It may not be magic, but it will do the trick. Harry Houdini fans around the nation are working hard to cobble together funds to fix the legendary escape artist’s Queens gravesite. The nearly ...

NEW YORK – Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America's most legendary magician, interred under a granite ...

Legendary magician Harry Houdini's final resting place, Machpelah Cemetery in Queens, is closed on Halloween due to vandalism fears. Richard Levine / Alamy Wizard and warlocks are wild about Harry ...

Houdini’s grave in Machpelah Cemetery, Queens (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) In one of his last great performances, Harry Houdini escaped after 90 minutes ...