Cypress Hills National Cemetery and the sprawling Green-Wood Cem anchor this modern landscape of the five boroughs, where the dense urban grid of Brooklyn and Queens meets the industrial edges of the East River. This survey captures the massive concentration of final resting places along the Queens and Kings County line, including New Calvary Cem and Mount Zion Cem. The map detail traces the evolution of transportation and civic life, from the historic Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan Bridge to modern landmarks like the Greenwich Village Stonewall National Monument. Educational and religious institutions are particularly dense here, ranging from Baruch College to the Talmudical Seminary Bobov, illustrating the enduring cultural and academic heritage of neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Park Slope.
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1888 · Paterson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Brooklyn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Brooklyn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Harlem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Paterson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1897 · Harlem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1897 · Brooklyn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Harlem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Staten Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Brooklyn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500