Fort Greene resident Glenn McQuaid stands next to an enormous tree that fell on the roof of a second mausoleum. The mausoleum, which is inscribed with the name William Smith Brown, has yet to be repaired. Photo: Claire Landsbaum On the third day after Hurricane Sandy, Art Presson, superintendent of grounds at Green-Wood Cemetery, arrived at the gates to see the land, the grass, and the trees strewn about as though an ill-tempered giant had rearranged them. He started repairs right away, knowing it would be a long time before things were back to normal at Green-Wood. Two years since Hurricane Sandy tore through the East Coast, they still aren’t. When Sandy hit New York and New Jersey on October 29, 2012, its winds reached nearly 45 miles per hour, and its size made it the largest storm on record since 1988. It was also an unusually deadly storm, causing 72 fatalities… Read More
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