Is Green-Wood Cemetery Haunted?

Posted by mike as Haunted

I came across this article today, it’s a Q & A with Kate Davey who is “an expert on the tales and legends of New York’s paranormal history.” She talks in great detail about the Green-Wood cemetery.

The cemetery is the final resting place for some 600,000 people. Among them are some very important historical figures, such as Samuel F. B. Morse (inventor of the single-wire telegraph and co-developed Morse code) and Wizard of Oz actor Frank Morgan.

There are also some eerie stories associated with the cemetery. Take Mabel Douglass, for example. She was the first dean of the New Jersey College for Women. In 1933 she disappeared on Lake Placid. 30 years later her body was found at the bottom of the lake, petrified and supposedly perfectly intact. I’m still unclear if she supposedly haunts the graveyard, or if it’s just an interesting story.

Ghost tours are given yearly, and, although photography is not allowed, eerie images have appeared in photographs… I’m really upset I missed this. I would love to have taken a tour of the cemetery, there most be a ton of interesting history there.

Big Brother is Watching, Brooklyn

Posted by mike as Big Brother

I saw this article about a surveillance camera and it made me think “Is there a whole surveillance system setup around Brooklyn?” This particular camera can be found on Fulton Street, between the north end of Henry Street and the Brooklyn Bridge. They were alerted to it’s attention when the bulb on the top flashed to take a picture.

The post indicated that maybe it was part of a Brooklyn “Ring of Steel”, a system of cameras used to watch out for “terrorists activity.” Others think it’s just a red light camera. Who knows for sure. Just remember Brooklyn, Big Brother is watching you.

Mysterious Hum in Bay Ridge

Posted by mike as Unsolved Mystery

The Brooklyn Paper has reported about a strange humming in Bay Ridge near the Owls Head sewage treatment plant that is so loud it keeps residents awake at night. The humming has been blamed on many things, from passing trains to UFO’s. Initial, the most likely culprit was the Owl Head sewage treatment plant itself.
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The Yellow Submarine at Coney Island

Posted by mike as Bizzare Creations

The story of the old, rusting submarine near Coney Island is a long and interesting tale. It begins in 1951 with the Italian Line cruise ship Andrea Doria. The Andrea Doria weighed in at 29,100 tons and had a capacity of about 1,200 passengers and 500 crew. At the time it was considered to be one of the safest ships in the world. If I ever build a ship, I will never claim it to be the “safest ship” in the world, that’s just asking for it.
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Video: UFO Over Brooklyn (FAKE)

Posted by mike as UFO

I wonder why someone would take the time to make a fake UFO video. I mean, what are you going to get out of it, especially when it looks this bad.

Wild Parrots of Brooklyn

Posted by mike as Strange Creatures

Yes, Brooklyn has packs of feral parrots flying around…I had no idea. I have yet to see and any of them, but this article from the Washington Post indicates they can be found around Greenwood Cemetery. Thought to be escapees from pet shops, these parrots have grown in number and prospered. There are many stories about how they got here, and Brooklyn Parrots, a website dedicated to protecting the wild birds, had further information:
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The Pintchik Oracle

Posted by mike as Weird People

Located on Bergen Street and Flatbush, the Pintchik Oracle is a billboard on the side of Pintchik’s Hardware. Across the street from the hardware store is a phone mounted on a wooden box with a sticker attached that says “Come With Questions… Leave With Answers.”. People are encouraged to pickup the phone and ask the oracle a question. The oracle (billboard) then displays an answer to the question.
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Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

Posted by mike as Roadside Oddities

“WE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR NEMESIS PROBLEM”

Located on 5th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. is a one stop shop for all your superhero needs. Signs on the outside advertise everything, from costumes to “invisibility”. They have everything a superhero could ever need to fight crime including grappling hooks, monkey cyborg parts, and helium gum (to change the pitch of your voice, of course).
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