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Trolley Tour Descriptions

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NOTE: All tours visit Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel and Battle Hill, the site of George Washington’s 1776 Battle of Brooklyn. Tours are conducted on the Green-Wood trolley, but do entail some walking and stair-climbing. Discover Green-Wood: You will also visit De Witt Clinton, Leonard Bernstein, Elias Howe, who patented the sewing machine and whose dog Fannie … Read more

Opening Day: Are You Ready for Some Baseball?

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Well here we are. Not too much spring in the air. It’s not even April yet! But, it is indeed OPENING DAY–time for baseball. And, if you look closely, you’ll see that the harbingers of spring are indeed here: the trees are about to leaf out, the magnolias about to bloom–and the sound of bat against … Read more

National Sculpture Society Sculptors of Green-Wood

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Green-Wood is proud to be the home of a significant body of sculpture created by members of the prestigious National Sculpture Society (NSS).  Click play below to view a photo slideshow of many of these works (more info on Flickr here), and then scroll down to read a list of the eminent artists behind them. … Read more

Master List of AP Coverage: United Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 Victims Commemoration Ceremony

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12-15-10: CBS New York: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/15/victims-families-remember-nyc-plane-crash-from-60/ ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12401446&page=1 Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/15/plane-collision-nyc-spurred-improvements-1215496803/ NBC New York: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/1960-Plane-Collision-Over-Brooklyn-Spurred-Improvements-111912579.html PIX 11: http://www.wpix.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-midair-collision-anniversary,0,7894833.story?page=1 MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40674233 Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101215/ap_on_bi_ge/us_midair_collision_anniversary The Olympian: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/15/1474705/1960-plane-collision-over-nyc.html Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/15/1974085/1960-plane-collision-over-nyc.html Valley News Live: http://www.valleynewslive.com/Global/story.asp?S=13675202 Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_16863263?nclick_check=1 WRBL News: http://www2.wrbl.com/news/2010/dec/15/1960-plane-collision-over-nyc-spurred-improvements-ar-1225154/ WTOP: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=2201503 Kansas Star: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/15/2521180/1960-plane-collision-over-nyc.html Pilot Online: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MIDAIR_COLLISION_ANNIVERSARY?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Florida Times Union: http://hosted2.ap.org/FLJAJ/f7ded15e4d4846268a17b79c1c4b7cb8/Article_2010-12-15-Midair%20Collision%20Anniversary/id-c5e4ddd5f36f41b5b96f6b2dd3404409 Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/nation/2010/12/1960-plane-collision-over-nyc-spurred-improvements-0 WOW: … Read more