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Historians share stories of Harlem Renaissance at Woodlawn Cemetery

Feb 9

NYPD detective who died in 1928 gets proper burial and headstone

May 21, 2025

Historic cemetery in Brooklyn gets new visitor center

One of the oldest and biggest cemeteries in the world, boasting 21 miles of land, is getting a new visitor center.

Apr 16

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'Incident' reported at Arlington National Cemetery during Trump visit

Aug 29, 2024

NYPD officer gets proper headstone 100 years after his death

May 20, 2024

Rockland County receives abandoned cemetery funding

Dec 1, 2023

NYC Parks Department to offer first-ever tours of Hart Island

Nov 15, 2023

Reward offered for person behind sacrificed animals at cemetery

Nov 12, 2023

Cemetery worker trapped after falling into grave in New Jersey

Oct 10, 2023

Latest Videos

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Harlem renaissance history unearthed amid Bronx gravestones

Feb 25

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A Sunday dive into death (and life) at Green-Wood Cemetery

Aug 18, 2025

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Lost no more: Saga of former enslaved man's quest for freedom, long new life on the Hudson

Jun 17, 2025

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NYPD officer gets proper headstone 100 years after his death

May 20, 2024

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Big crowds gather to view the eclipse at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

Apr 8, 2024

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Big crowds expected to view eclipse at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

Apr 8, 2024

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TikToker serves up recipes on gravestones, dines with the dead

Apr 4, 2024

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From 1991: African Burial Ground uncovered in lower Manhattan | Black History Month

Feb 29, 2024

Latest Stories

'Keep the memory alive': Michigan memorial businesses offer QR codes for headstones

"It's an opportunity to upload videos, photos, stories. People can visit and leave messages, and not visit physically, but can visit virtually," said Patten Monument Group President Andrew Bolt.

Mar 15, 2023

Volunteer describes efforts to maintain abandoned New Jersey cemetery

Cedarwood Cemetery is one of several graveyards in New Jersey that are now considered abandoned.

Nov 21, 2022

Plane crashes into Suffolk County cemetery

A plane crashed into a cemetery on Long Island on Saturday.

Nov 6, 2022

Man allegedly caught urinating on ex-wife's grave in Orangetown, family now demanding answers

A man was arrested for desecrating his ex-wife's grave and now her family is demanding answers.

Sep 26, 2022

Botched butt injection eyed as possible cause of CT woman's NYC death

The 53-year-old was dropped off at Jacobi Medical Center around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday by two women who said they found her near Woodlawn Cemetery.

Feb 15, 2022