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IT'S BEING billed as a ticket to culture on the Left Bank - of the East River that is. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. recently launched "Tram Artlink," a transportation / museum package that allows visitors to take the aerial tram from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island and then to Long Island City for a weekend of art and culture.
"With our one-pass-to-art, we expect to attract more visitors this year to Roosevelt Island, to its sculpture center and to the three museums just across the river in Long Island City," said Operating Corp. president Jean Lerman.
Visitors can take the tram from East 59th Street and Second Avenue every hour on the hour, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and transfer to the bus link on Roosevelt Island. The Artlink pass, which will be available every weekend through Nov. 27, provides access to:
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