Clean, neat and peaceful. People, please remember you are responsible for bringing clippers to…read moreclean up the headstones. Both sets of grandparents are buried here and i regularly come to ensure headstone is cleaned off. staff is friendly and I would highly recommend

I've been coming here since 1977. I've never seen the cemetery is worse shape. It looks as if it…read moreis abandoned. Burials in the earth must have plaques at the same level as the surrounding ground. Vertical headstones are not permitted. Not a problem. However many plaques cannot be read because of the over growing weeds and grass. Clover has taken over what appears to be 50% of the cemetery. Disgusting. Visit was May 2026.

[666] Our family…read moreuses this cemetery and we are very happy. The place is large so the gravesites do not feel on top of each other. They have all different types of sites available - high stone, flat to ground, permanent site for remains (ashes). The facility is well taken care of and the lawn looks beautiful. Plenty of trash cans around the property. Just like any other cemetery.. keep track of the time.. You don't want to get locked in :) I'll definitely be back to pay my respects for family and friends lost.

Gary who runs it excellent he runs that place like a Swiss clock he takes care of people and he's a…read morefuneral then he's always on time he's very diligent any questions he helps you out answers all your questions it's unbelievable experience that you can't believe that someone in the cemetery would have like some cemeteries don't have what he has he has care compassion he let Great Sha. Wa

Beautiful cemetery all around and I have to say the on site staff was so very helpful and kind. I…read morecame in search of an ancestor buried in the oldest part of the cemetery and they kindly offered a staff member to help me locate it. So helpful. This is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I've ever seen. They also have a map, and a list of famous burials. Absolutely gorgeous place.

Relative passed away in beginning of July and came here for burial. The place looks amazing and…read morewith lots of space. Not an expert in Cementeries but definitely a great Cementery

I cannot say enough about Anthony and his team at Travis Monuments. It is never easy to lose a…read moreloved one. Having to pick out and design a monument while navigating through the heartache is difficult to say the least. Anthony's from Travis Monuments intention to give us his "personal" attention was evident from day one, when at his recommendation, he met us at the cemetery to personally walk around and explain the many options available when designing a monument. Seeing and touching the actual stones, lettering, etchings, carvings, etc as opposed to looking at catalogs, was an invaluable part of the process. He encouraged us to take our time with our choices. Once we were ready, he sat with us and tentatively listened to our ideas, made great suggestions and sketched our design. He was very upfront with explaining any time issues and costs associated with the different options. Anthony also made sure we understood that the same attention would be given to our monument regardless of any budget restraints we had. Anthony treated us throughout the process as if we were his only customer and as if our monument was the most important project they had. He and his staff always responded to us quickly and throughly addressed our questions. Our monument was recently set at the cemetery and is beautiful. Every detail is just as he promised it would be. I encourage anyone looking to design a monument to call Travis Monuments. They are professional, talented, compassionate and a caring group of people. They will treat you like family.

Working from a distance to design and place a monument for my relative was easy when working with…read moreTravis Monuments. Floriana communicated and guided me through each step. The monument was completed as rendered and placed in a timely fashion. Thank you for helping me through this emotional event.

