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.

06/16/2026

Whether you’re joining us for a program, saying hello to the parakeets nesting in the spires of the Arch, or simply taking a walk, there’s always something to explore at Green-Wood.

Free and open to the public year-round! ✨🌸🦜

The 1895 Weir Greenhouse has stood as a landmark on 25th Street and Fifth Avenue for over a century. To some, it was a f...
06/15/2026

The 1895 Weir Greenhouse has stood as a landmark on 25th Street and Fifth Avenue for over a century. To some, it was a florist; the last stop before crossing into Green-Wood. To others, a small paradise of greenery. A staple of childhood memories. A pit stop on the way home. Now, it stands as the centerpiece of our new visitor center and exhibition hall, The Green-House at Green-Wood! ✨🗽🦜

Brooklyn-based artist Zach Cole (Zach Cole) had been drawing the Green-House for years as part of his illustrations that capture the fabric of his neighborhood and this city. This spring, those drawings became the artwork for our limited-edition Weir Greenhouse t-shirts, to celebrate the opening of our new space.

Bring a piece of Green-Wood’s history into your life by picking up a shirt on your next visit, available for purchase at the Green-House.

What does it mean to live authentically, and how do we carry that truth into the legacies we leave behind?In celebration...
06/11/2026

What does it mean to live authentically, and how do we carry that truth into the legacies we leave behind?

In celebration of Pride, join us on June 13th for “Q***r Life & Legacy,” an open conversation in Green-Wood’s Modern Chapel for LGBTQIA+ people and allies. 🏳️‍🌈🌈✨

Together, we’ll reflect on the people who shaped us, honor those we’ve lost, and make space for honest conversation about end-of-life planning, chosen family, joy, resilience, and care.

Facilitated by Death Educator and Grief Guide Melanie Wilson, founder of Life and Soul LLC (Life and Soul | Melanie Wilson), this gathering is not a support group or counseling session, but a community dialogue rooted in the Q***r experience.

The program is free, and all are welcome. Beforehand, we invite you to experience Chamber Q***r’s “Vibrant Ground,” a musical journey through Green-Wood.

Link in bio to register!

Opening tomorrow, June 11th, in the Green-House Atrium, Before New York invites you to see the city we call home in a ne...
06/10/2026

Opening tomorrow, June 11th, in the Green-House Atrium, Before New York invites you to see the city we call home in a new way. 🌳✨🗽

Presented by Green-Wood and organized by the New York Botanical Garden (), this traveling pop-up exhibition brings together maps, images, and research by ecologist Dr. Eric W. Sanderson and colleagues to explore the forests, wetlands, waterways, wildlife, and Indigenous Lenape presence that shaped this landscape long before it became New York.

Come visit the Green-House, explore the exhibition, and spend time in one of the city’s most extraordinary landscapes.

On view June 11th–July 20th.

We’ve been committed to rethinking urban grasslands for nearly a decade. You can see our principles in practice across o...
06/09/2026

We’ve been committed to rethinking urban grasslands for nearly a decade. You can see our principles in practice across our 478 acres in the form of “managed meadows.” 🌸✨🍀

What does that term mean? Since 2017, Green-Wood’s horticulture team has set about assessing the ways we manage the landscape, particularly our hundreds of acres of lawn. We found that by transitioning away from traditional mown lawns to what we call “managed meadows” we could both reduce our reliance on practices that are harmful to the environment (like the use of gas-powered mowers) and cultivate a more environmentally resilient landscape.

Wander through the mown paths of the meadow, and you’ll see a variety of native grasses and flowers and the pollinators they support fluttering and buzzing through.

06/08/2026

From June 18th–20th, The Angel’s Share series continues in Green-Wood’s Catacombs with ‘America/Beautiful 250,’ featuring acclaimed pianist Min Kwon. 🎶🎹✨

Presented in partnership with Death of Classical (), this program features selections from Kwon’s sweeping ‘America/Beautiful’ project, which invited more than eighty composers from across the country to reimagine “America the Beautiful” through their own histories, traditions, and visions of the United States.

Recently featured in The New Yorker’s Summer Culture Preview, each evening begins with a walking tour through Green-Wood’s historic grounds to the Catacombs, followed by the performance.

Tickets are on sale now at the link in bio!

Unfortunately, due to unexpected mechanical issues with our trolley, tomorrow’s trolley tour, “The Revolution Continues:...
06/06/2026

Unfortunately, due to unexpected mechanical issues with our trolley, tomorrow’s trolley tour, “The Revolution Continues: Gay Green-Wood,” has been canceled. We know many of you were looking forward to this program, and we are especially disappointed to have to postpone one of our favorite tours of the year.

Our team is working hard to reschedule the tour, and all registered attendees will be contacted directly with next steps and additional information as soon as we have updates to share. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you for your patience, and we hope to celebrate these remarkable LGBTQIA+ stories with you soon!

Editor, writer, and advocate for art in all its forms, South African-born Ingrid Sischy (1952–2015) came of age in New Y...
06/05/2026

Editor, writer, and advocate for art in all its forms, South African-born Ingrid Sischy (1952–2015) came of age in New York City’s downtown art scene and soon became a key voice in how contemporary culture was seen, discussed, and remembered. 🏳️‍🌈✨

Sischy’s monument bears the inscription, “What will survive of us is love,” inscribed beneath her name and Sandra Brandt’s. The reverse side bears a passage from Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”:

“Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,
Missing me one place search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you.”

To learn more about Sischy and other notable LGBTQIA+ figures buried at Green-Wood, take our free, self-guided digital tour, “Pride and Remembrance: Honoring LGBTQIA+ Figures at Green-Wood,” available on Blooomberg Connects (link in bio).

Lot 45664, Section 111, near Highland and Battle Avenues.

📸Photo credits: (1) , all others by Green-Wood Staff.

Still feeling grateful after yesterday’s gala, our first in the Green-House at Green-Wood.Thank you to everyone who join...
06/04/2026

Still feeling grateful after yesterday’s gala, our first in the Green-House at Green-Wood.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, supported us, and helped make the evening such a special one. With perfect weather and a beautiful new space full of people who care deeply about Green-Wood, it felt like a true celebration of this community and all that makes this place possible.

Thank you all again for being part of it. And, needless to say, go Knicks! 💙🧡

Photos by Maike Schulz

This Pride Month, explore “Pride and Remembrance: Honoring LGBTQIA+ Figures at Green-Wood,” a free self-guided tour avai...
06/03/2026

This Pride Month, explore “Pride and Remembrance: Honoring LGBTQIA+ Figures at Green-Wood,” a free self-guided tour available on Bloomberg Connects (). 🏳️‍🌈💖🦜

Across Green-Wood’s 478 acres are the stories of LGBTQIA+ artists, activists, writers, performers, and community organizers served as the architects of a more inclusive and equitable world.

Take the tour at any time, from anywhere! Click the link in our bio to learn more.

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