Roosevelt Island Tram

Built in 1976, the Roosevelt Island Tram bills itself as the only aerial commuter tram in the country. For $1.50, you can be whisked from Manhattan to the residential island of Roosevelt Island, located in the East River.

Nearest Subway Stop: 59th Street/Lexington 4 (5) 6 N R W

Scenes at this Location

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  Photo Copyright Sony Pictures 1991
  City Slickers
  Directed by: Ron Underwood
  Starring: Billy Crystal
  Aging Mitch (Crystal) is stuck in a rut and it will take a vacation with his two best friends to get him out of it. Every day as shown near the opening of the film, Mitch rides the tram from his home on Roosevelt Island to his office in his manhattan.

• Also at this Location

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  Photo Copyright Columbia Tristar 2002
  Spiderman
  Directed by: Sam Raimi
  Starring: Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire
  When the Green Goblin gave Spider-man a choice; either save his girlfriend, Mary-Jane, or save a Roosevelt Island Tram car full of children, Spider-man did the only thing a hero could do under the circumstances; he saved them both.