About Us
Our Story
Welcome To Miss Nellie's - An American Restaurant & Bar nestled between New York City's Theatre district and the heart of Times Square. At Miss Nellie’s, we believe that dining should be as exhilarating and transformative as the adventures of our namesake, the pioneering journalist Nellie Bly.
Her Story
1864
Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran Seaman in 1864 in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, was a pioneering journalist whose fearless reporting transformed investigative journalism. Taking her pen name from a Stephen Foster song, she launched her career at age 21 after boldly responding to a newspaper article, earning a position at the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Known for her tenacity and unshakable resolve, Bly quickly rose to prominence with groundbreaking exposés on mental health institutions, labor conditions, and women's rights, leaving an enduring mark on the field.
1887
In 1887, Nellie Bly embarked on a daring undercover investigation inside the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island). Her vivid and searing accounts of the appalling conditions faced by patients not only exposed systemic abuses but also catalyzed reforms in mental health care. The series, published in the New York World, solidified her reputation as a fearless journalist committed to exposing the truth.
1889
In 1889, Nellie Bly captivated the world by setting out on a daring journey inspired by Around the World in Eighty Days, defying expectations to complete the trip in just 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes—an extraordinary feat that made her a global sensation. A lifelong advocate for social justice, she used her platform to expose injustices like child labor, poor working conditions, and the fight for women’s suffrage. Never one to be confined by convention, Bly later reported from the front lines of World War I, became a successful industrialist, and even secured patents for several innovative inventions, continuing to break barriers far beyond journalism.
