Tramway Plaza

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60th St (at 2nd Ave) New York , NY 10022 United States

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Lucretia Bennett

Beautiful view of the city . We had a week long metro card & this was free with that. This is a commuter tram , not an attraction , so you have to get off on the other side & get in line to get back on.

NYC Parks

Carole Eisner's Hosea is a 15ft tall steel and iron sculpture featuring a salvaged railroad gear that refers to the working yellow gear of the tram . See Hosea on display through December 1, 2013. Read more

Gerard McNulty

Great ride and take a walk around the Island if you have time!! Go over to the apt area, grab some lunch and sit by the water!!

Kimmie Ohh

Try to get a ride on a beautiful night for amazing views over the East River .

Juul Spee

Take the tram to Roosevelt Island with your MetroCard

Alvaro Lassance

Acesso à Ilha Roosevelt pelo Roosevelt Island Aerial Tram

Stephanie Cotzomi

Take the tram during the night. The view is amazing.

Crystal Wagner

Feed a pigeon...breed a rat ? LoL

Sharath Chandra

Trying the tram vs F train ! So far so good! City looks great!

Zak Harvey

Free with transfer!

Greg Avola

You probably don't want to sit down here.

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