html (1786 words)

	Roosevelt Island in New York City, NY
		Roosevelt Island offers one of the most peaceful sights in all of New York.
		In 1973, the name of the island was changed from Welfare Island to Roosevelt Island.
		During the early 20th century the island was primarily used for medicinal use, housing a number of asylums and hospitals.
	www.vacationsmadeeasy.com /NewYorkNY/pointsOfInterest/RooseveltIslandinNewYorkCityNY.cfm (469 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Roosevelt Island Tramway
		The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway (suspended cable car) in New York, New York, United States of America, connecting Roosevelt Island to Manhattan.
		It was built in 1976 by the Swiss company Vonroll.
		It was originally built as a temporary transportation solution as the subway to the island (the IND 63rd Street Line) had not yet been completed.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway (155 words)

	Queensboro Bridge (NY 25)
		On April 16, 1867, both the New York and Long Island Bridge Company (the group in charge of the Blackwell's Island Bridge) and the New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company (the group in charge of the Brooklyn Bridge) received their state charters on April 16, 1867.
		In 1899, engineer R.S. Buck submitted one more preliminary plan for the "Blackwell's Island Bridge." The design, which was to have a deck 120 feet wide, called for two cantilever spans of unequal length carrying two carriageways, two pedestrian walkways, four trolley tracks and two railroad lines.
		The Roosevelt Island tramway shown here was opened in 1976 to connect Roosevelt Island with Manhattan.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/queensboro (2660 words)

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