Famous Brooklyn Cemetery Seeks Survival in Nonprofit Status

Running out of space for new burial plots, its main revenue source, a storied New York cemetery is aiming to turn itself into a nonprofit cultural institution, The Wall Street Journal writes.

The 200-year-old Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, final resting place of famed New Yorkers such as Leonard Bernstein and William (Boss) Tweed, has given up commercial status and now gives guided tours and presents art exhibits and cultural events.

“There’s too much history here to allow it to just fade away,” said Richard Moylan, Green-Wood’s president.

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