# Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Stuyguy gets published in the NY Times! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829 "2001-05-18T14:35:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/1 "2001-05-18T14:35:23Z")
As many of you know, I’m something of a NYC history wonk. So I wrote an article about my idea of renaming one of our bridges after a hero of mine, an utterly forgotten – but deserving – nineteenth century moverandshaker named Andrew Haswell Green. Well, the _Times_ is going to publish it on Sunday (5/20/01)! All you Gothamites can see it in the CITY section (as a “City Lore” column, which usually runs on page 3 – nice placement, eh?). Out-of-towners (who don’t get the CITY section in their Sunday _Times_ package) should be able to read it on the NYT website, though it may take some digging – CITY section stories tend to get buried. Naturally, the byline is in my IRL name: Michael Miscione. Oh, and now I know why **Eve** and the rest of you writers gripe about cruel, heartless editors. The piece started as 800 words, but got chopped down to about 500. [Frownie goes here.] ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/2 "2001-05-18T14:51:04Z")
Congrats, stuyguy! The City is one of my favorite sections. As a former newspaper reporter, I always read bylines. I’ll keep an eye out for yours. ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/3 "2001-05-18T14:51:28Z")
Cool Stuyguy! That is awesome! I hope you can post a link to the article here when it comes out. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/4 "2001-05-18T14:58:44Z")
My congratulations, and consolations. Editors have to justify their existence, though. Next time you might give them something to cut out, just so they’ll feel better. But they might decide to leave it in, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/5 "2001-05-18T15:44:35Z")
Wow, congratulations! I’m assuming your day job isn’t as a writer…to have a piece in the NYT, super! ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/6 "2001-05-18T16:20:26Z")
Congratulations! Ol’ Peg-Leg Pete will be proud. I’ll look for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/7 "2001-05-18T16:23:19Z")
Neat-o! The New York Fucking Times! Maybe you can take over the Streetscapes column if Christopher Gray ever retires! [grumbling about living in Joisey, so I won’t get that section] ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/8 "2001-05-18T16:25:54Z")
That’s GREAT! The City section is about the only part of the Sunday paper I read front to back these days (if you had a piece coming out in Styles Of The Times I’da been worried about you); I’ll look forward to it being enhanced further by your fine prose. – Ukulele Ike, Professional Editor, Working Tirelessly to Make It Better For You ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/9 "2001-05-19T02:32:53Z")
I promise to steal it from the library, and keep it in my box 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/10 "2001-05-19T05:41:23Z")
Congratulations! And I second **three bunny mama** , that you should post a link if you can. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/11 "2001-05-19T11:30:40Z")
Congratulations, **stuyguy**! Looking forward to reading your article. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/12 "2001-05-20T15:12:58Z")
Thanks everyone for your kind words of congratulations. Okay, here’s the link: [http://www.nytoday.com/articles/990121069242.html?nyt\_webid=990121069242&nyt\_webasset=NYT\_Article&nyt\_webtype=News](http://www.nytoday.com/articles/990121069242.html?nyt_webid=990121069242&nyt_webasset=NYT_Article&nyt_webtype=News) Hope you like the piece. If so, join my crusade to rename the bridge! Oh, and **Ike,** obviously someone at the NYT is not working tirelessly enough for me. They left a word (“funds”)out of the middle of a sentence in paragraph 5. Now everyone will go “huh?” when they read the piece. And then they downloaded the picture of the bridge _with the arrow cursur still on the screen!_ Oh well, I’m still delighted that they ran it! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/13 "2001-05-20T15:45:33Z")
I think you meant this, **stuyguy** : [http://www.nytoday.com/articles/990121069242.html](http://www.nytoday.com/articles/990121069242.html) * * * **Show Signature:** not checked for this post. ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/14 "2001-05-20T16:22:10Z")
Very nice! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![celestina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@celestina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/celestina)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/15 "2001-05-20T16:28:07Z")
Great article, stuyguy. 🙂 I always like learning new and interesting things about NY. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/16 "2001-05-20T16:34:27Z")
Very nice, and well written, as one would expect from a New York Times contributor. Living in flyover country as I do, it’s refreshing to read about someone who shaped your city at its start. We all have our local heroes, and it’s nice to know about New York’s local heroes. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-stuyguy-gets-published-in-the-ny-times/65829/17 "2001-05-20T17:08:21Z")
Great job, **stuyguy**! I even learned a few things. I crossed that bridge a number of times and never knew it’s history.