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Forgotten New York cemeteries amid neglect across boroughs
The article surveys abandoned historic cemeteries from Sylvan Grove in Staten Island to Prospect in Queens, detailing decay, vandalism, and underfunded restoration efforts. It notes government grants for Prospect, quotes Queens historian Stanley Cogan, and mentions notable sites like the African Burial Ground and Marble Cemetery, with anecdotes about notable interments and preservation challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
Five Boroughs
Sylvan Grove
Staten Island
Prospect Cemetery
Jamaica
Queens
Stanley Cogan
Cogan
Karen Ansis
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Prospect Cemetery Association
Parks Department
Jamaica Development Group
Prospect
New York City
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Aaron Clark
Uriah Scribner
Benjamin Wright
Stephen Allen
Isaac Varian
James Monroe
Virginia
Lower Manhattan
Brazil
Grapevine
Union Offi
William Jenkins Worth
Mexico
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Grean-Wood
Woodlawn
Bronx
Asbury Methodist Cemetery
Ichabod B. Crane
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod Crang
Richard Hrazanek
Irving
Crane
West Farms
Ferris
William Ferris
Adrian Benepe
Cate Ludlam
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Elias Baylis
Brooklyn Ferry
Walt Whitman