St John’s Cemetery

How does one review a cemetery? I didn’t have any interaction with the cemetery as far as the burial process and such so I can’t comment on that. I can comment on how well kept and beautiful this cemetery is. Every time I go there (my maternal grandparents are laid to rest here) they are always doing landscaping and upkeep. Very clean, spotless and beautiful. The main entrance on 80^th Street and Metropolitan Avenue is accessible by various buses. The office is right at the entrance, as well as a map, water fountains and restrooms. Very convenient. It isn’t all flat like someone previously mentioned. I have to walk up a very large hill to get to my grandparents burial spot. One obnoxious part about this cemetery is all of the picture takers here. People coming to visit and take pictures of John Gotti’s burial spot, Lucky Luciano’s gravestone, etc. LOTS of gangsters buried here. Living in Queens and being inundated with cemeteries, St. John’s is the best kept one in my opinion.

When one thinks of their final resting place, one might picture a big oak tree, or a babbling brook. St. John’s Cemetery, the final resting place of my 80 something year old friend, is always beautifully manicured and well taken care of. There is an entrance into the cemetery from Metropolitan Avenue, but it closes by 2-​ish; something to keep in mind when planning for a visit.
I have noticed that alot of the plots do have planted flowers or shrubs, which always tempts me to do it myself. This practice isn’t usually allowed, but you might want to inquire first before breaking sacred grounds.
Bring flowers, an American flag, or a rock to place on top of the marker so someone knows you were there. St. John’s — thank you for making every visit comforting and peaceful.

Hard to rate a cemetery when I do not do business with a great number of them and so my peer comparison information is limited. That said, they run the business of cemeteries for the Brooklyn Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. That includes cemeteries as far away as St. Charles in Suffolk County.
And, it is a business. It is not a very efficient or customer-​friendly business. They typically have their customers in a situation with some serious constraints. The St. John’s staff go through the motions and are not disruptive, but they are far from helpful. Like most other components of the Roman Catholic Church they are far more concerned about their own, slow, inefficient routines and self-​imposed rules of little merit than they are of doing something valuable for their customers and stakeholders.
It shows in nearly everything they do: no web payments functionality, not even regular credit card payments, arcane sales and pricing arrangements, tedious, time-​consuming tasks which waste everyone’s time. After trying to resolve a situation with the St. John’s staff it is difficult to not leave disheartened and frustrated.
Without formidable competition, it is hard to see how any of that will change. Perhaps, over time, over a very long period of time, it may improve slightly.
Don’t hold your breath waiting.
As for me, scatter my ashes at sea and we’ll all be better off!

How do you rate a cemetery? My dad is buried here so on one hand, it’s 5 stars, but I’m not happy about my dad dying, so it should be 1 star, lol.
It’s a HUGE place. You could easily get lost in there. It’s very clean too. I notice that every time I come here.
I have the same exact routine when I come here. First stop, Dominick dogs. Next stop, the flower shop for 2 roses, 1 red, 1 white. Next, the grave.
I have a lot of family buried here. I come here every time I come to NY.

St. John’s Cemetery is alright. After that tornado incident, a lot of the older larger trees fell down and kinda messed up the scenery. They planted new trees but it’s those super thin cheap looking ones. This cemetery is mostly flat, no hills. My friend’s father works here and gave me a tour of the place after my friend’s funeral. There’s some history here but I like Green Wood Cemetery more. The tours over there are much more interesting. Anyway, as for St. John’s, it’s a convenient location off of Woodhaven Blvd in Middle Village.

A Roman Catholic cemetery where my beloved Godmother is laid to rest. The burial plots are cleaned and spacious for the grounds are well maintained. It’s located on Woodhaven and Metropolitan Boulevards thus accessible by the Q11 bus or by car.