Interesting trip to Roosevelt Island which felt other worldly somehow - very quiet but looking across the water to busy Manhattan. After getting off the tram we walked North along the waterfront to the old lighthouse and sculptures at the headland before returning to the tram station. If we had not had had more time we would have completed the loop of the island by walking South. There are lots of apartments on the island (and also a large rehab centre) with a few cafes and a Starbucks. Maybe it was because it was winter that it felt so cut off? We enjoyed the walk, the views and the sculptures!

This small island can be accessed by Tram from Manhattan and by walking over a bridge from Long Island City You can run around the Island which is a lovely route with Manhattan views and the Ed Koch Queensboro bridge. The Roosevelt Island runners meet every Tuesday at 19:00 and if you drop them a message on Instagram or Facebook will greet you an allow you to run with them. There is a park with the ruins of the old smallpox hospital which my 18 year old said he used to run round in the game GTA!!! Watch out for the Ferral cats who also live on the island near the old hospital. Worth a walk or run round to feel a NYC in a laid back pace. There is one hotel on the island. Supermarkets and places to grab food and Subway and Starbucks

Take the aerial tram from Manhattan. Walk or cycle the entire island. Loads of nature, sculpture and history …great stuff to see (look at photos). Really great place. Recommended.

I took the tram to Roosevelt Island for the afternoon, and it was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. You can explore historical buildings, visit wonderful parks like the FDR Four Freedoms Park and Lighthouse Park, historical buildings to visit like the Blackwell House and all sorts of interesting public art tucked here and there on the island. The Marriage of Money and Real Estate and Girl Puzzle are impressive works of art. The restaurant choices are pretty limited and be leery of the only Chinese and Pizzeria on the island. Try ZhongZhong for soup dumplings and noodles. Take your time and walk around the Cornell Tech campus. There are great views from here and they have a wonderful coffee shop. Try the Cornell Dairy made ice cream when you are there. The views of Manhattan and Brooklyn are the best and walk to the southern part of the island to enjoy the best views. Not just of the skylines but of the small islands that are just south of Roosevelt Island. The best is the tram ride over on a sunny day. This is when you see the best views of the city. A short distance away is a nice way to spend the day. Walking around this residential island with lots to do and see.

We had a great time coming to Roosevelt island! It was so much fun to be able to walk the entire island! We also happen to come when the Roosevelt area at the end was open and we could walk around his monument. so much history here! You will read everything about the blackwells and see The old historic hospital. We stayed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. there's not an enormous amount of restaurants, but plenty. It's also very fun that you can rent one of the bikes along the road to ride bikes all around the island! So much fun!! it's also a very safe place to be because it's relatively small and hardly any riff-raff around. I can see why people live here. they can stay here where it's safe and quiet, and if they want the hustle and bustle, they can take the tramway straight to Manhattan and have all of that.

Roosevelt Island is tucked on the side of Manhattan Island. There is a road bridge linking it to Queens and there is also a cable car which can take you across the East River to the island from Manhattan where the terminal is on 2nd Avenue. I would definitely recommend this as a good way to get to the island. You can use your metro card to get across there and swipe again to get back. There are terminals at both stations that you can use to get a metro card of top up your existing one. Alternatively you can use your debit or credit card. There are a number of buildings on the island with offices and apartments. At the southern end of the island is the park and there are lots of lovely views from the island of the surrounding area. The Queensboro Bridge bisects the island however it is not possible to access the island from the bridge or vice versa. use the cable car instead.