Art Presson, Green-Wood Cemetery’s superintendent of the grounds, is a jack of all trades. Trained as a horiculturist, he designs gardens and plantings. He is in charge of the grounds crew, figuring out what has to be done and assigning workers to do it. He is responsible for selecting sites for new trees and determining … Read more
CONTACT at Green-Wood Cemetery: Kim Esp: 212-575-4545; kesp@lakpr.com Linden Alschuler & Kaplan Public Relations Brooklyn Borough President: Mark Zustovich: 718-802-3830 BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTY MARKOWITZ PRESIDES AS BOROUGH HALL’S GIANT BALSAM FIR IS MULCHED AT GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY Green-Wood Cemetery And Brooklyn Botanic Garden Host 8th Annual Christmas Tree Chipping & Free Wood Chip Mulch Giveaway … Read more
From its earliest years, the grounds of the Green-Wood Cemetery have been graced by cast iron signs marking its streets and paths. Unfortunately, even cast iron doesn’t always last forever. Some of the original signs have been crushed under falling trees and branches. Others have been run over by carriages and cars. Just three or … Read more
William Surrey Hart (1865-1946), star of silent screen westerns, is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery, his final resting place marked by a small granite gravestone. A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Hart lived with his family in the Dakota territory, came East to work for the Post Office in New York City, then studied acting. His New York … Read more