Tag: Roosevelt Island

NYC’s New Monument “The Girl Puzzle” Honors Journalist Nellie Bly

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Currently being installed on Roosevelt Island, “The Girl Puzzle” is a new bronze monument depicting the faces of five women. By Amanda Matthews, the installation honors one of the location’s most famed residents, journalist Nellie Bly, who, in 1887, acted her way into being committed to the island’s insane asylum in order to report on the abusive treatment of women patients. When Matthews read Bly’s …

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Roosevelt Island’s Graduate Roosevelt Island Hotel + Panorama Room Rooftop Bar

One of the most spectacular spots in NYC, atop a design-forward hotel on the East River island

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When most people think of NYC’s Roosevelt Island, they likely imagine the charming aerial tramway that runs parallel to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge near East 59th Street or perhaps they recall snapping to attention on the slender island (which is actually part of the borough of Manhattan) when the F train passes through for one stop. Some may be aware that Roosevelt Island houses the …