Famous Dead Bronx Guys - Bronx Week Walking Tour, 5/23

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A Bronx Week favorite, on Sunday, May 23, Woodlawn hosts Asleep in the Bronx, a walking tour of the final resting places of some of Bronx’s most famous and infamous. Master NY urban planner Robert Moses, Congressman Henry Bruckner, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Yankees owner/president Dan Topping are just some of the personalities visited along the tour.

Date/Time: Sunday, May 23, 2:00 p.m.

Reservations (recommended): Contact Brian Sahd, Executive Director, Friends of The Woodlawn Cemetery, (718) 920-1470, [email protected]

Cost: $10 per person, $5 for seniors and students, children under 6 are free

Location: Group meets at the Jerome Avenue (southern) entrance, located at the intersection of Jerome & Bainbridge Ave. (across the street from the last stop on the #4 train), The Woodlawn Cemetery, Webster Avenue and E. 233rd St., Bronx, NY 10470

Directions: The Woodlawn Cemetery is the last stop on the IRT #4 train. The cemetery is also accessible from the Metro North Railroad Harlem Line (Woodlawn Station). For those traveling by car, Woodlawn can be reached from the E. 233rd St. exit off the Major Deegan (#13) and the Bronx River Parkway (#10).