Events
(Photo via leblanc116 / instagram)Ready for an action-packed weekend? Whether you’re looking for great live tunes, literary parties, or a ‘death cafe’— this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
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Photo via Green-Wood CemeteryIt was 239 years ago this month that our forefathers fought the British in the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, The Battle of Brooklyn [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island#Legacy]. And even though we lost the battle, we won the war,
Destinations
A first-time visitor to Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/], the National Historic Landmark located just south of Prospect Park that was founded in 1938, will immediately notice how serene the space is. These days, you can stand in a lush, secluded spot near the 39th Street border and hear
A History of New York in 101 Objects
There is a ton going on at the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] in the next couple of weeks, including free programs and events that are half-price if you’re a member of the BHS or Green-Wood [http://www.green-wood.com/]. Here’s some of our upcoming favorites,
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alex mallett and friends
Whether you’re dying for a drink, or looking for the hippest tots in town, South Slope is the place to be this weekend. Here are our top neighborhood picks Final Green-Wood Happy Hour [/blog/events/last-chance-for-summer-happy-hour-at-green-wood-thursday] When: Thursday, August 22, 6pm to 8pm Where: Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th Street and
andrea janes
Green-Wood [http://www.green-wood.com/]+ Sea Witch [http://www.seawitchnyc.com/] =Brilliant Combination Andrea Janes [www.boroughsofthedead.com], author of Boroughs of the Dead: New York City Ghost Stories, will be leading a group through some of the more hidden gems of Green-Wood on Sunday, April 7, at 3pm. Sweetening
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Good news, for fans of the McGovern-Weir Greenhouse. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/green-wood-cemetery-gets-funds-restore-landmark-weir-greenhouse] that Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has received a $500,000 from the New York State Regional and Economic Development Council, which will be used to restore the crumbling landmark
allegory
The most traveled statue in NYC will soon be settling down in Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/]. Designed in 1920 by Frederick MacMonnies as an allegory of virtue over vice, the statue, which made its debut at City Hall during the height of the women’s suffrage movement, faced
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Photo via Green-Wood Historian’s Blog Shockingly, and despite security measures, vandals attacked historic Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/2012/green-wood-vandalized/]last Monday night, knocking over and shattering gravestones and statuary and causing roughly $100,000 in damage to 43 monuments. Although the perpetrators have not been identified, there