Submitted by mikeymiggz t3_z5d3gj in nyc
TetraCubane t1_ixx061u wrote
Reply to comment by ChunkofWhat in What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line? by mikeymiggz
Replace headstones with trees that have a name player.
For a new burial, plant the roots of the tree near the body. The body feeds the tree.
ChunkofWhat t1_ixxaoee wrote
That's a nice idea, but it gets a bit tricky with the reality of landscaping. A lot of these cemeteries are way too densely packed to allow one tree per person. You'd need to group people up. If we're going to group people up, we might as well make one big marble mausoleum that contains the New Yorker Ash Heap where we can all mingle like rush hour 6 train commuters for all time. Designing a park around bodily remains will always be cumbersome and will also creep a certain number of potential visitors out. People get called out all the time for taking overly frivolous social media posts at cemeteries - there is a stigma for many activities in a burial ground. Remove the bodies and make them real parks. The Big Ol' Ash Heap can go somewhere cool like Randal's Island or the interior of the Statue of Liberty.
cowtownsteen23 t1_ixyiyoo wrote
Heck, they didn’t even remove the bodies for Washington Square Park. I think the estimate is there are about 20k bodies under there from when it was a potter’s field/hanging grounds
Given enough time, no one cares and people get a nice park.
Traditional_Way1052 t1_iy33rqb wrote
TIL.
TetraCubane t1_ixxbpse wrote
Oh I don’t want to make them into parks. I just want the cemeteries to look more like forests.
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