Brooklyn Heights couple honored at Green-Wood gala
Earl Weiner and Gina Ingoglia received the seventh annual DeWitt Clinton Award for Excellence in front of some 300 friends, fellow board members and elected officials at a fundraising gala at the historic Green-Wood Cemetery to support its preservation, public programs and a new visitor center on Thursday night.
The award’s past recipients include Landmarks legend Otis Pratt Pearsall and his wife Nancy, as well as former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Terence Winter, the creator of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” The award is given for excellence in the arts, literature, preservation and historic research. It honors the legacy of 19th century New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, who was also mayor of New York City, state senator, assemblymember and U.S. senator. Clinton is credited with such transformative projects as the Erie Canal and the organized grid system of Manhattan streets.
Earl and Gina Weiner were presented with the award for their longtime leadership as two of Brooklyn’s champions of the arts, culture and preservation. They have dedicated their lives to theater, education, beautiful landscapes, history and historic preservation in the borough.