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Finally, RIOC Is Moving to Solve “The Girl Puzzle

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The Girl Puzzle monument in Lighthouse Park faced concerns due to poor concrete work, but recent efforts by RIOC and artist Amanda Matthews bring hope for its future. Despite initial stability issues, progress has been made…

Mar 17, 2024 Amanda Matthews Speaks Out After Reopening of “The Girl Puzzle.” “The MOMENT the barriers were removed we started getting images posted to Google again!” sculptor Amanda Matthews declared. She hopes it’s a…

Mar 10, 2024 Update: Fresh Action on The Girl Puzzle It may not be quite ready for prime time yet, but The Girl Puzzle is back on public display in Lighthouse Park…

Feb 21, 2024 “The Girl Puzzle” Is Broken. Can They Put the Pieces Back Together Now? When The Girl Puzzle opened in December 2021, the whole world of art was watching. It’s precipitous fall from grace in less…

Nov 16, 2023 Abandoned: The Once World-Renowned Girl Puzzle on Roosevelt Island The abandoned Girl Puzzle – add it to the long list of RIOC negligence plaguing the unfixable state agency running Roosevelt Island.…

May 30, 2022 Memorial Day, Uniquely Beautiful in Lighthouse Park Upgraded over the past year, Lighthouse Park showed off its upgrades in a Memorial Day display. Historian Judith Berdy photographed some images…

Dec 11, 2021 The Girl Puzzle Solved with Passion and Caring Billed as a ribbon-cutting, The Girl Puzzle event was more about joining and sharing. An enthusiastic crowd heard speakers, all passionate, some…

Nov 11, 2021 Nellie Bly: The Girl Puzzle Is Done In Lighthouse Park The Girl Puzzle, a complex, expressive installation by sculptor Amanda Matthews is done, awaiting its ribbon-cutting. But as you can see from…

Nov 5, 2021 Oh, and one more thing… the Nellie Bly Monument Ribbon-Cutting is December 10th RIOC’s vaunted Communications Team forgot to tell you; so, we will. Amanda Matthews’s The Girl Puzzle has its opening date. By David…

Oct 17, 2019 When RIOC Tapped Amanda Matthews For New Nellie Bly Monument RIOC Picks Amanda Matthews for Nellie Bly Monument “The Girl Puzzle” will be located in Lighthouse Park By David Stone Roosevelt Island…

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