I initially came here at the start of my decades-long interest in historic cemeteries. I had…read morealready been to nearby Gate of Heaven and Kensico on my own, but had my father drive me to Ferncliff the 1st time because he was much more familiar with NYC and its outer environs than I was. What prompted that initial interest? Joan Crawford and Malcolm X. The cemetery was begun in 1927 and is a lovely expanse of property, with many trees and abundant foliage. Our 1st stop was the magnificent Cathedral of Memories community mausoleum, built in 1927. Several stories high, its hallways are somber yet elegant, having very much the art deco-ish feel and aura of NY as it must have been in the 20s and 30s, with polished marble corridors and stately private niches for the more affluent. Some of these private niches have gates, couches to sit on, and stained-glass windows. Joan Crawford wasn't a great actress, but she was always entertaining (and I had a kind of crush on her as a teenager, although, as my oldest friend has said, "When you were a teenager, if they were female and breathing, you had kind of a crush on them, whether it was Pat Nixon or Nastassja Kinski."), and, speaking as an adopted person, I found the memoir of her abused adopted daughter Christina mesmerizing (just to clarify, my own adoptive parents were decent, good-hearted, non-abusive people, so it's not like I could relate to the specific trauma of her abuse). Joan is buried in a simple vault with her Pepsi executive husband, Al Steele. Around the corner, is the modest monument to Ed Sullivan, sports columnist turned TV host who showcased the Beatles for America. In the past, Judy Garland was buried on the 2nd floor, and you could easily find her modest tomb by the flood of fresh flowers displayed in front of it every day. I was always a fan of "Wizard of Oz," but I hadn't realized that she was such a gay icon. From what I've read, she's no longer buried there, as her children arranged for her re-burial in CA. On 1 visit by myself, I wanted to find the tomb of Ona Munson, an actor in "Gone With The Wind" and a suicide. (On a side note, I watched the film as an adult and was horrified at its blithe sanction of marital rape, the Ku Klux Klan, and the idea that blacks are simpletons happiest as slaves on a plantation). I had to go down a stairway to the basement that was dark and a little unnerving. Munson is buried in a wall crypt, not far from Sherman Billingsley, former bootlegger and owner of the celebrated Stork Club. Malcolm X, a hero of mine, is buried in a simple grave on the other side of the cemetery. Not far away is the grave of Diana Sands, who was in the stage version of "Raisin in the Sun," and died tragically of cancer at 39 (she was also in a mediocre episode of the original "Outer Limits"). Nearby is the 2nd community mausoleum, known as the Shrine of Memories, built in 1959. I came here to find the crypt of distinguished actor Basil Rathbone, famous for Sherlock Holmes and "Son of Frankenstein" (and also considered one of the few genuinely nice people in Hollywood). A lot of other famous people are buried here, along with the not-so-famous. Ossie Davis, Whitney Young, Thelonious Monk, James Baldwin, Ruby Dee, Jerome Kern, Aaliyah Houghton, "Trigger Mike" Coppola. John Lennon and Christopher Reeve were cremated at Ferncliff, although they are not buried here. On a personal note, before my re-union with my genetic family, I always wondered if I had relatives or ancestors buried in these cemeteries that I visited. Turns out, my great uncle is buried in the Cathedral of Memories, in a private niche with his wife and infant daughter. I never met my maternal grandfather, but his is a fascinating story. He could trace his paternal lineage to the 1700s in New Hampshire; there's actually a book on Amazon outlining the family tree from the 1700s to 1917. My great grandfather was a doctor who lost everything due to alcoholism (or so I've been told), moved to Brooklyn, and married my great grandmother, an Irish Catholic. According to my birth mother, my great uncle aspired to lofty heights, marrying a wealthy WASP and becoming the mayor of a north NJ town. Their infant daughter died of a heart malady-- the heart health of my entire maternal line is not good. When my grandmother told me that he was buried in Ferncliff, I brought her up to visit along with my birth mother. We found the private niche, and my grandmother talked about the family history and the death of poor Jocelyn, who perished in 1940. As someone who never knew their ethnic history or ancestry or genealogy until adulthood, standing there with my birth mother, listening to my grandmother illustrating that history as only someone who was actually there can, was an unforgettable moment of enlightenment, clarity and understanding that I'll always cherish. A beautiful, historic place for reflection, mourning, remembering, and...in the case of someone like me ...discovering.

