Roosevelt Island & Tramway

 Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973,^[1] and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east. Running from Manhattan's East 46th to East 85th streets, it is about two miles (3 km) long, with a maximum width of 800 feet (240 m), and a total area of 147 acres (0.59 km²). The island is part of the Borough of Manhattan (New York County). Together with Mill Rock, Roosevelt Island constitutes Manhattan's Census Tract 238, which has a land area of 0.279 sq mi (0.72 km²).^[2] and had a population of 9,520 in 2000 according to the US Census.^[3] The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation estimated its population was about 12,000 in 2007 (Read More)

The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island toManhattan. Prior to the completion of the Mississippi Aerial River Transit in May 1984 and the Portland Aerial Tram in December 2006, it was the only commuter aerial tramway in North America (Read More)