Mount Hebron cemetery has served the needs of greater New York Jewish-faith residents since 1909. A full-service cemetery, Mount Hebron is closed Saturdays to observe the Sabbath, but is open every other day of the week, inviting residents, visitors and loved ones to visit beautifully sculptured and landscaped grounds, sprawling over dozens of acres and pathways. Mount Hebron offers private mausoleums, a memorial wall and niches for cremains as well as traditional burial space in a multitude of plots arranged in such locations as Forest Circle, Elm plot, Linden plot, and others named after popular trees local to the New Jersey countryside. Mount Hebron cemetery is also the home of dozens of Jewish societies and families that have established their reputations and legacies throughout the New York area and beyond. Mount Hebron cemetery is located in Flushing, Queens, New York, with easy access off Interstates 495or 678 with access off of Van Wyck Blvd. to the south. Located within minutes from John F. Kennedy International Airport to the south and Shea baseball stadium to the north, Mount Hebron cemetery is also close to attractions on Long Island as well as Coney Island and the Statue of Liberty, and of course, downtown New York City. Mount Hebron is the resting place for some notable Americans, including but not limited to bandleader Shep Fields, a multitude of famous crime and gang figures of the 1920s 30s such as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter, and actors and actresses such as Lillian Burstein, and is the future resting place of actress Barbra Streisand. Mount Hebron cemetery, with its exquisitely manicured lawns and grounds in sight of nearby Meadow Lake, offer visitors and loved ones a haven of security and comfort in the midst of one of the most highly populated locations in the United States. For over 100 years, Mount Hebron has offered a legacy of peace, comfort and support to grieving loved ones and continues to carry on their tradition of service and dedication to the community. |