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A Big Slow Covid Memorial at Green-Wood May 3 to June 3
A 200 foot long tributes display from 22 community groups will grace Green-Wood Cemetery near Fifth Avenue and 25th Street from May 3 through June 3 with an activation and dedication ceremony on May 19. Public nameplates can be added, and a May 19 ceremony at the Historic Chapel will include a procession, second line, singers, and a remembrance ritual honoring those who died of COVID-19.
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