Lighthouse Park (Roosevelt Island) Explained

Lighthouse Park is at the northern end of Roosevelt Island and its three acres includes Blackwell Island Light as well as a new public art piece called The Girl Puzzle honoring Nellie Bly and her work on the island's asylum.[1] [2]

The park, which stretches from the lighthouse south to Coler Hospital, was designed by landscape architect Nicholas Quennell in 1977 following the lighthouse's decommission.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rahmanan . Anna . 2021-12-16 . A new monument honoring journalist Nellie Bly is now on Roosevelt Island . en-US . Time Out New York . 2022-06-20.
  2. News: Smith . Rachel Holliday . 2019-07-11 . Nellie Bly Memorial in Works for Site of Asylum She Probed . en . The City . 2022-06-20.
  3. Web site: Lighthouse Park . The Cultural Landscape Foundation . 2022-06-20 . www.tclf.org.

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