The Green-Wood Cemetery

The Green-Wood Cemetery Free and open to the public year round. Experience History at Green-Wood. Established in 1838: A National Historic Landmark. subway Station stop. and 5th Ave.
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Green-Wood is 478 spectacular acres of hills, valleys, glacial ponds and paths, throughout which exists one of the largest outdoor collections of 19th- and 20th-century statuary and mausoleums. Four seasons of beauty from century-and-a-half-old trees offer a peaceful oasis to visitors, as well as its 560,000 permanent residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Horace Greeley, Civil War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists, entertainers and inventors. A magnet for history buffs and bird watchers, Green-Wood is a Revolutionary War historic site (the Battle of Long Island was fought in 1776 across what is now its grounds), a designated site on the Civil War Discovery Trail and a registered member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System. On September 27, 2006, Green-Wood was designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior, which recognized its national significance in art, architecture, landscaping and history. Via Subway:
Take the R train to the 25th St. Our main entrance is 1 block from the subway at 25th St.

Join us at Green-Wood on Monday, November 2nd, from 4–7pm for our free Day of the Dead Family Celebration. 🌻🌺🌼Gather wit...
10/06/2026

Join us at Green-Wood on Monday, November 2nd, from 4–7pm for our free Day of the Dead Family Celebration. 🌻🌺🌼

Gather with neighbors for live mariachi and Mexican folk dance, follow an alebrije scavenger hunt featuring creations by Sunset Park High School students, and enjoy various hands-on activities.

In the Historic Chapel, visit Reposo y Recuerdo, Laura Anderson Barbata’s community ofrenda, and add a remembrance of someone you love. Come early for activities, pick up food from local vendors, and stay for the closing blessing and dance performance.

Free and open to all ages. Food and flowers available for purchase. Register at the link in bio to help us plan for your visit. 🦜

For City of Forest Day, Green-Wood volunteers rolled up their sleeves and planted oaks and dogwoods to help grow our urb...
10/05/2026

For City of Forest Day, Green-Wood volunteers rolled up their sleeves and planted oaks and dogwoods to help grow our urban forest! 🌳🪾🌲

Trees help cool our city and absorb stormwater while providing food and shelter for wildlife. Oaks are especially valuable, supporting hundreds of insect species that feed the birds we love to watch.

Meet the new oaks 🍂

🌰 Southern Red Oak: A long-lived shade tree with distinctive lobed leaves.

🌰 Scrub Oak: A smaller oak adapted to the Southwest’s hot, dry conditions.

🌰 Hybrid Oak: A cross between pagoda oak and willow oak.

The Southern Red Oak and Scrub Oak were propagated and donated by Nina Bassuk of Cornell University’s Urban Horticulture Institute. The hybrid was propagated by the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery.

These drought-tolerant oaks will help Green-Wood’s canopy adapt to hotter, drier summers and offer shade for generations of New Yorkers to come.

This event is supported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.

Day of the Dead 🌸🌻🌼A tradition and its symbols.What is celebrated? In Mexico and parts of Latin America, Día de Mu***os ...
10/05/2026

Day of the Dead 🌸🌻🌼

A tradition and its symbols.

What is celebrated?

In Mexico and parts of Latin America, Día de Mu***os honors those who have died. Celebrations can begin October 28, with November 1 and 2 as the main days.

The ofrenda

Photographs, candles, and their favorite foods: a welcome for loved ones who have died.

The xoloitzcuintle

In Mexica tradition, this dog accompanies souls to Mictlán, the world of the dead.

Marigolds

According to tradition, their color and scent guide souls home.

Skulls

Colorful and smiling, they remind us that death is part of life.

Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood ✨🩷🦜

On November 2nd, from 4–7pm.

Free & open to all (click the link in our bio to register)!

