The Roosevelt Island Tram is scheduled to shut down a week from today for its makeover, and Google Maps offers a transportation alternative for those already fed up with the F train: walk across the East River. According to one Twitter user's iPhone, the trek will only take two minutes! Not to mention how much it'll up your green cred. "Lots of luck if you try this," blog Roosevelt Islander says. We second that. [Roosevelt Islander; previously]
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