View of part of the Queensboro Bridge and East River from the Tram
Upon our second visit to the tram, we took in more of the environment and how the commuters interacted with the aesthetics of the space as well as paid attention to the differences between the tram and other forms of transportation found in New York. When you arrive, there are the sounds of construction from the renovations being made to the platform but, once you’re on the tram itself, all of that seems to fade away. Because of the construction, the tram only runs every 15 minutes, but that didn’t seem to bother everyone patiently for it to arrive. Most of the other commuters were tourists which may have been due to the time of day we took it. When we got on the tram, we took photos and videos of the view (just like the rest of the commuters/tourists), the people inside of the tram, the Queensboro Bridge, and the tram leaving Roosevelt Island to use for our movie. We noticed some major differences between the two islands: as you exit and/or enter Manhattan and pass over 1st avenue, it is practically a parking lot but when you arrive to Roosevelt Island, there are hardly any cars (all I saw was one FedEx truck). We also noticed some differences in the environment on the islands – rather than having pavement virtually everywhere on Roosevelt Island, you’re greeted with a large patch of grass when you exit the tramway station. We also visited the Roosevelt Island subway station to compare it to the tramway as a form of transportation. In the subway station, although it is pretty clean, you have to go very far underground to get to it, making you feel cut off from the beauty of Roosevelt Island.
