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]

References

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

40°46′19″N 73°56′27″W / 40.77194°N 73.94083°W / 40.77194; -73.94083


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