Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City

Name: Green-Wood Cemetery
Address: Main entrance at 500 25th St, New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 718 210 3080

#293 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City. The cemetery is located between South Slope/Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington, and Sunset Park, and lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park. Its boundaries include, among other streets, 20th Street to the northeast, Fifth Avenue to the northwest, 36th and 37th Streets to the southwest, Fort Hamilton Parkway to the south, and McDonald Avenue to the east. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1838 (186 years ago)Coordinates: 40°39'8"N, 73°59'27"W

Address

Main entrance at 500 25th StSouth Brooklyn (Greenwood Heights)New York City United States

Contact

+1 718 210 3080

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Day trips

Green-Wood Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prospect Park, Industry City, Our Lady of Częstochowa-St Casimir Parish, Flatbush Malls.

1.3 miNE
City green space with basketball courts
Prospect Park, New York City
33 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, Prospect Park stands as an urban oasis in the bustling city of New York City. This 526-acre park is a verdant retreat for city dwellers and tourists alike, offering a myriad of outdoor activities, natural landscapes, and community...
0.9 miW
Harbor
Industry City, Sea Gate
24 min walk • Industry City is a historic intermodal shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing complex on the Upper New York Bay waterfront in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
0.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Częstochowa-St Casimir Parish, Sea Gate
19 min walk • Our Lady of Częstochowa-St Casimir Parish is a church in New York City at 24th Street in Brooklyn. The church, which was designated for Polish immigrants, was founded in 1896. It could also be spelled Częnstochowa, due to the tail on the third letter.
1.3 miE
Park
Flatbush Malls, Sea Gate
33 min walk • The Flatbush Malls are a series of tree-lined landscaped medians along several roads in the Victorian Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
1.1 miNE
Monuments and statues
Lafayette Memorial, Sea Gate
29 min walk • The Lafayette Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. The memorial, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1917 and consists of a bas-relief of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette alongside a groom and a horse.
0.9 miNE
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Park Slope Jewish Center, Sea Gate
23 min walk • The Park Slope Jewish Center, known from 1942 to 1960 as Congregation B'nai Jacob - Tifereth Israel, is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 1320 Eighth Avenue in South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City.
0.9 miS
Park
Alben Square, Sea Gate
24 min walk • Alben Square, also known as Alben Triangle, is located in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
1 miNE
Synagogue
Kolot Chayeinu, Sea Gate
27 min walk • Congregation Kolot Chayeinu is a Jewish congregation in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.
0.9 miNE
Museum
Lesbian Herstory Archives, New York City
22 min walk • The Lesbian Herstory Archives is a New York City-based archive, community center, and museum dedicated to preserving lesbian history, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Archives contain the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians.
0.8 miS
Synagogue
Chevra Anshei Lubawitz of Borough Park, Sea Gate
20 min walk • Chevra Anshei Lubawitz of Borough Park is the oldest synagogue in Borough Park, located at 4024 12th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York.
0.9 miW
Neoclassical architecture
Sunset Deli, Sea Gate
24 min walk • The Sunset Park Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 4201 4th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Green-Wood Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Pilots' Monument, New York City (1 min walk), Greenwood Heights, Sea Gate (16 min walk), Windsor Terrace, Sea Gate (16 min walk), Our Lady of Częstochowa-St Casimir Parish, Sea Gate (19 min walk).

How to get to Green-Wood Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Green-Wood Cemetery:

Metro

9th Avenue • Lines: D (12 min walk)
25th Street • Lines: D, N, R (18 min walk)

Bus

Prospect Park West & Bartel Pritchard Square • Lines: B61 (22 min walk)
9th Street & 6th Avenue • Lines: B61 (30 min walk)