Former Roosevelt Island officials used taxpayer money to fund an elaborate scheme to manipulate the press as they faced a backlash over lackluster service at the Roosevelt Island Tramway, according to ...

Roosevelt Island officials launched a smear campaign to blame tourists — and not mismanagement — for repeated problems with the island’s famed Tramway, a scathing state report reveals.

Officials who used to run the Roosevelt Island Tram are under fire after using public funds to scrub the internet of bad reviews. The state Inspector General found executive staff members of the ...

The island is also home to a unique form of transportation - the Roosevelt Island Tramway. The aerial tram takes passengers back and forth between the island and Manhattan, rising 250 feet above ...