Sunday, May 7, 2017

You won't be able to visit the New York City Marble Cemetery today



In case your plans today included a visit to the New York City Marble Cemetery during its Neighborhood Open Day ... that isn't happening now... a handwritten note here on Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue says the cemetery won't be open today "due to illness" ...


[Photo by Derek Berg]

A message on the Cemetery's website is more ominous: "As of May 5, 2017, the Cemetery is temporarily closed to visitors until further notice."

The New York Marble Cemetery at 41 1/2 Second Ave. between Second Street and Third Street will be open next Sunday (Mother's Day!) from Noon to 4 p.m. Find their schedule for the season here.

3 comments:

Scuba Diva said...

My first thought was "Cholera!" (For those just tuning in, the New York City Marble Cemetery's hallmark is that all the dead are buried in marble-lined vaults, once thought to prevent the transmission of cholera.)

Next week will be a fine day to visit the dead.

Anonymous said...

They are re-locating the remains so that new condos can be built...with a 421a abatement

Anonymous said...

Closed due to illness? I thought it was open due to death