This past weekend, Wife and I went exploring various areas to live in the city. One of the areas we looked was 
driving or walking over the
Personally, I found the tram so much fun that I persuaded Wife to let me ride it three times. Someone told me that this tram offers the best view of the city: I agree. Wife and I took the tram on Saturday night, and the view of the illuminated
While there is no way to experience the Roosevelt Island Tram without riding it yourself, this video comes close. A couple notes: 1) the cameraman was shooting out the wrong window to get the best view of the city; 2) you may find the music annoying – you may want to turn off your sound.
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If you do consider Roosevelt Island perhaps readingthese two blogs will help give you a flavor for the island:
http://RooseveltIslander.blogspot.com
http://RooseveltIsland360.blogspot.com
(the second one is mine)
also you can read the local news paper the Main Street WIRE online at the below link as well as check out other local based organization through their websites
http:www.nyc10044.com a
Actually, reading those two blogs is what caused Wife and I to explore Roosevelt Island in the first place!
Ever since I saw "Dark Water," Roosevelt Island just seems.... creepy and sinister. And depressing. And creepy.
Well, I haven't seen "Dark Water," but we really didn't find the island sinister or creepy when we were there. It was actually extremely quiet and peaceful. We enjoyed walking around the quiet streets at night (we left and walked around Times Square...what a difference!!!).
I do hear that there are a lot of old fables about the island being haunted. I suppose, since much of its history is based on its hospital, former prison, and former insane asylum, that is to be expected.
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