What if I told you you could ride that for just the cost of a subway swipe?
We're about to board the tram for Roosevelt Island.
And half the fun is actually getting there.
Guys welcome to Roosevelt Island this is a place that enough tourists or even people living in New York City know about.
It's a small island in between Queens and Manhattan.
Although technically part of Queens.
There's not a whole lot going on here.
It's very residential.
There's a lot of parks.
And i'm going to show you some of my favorite spots here.
This is the abandoned small pox hospital.
I think it's no shock that a place as isolated as Roosevelt Island would house all the small pox patients in New York City.
I'll pay you 50 bucks to sneak in.
I think sometimes living in New York City it is so hard to find a place where you can just relax.
And right now i'm just chilling on a ledge in Roosevelt Island.
It's a gorgeous October afternoon.
I'm probably wearing shorts for the last time.
In the city until next spring or summer.
And it's just hard to find a place where you can get away.
I've been barely seen anybody here .
It's mid-week.
And in my opinion Roosevelt Island just that spot for me.
Somewhere I can go relax.
And not worry about anything else.
And take in the views.
Now if you'll excuse me. I'm going to go take a nap.
And I thought I had a big head.
There's so much green around you here.
You can look to your left see Manhattan.
Look to your right see Queens.
And you're right in the middle.
Catching the breeze off the water.
It's pretty nice.
Alright i've got a confession to make.
I've been coming to this place for almost 5 years now.
And i've always been to lazy to walk to the other side of the island to check out the light house.
So now for the first time together we're going to go do it.
Alright so we made it to the light house.
And I am...
Not all that impressed but it was still worth the walk.
I just want everybody to know that in order to get that shot.
This tripod leg was sacrificed. It just broke.
Causalities of vlogging
The best $15.00 I ever spent.
This is not actually a ship.
It just looks like one. And I didn't even realize it when we first came through.
I would love to hear the story about how this couple met.
Alright guys that's a wrap from Roosevelt Island.
The sun is about to set. Hope you all enjoyed the footage.
It's actually the first time I've done a travel style vlog by myself.
No co-star.
Hope I was enough for you guys.
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