Before the Historic Chapel, there was Arbor Water. 🌷✨When Green-Wood commissioned architects Warren and Wetmore, who als...
10/02/2026

Before the Historic Chapel, there was Arbor Water. 🌷✨

When Green-Wood commissioned architects Warren and Wetmore, who also contributed to the design of Grand Central Terminal, to create a new memorial chapel, the site they chose was occupied by a glacial pond known as Arbor Water. The pond was filled to make way for the Gothic Revival structure, built between 1911 and 1913.

More than a century later, the Historic Chapel remains one of Green-Wood’s architectural landmarks, with its limestone exterior, central tower, and 41 stained glass windows. Restored in 2020, it continues to serve as a place for gathering, remembrance, art, and public programs.

Swipe to look back at the Chapel in its early years, and at the landscape that came before it.

Historic images from The Green-Wood Collections. 🌳

Come see where the night takes you. ✨On October 22nd and 23rd, Green-Wood transforms after dark for two nights of live p...
10/02/2026

Come see where the night takes you. ✨

On October 22nd and 23rd, Green-Wood transforms after dark for two nights of live performance, music, spectacle, and installations unfolding throughout the Cemetery.

This year brings a new lineup, new spaces, and a Nightfall shaped to surprise even those who know it well.

Friday is currently sold out, and tickets for Thursday are going quickly!

This won’t be the Nightfall you remember. Learn more and get your tickets at the link in our bio. ✨🌕

09/30/2026

There’s still time to double your gift to Green-Wood. Through midnight tonight, donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $15,000. Your $25 becomes $50; your $50 becomes $100.

Your support helps care for these grounds and keeps public programs and school visits thriving during our busiest season. Thank you to everyone who has already given. Help us make the most of the remaining matching funds with a gift today.

Donate at the link in bio.

Today we remember Brooklyn-born songwriter and performer Paul Jabara (1948–1992), who died on this day in 1992 at age 44...
09/29/2026

Today we remember Brooklyn-born songwriter and performer Paul Jabara (1948–1992), who died on this day in 1992 at age 44.

Jabara appeared in the original Broadway production of ‘Hair’ and in films including ‘Thank God It’s Friday’ (1978), for which he wrote Donna Summer’s Oscar-winning “Last Dance.” He later co-wrote “It’s Raining Men” with Paul Shaffer, recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982. His songs became part of the repertoire of artists including Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, and Bette Midler.

Beyond music, Jabara helped launch the Red Ribbon Project, now an international symbol of AIDS awareness and solidarity. He died from AIDS-related complications, leaving songs that remain fixtures on dance floors decades later.

Jabara’s final resting place is located near the intersection of Oak and Hillock Avenues, in Lot 33232, Section 34. 🎶🎤

09/28/2026

A few visitors to the native wildflowers at Jean Shin’s (Jean Shin) ‘Offering.’ For bees and other pollinators, these blooms are a source of food in the city. 🌷🌼🌺

Green-Wood maintains 3.2 acres of meadows, and we’re expanding them to support more native pollinators. At ‘Offering,’ this habitat is also part of the artwork: two felled trees slowly returning to the soil, nourishing the meadow above.

09/26/2026

What a night at Green-Wood! ✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special preview of Lincoln in the Bardo, and to the extraordinary performers and artists who filled the Cemetery with music, dance, and theater as the sun went down.

We’re so grateful to our friends at The Metropolitan Opera and Death of Classical, and to composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek, and amandapetrusich for an unforgettable evening.

For Climate Week, we’re looking at some of the ways Green-Wood is reducing its environmental footprint across our 478 ac...
09/25/2026

For Climate Week, we’re looking at some of the ways Green-Wood is reducing its environmental footprint across our 478 acres. ☀️

Right now, solar panels are being installed on every building in our Service Yard, which is located just past the Cemetery’s 36th Street Entrance. Working with Brooklyn SolarWorks, we’re turning these rooftops into a new source of clean, renewable energy generated right here at Green-Wood.

Follow along this week as we share more of the work happening across the Cemetery!

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