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Dozens of New Yorkers were trapped high above the east river yesterday around 5:15pm when the tramway that runs from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island shut down due to mechanical failure. The trams, filled with people dangled above the river helpless for a couple of hours before resucuers were able to get to them and carry them to safety.
A slow-moving, diesel-powered rescue basket that holds about 10 people shuttled up to the cars, and two police officers began plucking passengers from the cars to take them back to the island.
Police, who delivered food, water and diapers to the passengers, said the effort would take several hours.
Commuters who had been rescued said they weren’t sure what was worse during the ordeal. The fact that they were trapped above the East River for hours or the fact that so many people now know they live on Roosevelt Island.
Commuters Trapped for Hours on Stalled NYC Tramway [FOX News]
All 69 Passengers Rescued From Stranded East River Tram [NYT]
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