Nellie Bly Monument Coming to Roosevelt Island; Massive Bushwick Sinkhole Swallows Car; New Park in Chelsea

Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864-1922) adopted the pen name "Nellie Bly" to go undercover as an investigative journalist in the 1880s. She is best known for infiltrating an insane asylum on Blackwell's Island in New York to expose the unfair treatment of patients. Her reporting led to New York City improving conditions for the mentally ill.

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

6sqft ⇒ Monument Honoring 19th Century Investigative Journalist Nellie Bly Coming to Roosevelt Island
Bklyner ⇒ Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car in Bushwick
Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Get Your Free Mustard Ice Cream in Brooklyn Heights Tomorrow!
Curbed NY ⇒ Future of East Side Flood Protection Plan Debated at Heated Hearing
Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1854 Francis Alexandre House - 29 West 27th Street
Forgotten NY ⇒ BLUE SIGNS, Midtown
Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Riverside Park Names Massey the GOAT Goat
Harlem + Bespoke ⇒ Listen: Jazzmobile at Grant's Tomb
LIC Post ⇒ Plaque in Honor of John F. Murray to Go Up at Playground Named After Him
New York YIMBY ⇒ Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55 Sculptural Concrete Pots Near Completion in Chelsea
QNS.com ⇒ Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Back in Flushing Meadows Corona Park This Weekend
The Villager ⇒ Chelsea Gets First New Public Park in Decades - the Villager
Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Need to Eat, Drink, See and Do in NYC This Weekend
Untapped Cities ⇒ The Top 10 Oldest Parks in NYC
Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ The Bronx's Montefiore Medical Center Ranked One of Top 10 in New York Region

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Matt Coneybeare

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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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