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By Colin Mixson
Brooklyn Daily
Not only is the scenery great, but Green-Wood has HBO!
Every year the Green-Wood Historic Fund holds a snazzy gala to honor exceptional Brooklynites at the famed cemetery, and this year the undertakers at New York’s biggest and most beloved graveyard gave awards Brooklyn’s jovial beep Marty Markowitz and Terence Winter, the creator of the premium-cable hit, “Boardwalk Empire.”
“I love visiting Green-Wood,” said Markowitz, “and seeing the rich history and the many characters who helped shape New York City and America in every field of endeavor — and nothing makes you feel more alive than walking out after your tour.”
Winter and Markowtiz were presented with the De Witt Clinton award, so named for the late mayor and governor, who checked in for an extended stay at Green-wood in 1828.
In addition to receiving the plaque, the honorees will be interred at Green-Wood at the end of their distinguished lives, to enjoy an eternity of bliss alongside other prestigious permanent residents, including William Poole, better known as “Bill the Butcher” from Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” and infamous mobster Johnny Torio.
“I’m never leaving Brooklyn,” said Markowitz. “This is my final resting place.”
Tickets for the gala, which was held under a vast banquet tent set up near the cemetery’s Willow Avenue, started at $250 and ended at $25,000 for prime seating and a nod from the podium. The money raised at the sixth-annual gala will go to the graveyard’s historic fund, which provides tours, plays, and events for the public at the landmark necropolis.