The historic Weir Greenhouse across from Green-Wood Cemetery at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue is being restored to its former glory in preparation for use as a visitor’s center for the cemetery. The cemetery purchased the former greenhouse, which had rotting wood and broken glass, from McGovern Florist Inc. in 2012, according to Brownstoner. In […]
This would be a good time to make a pilgrimage to Basquiat’s grave in Green-Wood Cemetery. The legendary artist, who died of an accidental drug overdose in 1988, is on New Yorkers’ minds these days. Work he painted in collaboration with Andy Warhol is on display in a blockbuster retrospective of the latter’s art at […]
A man was stabbed several times at the corner of 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Greenwood Heights at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after a heated dispute, police said. The victims, not immediately identified, was rushed to NYU-Langone Hospital in Sunset Park in critical condition. A pool of blood was left in front of the […]