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10 a.m. Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of United Airlines Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 Collision
Scattered throughout New York, there are thousands of memorials and monuments honoring people, deeds and events that have left indelible marks on our City. However, for the 134 souls who died on the morning of December 16, 1960 when United Airlines Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 collided over the skies of Staten Island, there ... Read more
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1 p.m. Inspired by Green-Wood: A Visit with Artist Saul Chernick
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, January 30, 2011 We are especially proud to present our Greenwood Heights neighbor and artist, Saul Chernick. With his unique ink-on-paper style, Chernick creates “zany, consummately skillful drawings” (The New York Times) with “the episodic and atmospheric feel of a gothic graphic novel.” Chernick, a big fan of Green-Wood who often strolls the grounds ... Read more
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1 p.m. The Valentine’s Day That Changed America
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, February 12, 2011 On February 14, 1884, two days after a young Theodore Roosevelt became a new father, he suffered an unimaginable tragedy. His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, succumbed to typhoid fever and was followed in death just eleven hours later by his wife Alice, who died of Bright’s disease. How T.R. coped with ... Read more
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.