Roosevelt Island resident
Paul Krikler started a petition
to bring the
MTA OMNY payment system to
the Roosevelt Island Tram.
You can sign the petition here.
Last March,
NYC Council Member Julie Menin
told me that the MTA and Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) assured her
that the OMNY payment system will be installed on the Roosevelt Island Tram
within this year.
@MTA Don’t say you
have OMNY at every Manhattan station when you clearly don’t for the
Roosevelt Island tram— Chief Garvey (@OedipusRexRyan)
June 25, 2022
It’s been 518 days since MTA finished installing OMNY for subways and buses,
but the Roosevelt Island team still doesn’t have it 🫠
@RIOCny
@MTA any updates?— Stephanie Diaz (@climate_soccer)
June 3, 2022
The @MTA and
@RiocCeo are
being pressured to expedite installing
#omny
system for Roosevelt Island Tram by
@JulieMenin
@SeawrightForNY
Last I heard plan was for by end of the year.
https://t.co/FgZueSxfgO
https://t.co/gLBuaRJ9aF— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland)
March 24, 2022
When Will
#OMNY
Fare Collection System Be Installed On Roosevelt Island Tram Asks Assembly
Member Rebecca
@SeawrightForNY
To MTA Chair Janno Lieber At Transportation Budget Hearing Today – What
About Seniors And Disabled Discounts Seawright Asks Too?https://t.co/FgZueSxfgO
pic.twitter.com/IYWs7qFkZV— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland)
February 15, 2022
🚨🚨🚨BIG WIN FOR ROOSEVELT ISLAND:
Last week, my office sent a letter
to
@RiocCeo
asking them to expedite the adoption of OMNY on the Roosevelt Island Tram.
Today, RIOC and
@MTA told our
office that in response they have made changes to plans and will now
expedite this. (1/3)
pic.twitter.com/wAxC8AofBy— Julie Menin (@JulieMenin)
February 18, 2022
During a
June 8 RIOC Board of Directors Audit Committee
meeting, RIOC Chief Financial Officer John O’Reilly said that discussions with
the MTA about the OMNY payment system integration with the Roosevelt Island Tram
are scheduled to begin in the July or August time frame (video here at the 7 minute mark.)