Gothamist: Roosevelt Island Tram Stuck

Mekhi Ochs

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:29:11 -0500

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Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:31:43 -0500

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Andrew

Sat, 20 May 2006 17:39:38 -0500

You're all a bunch of gutless morons. I'd rather be stuck in the Tram any day than in the disgusting subway during the power outage.

Rocknrope

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:10:50 -0500

#38 - It was a joke. Nimrod.

Vin

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:35:12 -0500

#37 - At most they were stranded for 11 hours, and supplies were bought in for them. Would you drink your own piss if you were stranded that long without water?

Rocknrope

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:07:00 -0500

Hopefully they didn't have to drink their own urine.

Vin

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:58:05 -0500

Rule for abandoning a stranded tram: Hasidim, women and children first..

Marilyn

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:58:00 -0500

I really hated Fox's coverage, but then again Fox is the worst news program EVER! It's almost like they were disappointed that everyone was stayed calm and in good spirits.

SIMONE GAGNE

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:35:42 -0500

much better than being trapped on a subway.

Toby

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:08:21 -0500

This morning WPIX moved Roosevelt Island to Queens, although Mayor Bloomberg made the same mistake last night/this morning.

unfaithful

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 04:54:32 -0500

commiepenguin - if only roosevelt island were that cool...i live here...nothing to write home about, not even a pizza joint anymore. i can't believe it took till 4am for everyone to be rescued...those poor people! i don't understand why officials waited so many hours to help these people, though being able to tell people you peed off the tram is a nice backup story to have during a conversation lull.

Matteo

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:47:49 -0500

It's stories like this that makes me stoked to return to NYC. A few more weeks!

commiepenguin_strikesback

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:47:29 -0500

Now can someone tell me why they couldn't just work on getting the power back on? Whatever, don't really care. It would've been a better story if NewsChopper4 got a little too close to the wires and both trams fell into the water. Now THAT'S entertainment. And sadistic. Is it just me or does Roosevelt Island give off a creepy aura about it...Like there's an underground society of Illuminati rebels living in those kick ass apartments. In other news, I'm not wearing any pants. Film at 11.

Robert

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:46:58 -0500

For those of you that are asleep, we on the west coast continue to follow this exciting story. Jennifer 8. Lee has a good article on the New York Times website. For those of you interested in Ms. Lee's middle name, click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_8._Lee target=_blank>here

rev pays

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:07:01 -0500

Channel 7 and 5 just signed off on the story. The passengers on the Manhattan side should just take a nap till dawn. It's going to take a while.

Teddy

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:58:54 -0500

Channel 7 is replaying the Dax video. I hear he's booked on Conan O'brien for tomorrow. They should set up a website for him called daxisrescued.com. I plan to buy his book. lol

pugsley

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:49:36 -0500

channel 7 has turned the story into a natallee holloway kind of thing where the whole story revolves around this kid Dax. apparently now that little Dax has gotten off it's the end of the story. They had live footage of someone peeing off the tram and Bill Ritter was claiming that it could be water then went back to impassioned commentary about dax. best to stick with channel 5 which is less sacharine and don't seem obsessed with dax.

Teddy

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:44:04 -0500

They're having a news conference on Roosevelt Island and Dax is talking. His nanny is also talking. A few minutes ago, they showed the tram over the FDR and some fluid came out of the bottom of the tram. Any guess what it could be. ;)

Toby

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:32:25 -0500

I have some vidcaps from after midnight tonight here. 5 Stayed with their coverage until about 12:33 amd 7 is still going, but I need to go to sleep now.

Teddy

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:21:51 -0500

Dax is a 12yr old boy who was talking to Eyewitness News about an hour ago.

anon

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:17:59 -0500

who the fuck is dax?

Teddy

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:14:29 -0500

Dax just got off the rescue gondola. It could take another 4-5 hours for all of the pax to get off.

y

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:57:34 -0500

*Maybe not may

y

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:56:39 -0500

May they forgot to bring up Matzah for 'supplies'.

Robert

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:46:44 -0500

Is it "Gon-DOH-lah" or "Gon-da-la"?

mrf

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:41:07 -0500

Bloomberg smacks Pataki: "the STATE agency that runs this" Which agency is that?

JR Rice

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:33:38 -0500

Why is the first rescue bucket filled with able bodied Hasidim when an 18 year old had to be separated from his younger sister and the 12 year old Dax had to be left behind on the tram?

kathy

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:27:32 -0500

Jump, swim home.......it would be quicker.

peakguy

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:12:15 -0500

This is really bad. I remember before there was a subway connection there and it was the only lifeline to Manhattan. I just saw Councilmember Lappin on NBC - you tell'em!! Just wait until tomorrow night's community board meeting for CB 8 (which includes UES and RI). Once a year they have a meeting on Roosevelt Island - that's tomorrow night! Sparks will fly!

jtg

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:51:46 -0500

"rappling hooks"? Do you mean grappling hooks maybe?

rev pays

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:51:33 -0500

I hope the weather guys are wrong tonight. I thought I heard them saying there's going to be some wind gusts.

Jordan

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:49:48 -0500

This explains the flood lights, police cars, and particularly the rubber-necking pedestrians standing around outside the Food Emporium/Starbucks at 1st & 60th that I saw just now... Perhaps the only time in my life a cab has gone too fast. I didn't get to see a thing. What are the odds that the city shuts the Tram down again now? Wasn't it closed for a few months a couple of years back? Something about it was supposed to me a temporary measure, 30 years ago.

Kojak

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:45:09 -0500

True Brian. Fuck Law and Order. Im sticking ABC7 for this

Brian

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:41:20 -0500

Yeah, where is the Gothamist Breaking News Coverage? I'm actually shocking that WABC has chosen to stick with this for as long as they have. I mean, damn, leave it to NY1. Boston Legal is on after a three week hiatus and they hae to pre-empt the show. Damn the Roosevelt Island Tram! Damn it/them!

rev pays

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:37:49 -0500

Man, they're still trapped. It's even a breaking news item. They're off loading passengers through the use of a basket.

tj

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:30:12 -0500

this. is. not. good. i hope everything turns out ok.

Teddy

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:20:17 -0500

They're still up there after five hours. I grew up here and always wanted to take the tram. I just changed my mind. One woman on the stuck tram used her cellphone to talk with Ch.11 news. When asked if she had to urinate after 5 hours, she said no. Yeah right. It looks like it could take at least a couple of more hours before they can rescue them.

;)

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:09:23 -0500

Hacksaw or spiderman.

edEx

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:45:45 -0500

i hope to see pix of the rescue

marisa

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:03:37 -0500

I was on the tram twice today for work, thank god I'm not on it now!

Toby

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:01:16 -0500

I was on it on Saturday after I biked over from Queens and it was crowded. From what I just saw on TV it doesn't look that crowded, which may like it less worse, since it is not fun when crowded.

Kojak

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:59:16 -0500

Hahahaa Suckers