Roosevelt Island

2011 | Best Midtown Vacation

Next time you're in Midtown and need a break from your job, theater crowds, or the increasing commercialization of the M&M store, take the tram over to Roosevelt Island. It boards at 59th Street and Second Avenue and is a four-minute ride that'll set you back only $2.25 each way on your MetroCard. While there, take a quiet stroll to the lighthouse on the northerly tip or the abandoned smallpox hospital to the south (the latter is prettier than it sounds, trust us). Midtown's skyscrapers... More »