New York Marble Cemetery, New York City

Name: New York Marble Cemetery
Address: 41 1/2 2nd Avenue, New York City, United States

#1766 among attractions in New York City

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The New York Marble Cemetery is a burial ground established in 1830 in what is now the East Village of Manhattan, on the block bound by 2nd Street, 2nd Avenue, 3rd Street, and the Bowery. It is entered through an alleyway with an iron gate at each end, located between 41 and 43 Second Avenue. About 2,100 burials are recorded in the cemetery's written registers, most from prominent professional and merchant families in New York City. ()

Built: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 40°43'32"N, 73°59'28"W

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41 1/2 2nd AvenueDowntown Manhattan (Bowery)New York City United States

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New York Marble Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lit Lounge, Cooper Square, McSorley's Old Ale House, Merchant's House Museum.

~800 ftNE
Nightlife, Dancing
Lit Lounge, New York City
4 min walk • Lit Lounge was a nightclub in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The two-floor complex housed a concert venue, lounge, dance floor, and Fuse Gallery, an art exhibition space.
~940 ftN
Square
Cooper Square, New York City
5 min walk • Cooper Square is a junction of streets in Lower Manhattan, New York City located at the confluence of the neighborhoods of Bowery to the south, NoHo to the west and southwest, Greenwich Village to the west and northwest, the East Village to the north and east, and the Lower East Side to the southeast.
~1230 ftN
Nightlife, Restaurant
McSorley's Old Ale House, New York City
6 min walk • McSorley's Old Ale House, generally known as McSorley's, is the oldest Irish saloon in New York City. Opened in the mid-19th century at 15 East 7th Street, in today's East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the "Men Only" pubs, admitting women only after legally being forced to do so in 1970.
~850 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Merchant's House Museum, New York City
5 min walk • The Merchant's House Museum, known formerly as the Old Merchant's House and as the Seabury Tredwell House, is the only nineteenth-century family home in New York City preserved intact — both inside and out.
~1160 ftSW
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
International Center of Photography, New York City
6 min walk • The International Center of Photography, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ICP's photographic collection, reading room, and archives are at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, New Jersey.
~690 ftSE
Cemetery
New York City Marble Cemetery, New York City
4 min walk • The New York City Marble Cemetery is a historic cemetery founded in 1831, and located at 52-74 East 2nd Street between First and Second Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~350 ftSE
Nightlife, Cinema, Neo-renaissance architecture
Anthology Film Archives, New York City
2 min walk • Anthology Film Archives is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema.
~420 ftNE
Theater
Horse Trade Theater Group, New York City
3 min walk • The Horse Trade Theater Group was founded in 1998 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is located at 85 East 4th Street between Second Avenue and The Bowery The three theaters in the group are the Kraine Theater, the Red Room and UNDER St. Marks.
~1170 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows
The Public Theater, New York City
6 min walk • The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as the Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming playwrights and performers.
~1120 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Middle Collegiate Church, New York City
6 min walk • The Middle Collegiate Church is a dually aligned United Church of Christ and Reformed Church in America church located at 112 Second Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~980 ftSW
Museum, Modern art museum, Art gallery
Sperone Westwater, New York City
5 min walk • Sperone Westwater is a contemporary art gallery in the Bowery, in Manhattan, in New York City. The partners are Angela Westwater and Gian Enzo Sperone. The gallery was started on Greene Street in Soho in 1975; the first show was of work by Carl André.

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Which popular attractions are close to New York Marble Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include WOW Café, New York City (2 min walk), Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York, New York City (2 min walk), Church of the Nativity, New York City (2 min walk), Horse Trade Theater Group, New York City (3 min walk).

How to get to New York Marble Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to New York Marble Cemetery:

Metro

2nd Avenue • Lines: <F>, F (5 min walk)
Bleecker Street • Lines: <6>, 4, 6 (6 min walk)

Bus

1st Avenue & East 1st Street • Lines: M15, M15-Sbs (6 min walk)
Allen Street & East Houston Street • Lines: M15, M15-Sbs (6 min walk)