It may not be quite ready for prime time yet, but The Girl Puzzle is back on public display in Lighthouse Park with the barriers
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“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 than a year
Change Comes Now as RIOC Improves Lighthouse Park
After years of deterioration and neglect, RIOC is improving Lighthouse Park with repairs and collaborative efforts. While troubling elements remain, they are being addressed. Are
How RIOC Teamed with Community Protecting Lighthouse Park Trees
As The Daily explored the magic of urban forests, we found that RIOC may already be a step ahead in protecting Lighthouse Park trees. We
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. Despite a steady
Still Out of the Loop – Roosevelt Island’s Neglected Lighthouse Park
In the fall of 2019, Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island’s northern tip was on the upswing. RIOC acquired no longer used lots from Coler Hospital
Lighthouse Park: RIOC Negligence Digs In, the New Normal
Around Lighthouse Park, the new normal theme is neglect, a failure to promote or encourage visitors after grabbing credit in the past. Not a single
RIOC Welcomes You to Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park 2023
Three years ago this month, RIOC seeded plans for Lighthouse Park 2023 during a public meeting at the Good Shepherd Community Center. Roosevelt Islanders dug
The Girl Puzzle Deserted in Lighthouse Park, Just One Year Later
With just short-term historical memory in play, The Girl Puzzle, deserted like a no longer cuddly stuffed doll, is troubling. Hundreds of dollars plus priceless
Lighthouse Park Expansion Left to Rubble, Debris and History
The Lighthouse Park Expansion, facilitated by a deal Susan Rosenthal, then RIOC‘s leader, cut with the city deteriorates in the autumn sun. It’s three years