Such a beautiful, peaceful cemetery, with a lot of famous people buried/interred here…read more I specifically went to see civil rights icon Malcolm X, author and revolutionary James Baldwin, jazz great Thelonious Monk, and got the bonus of seeing Ossie and Ruby Dee Davis, another acting/civil rights power couple. I was stunned at how simple and humble the markers were. No big monuments. Somehow that made it better. More powerful. Aaliyah, John Lennon, Ed Sullivan, Judy Garland, and several other celebrities are buried or interred here. The crematorium and mausoleums are beautiful and peaceful. I stopped into one of the structures to ask for directions. It can be confusing if you haven't been before. The employee was so helpful! He drew directions on a map, told me exact locations, gave me advice on the best ways to get to each grave. He was also talkative, engaged, and we discussed some history. At first I was frustrated and had a hard time finding what I was looking for, even with the very clearly marked map. But for one, there is a digital directory in each building, which will provide QR codes that will give you direct directions to each site. The other thing it took me far too long to figure out (and I have three bachelor's degrees and two master's degrees and a medical degree haha)--is that when you're told someone is buried in plot # so and so, there really are literally small numbers engraved at the bottom of each marker. So as long as you know which section you're looking for (they are marked in the directory and on the map), you can easily find a particular person without wandering around aimlessly (which is what I did for the first 40 minutes or so). There are plenty of roadways so you can drive around and cover a lot of ground. Really enjoyed my time here. And the employees are so phenomenal. Thank you so much, Ferncliff!

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Please go elsewhere. This is no place to make a memory of a…read moreloved ones passing. Sad, so very sad. where to start. I have to ask, has the staff that was on today 10/27 ever been to, let alone worked at any funeral chapel? No idea how to work the screen to show the photos for the memorial. Glad a family member was able to do it. Flower arrangements sent, do you think they would be in the room where the service is? NO, NOT EVEN CLOSE. Only because at the end of the service a question was asked as to what florist they use so refunds could be requested when nobody's arrangements arrived did they show the closet they put them in...??? So we wanted to share memories at a memorial and we thought the flowers would be put in the room we were in, not the closet down the hall. SAD, SO VERY SAD

I am a fan of these park-like cemeteries. Rolling hills, trees, curving lanes throughout, they…read morebring peace to what could be a challenging and emotional time. I do now know anyone laid to rest at Gate of Heaven, Mrs. K. and I stopped through here to see the final resting places of some famous people. Gate of Heaven and Kensico Cemetery are adjacent to each other but are operated separately. Kensico was founded in 1889 as a non-sectarian burial ground. Gate of Heaven Cemetery, on the other hand, was established later and is owned and operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Certainly there are more crosses and other religious icons here at Gate of Heaven. We were able to easily find what we wanted to see. New York Yankees coach Billy Martin. Hollywood actor James Cagney. Baseball player Babe Ruth's grave was easy to spot, adorned with ball caps and such. It is a pleasant park-like atmosphere and worth remembering that some people aren't sight-seeing here, so please be respectful. [Review 1148 of 2025 - 569 in New York - 24701 overall]

This is one of the most beautiful and scenic cemeteries I've ever visited. The grounds are very…read morewell-maintained, and the staff were helpful. It's easy to get lost in this place if you're a first time visitor, because it's huge with so many twists and turns. My favorite feature is the pond which is located just south of the main entrance on W Stevens Ave.

While I don't write too many reviews for funeral homes, I had the unfortunate opportunity to attend…read morea wake here. The place was very clean and bright which was definitely a plus if you have to be at a funeral home. The rooms were extremely large and there was plenty of seating as well as area to view the coffin and pay respects to the family. The staff was extremely courteous and respectful of all the guests who came to pay respects to the family. Fairchild Sons was very easy to get to off the parkway and had ample room for parking. While I always hope that I will not have to return here too soon I recommend this home for the services they offer.

Very old school funeral home. I am very surprised that they don't put forth much effort to make…read morepeople feel comfortable. No water, no coffee, no mints. When I asked if there was water, he pointed me to a public drinking fountain. They also have no space for children. Get with the times and get educated with best practices for making people of all ages feel welcome and comfortable as they say goodbye to their loved ones.