De Riso Funeral Home 5012 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11232…read more718-439-6169 Praising an organization that truly comes through and then goes beyond its intended services is not difficult at all. We first heard about De Riso Funeral Home from friends that had used their services many years before we decided to ask De Riso to help us with the burial of our father in 2023. We were highly impressed with their dedication and their focus on making such a grieving moment a manageable and dignified experience. They were meticulous with the myriads of details required in this process, and meticulous and artistic in the preparation of our father's remains. They were flexible and very reasonable with the cost of the arrangements while providing the highest values. Almost two years later, our mother who was in her 90's passed away and although we still resided far away in a different borough, we decided to use De Riso again. The present team, Vanessa, Michelle, and the rest of the staff stressed the same focus and unwavering dedication to what is of importance to a grieving family. This culture of caring and attention to a grieving family's burial needs with such enthusiasm, dedication, and dignity is not something that an organization learns overnight. I can easily state that this is part of a tradition. The industry needs more specialized services like De Riso Funeral Home. They have proven to our friends and family that they possess the understanding, and are consummate professionals in this field.

Our entire family cannot recommend De Riso enough. Through our difficulties surrounding the death…read moreof our loved one, Joe was phenomenal. Compassionate, patient & supportive. His follow up was equally phenomenal.

I cannot begin to thank Schaefer funeral home enough for all of their compassion & professionalism…read morein my time of need. Their staff was attentive & their pricing was upfront & honest. the funeral home & facilities were super clean & I never felt pressured nor rush throughout the process. I highly recommend their services!

We recently had our father pass away overseas and needed a facility to hold a memorial service. Our…read moreprocess with the funeral home was very smooth. As soon as you get in they start making the arrangements on the phone while you are there so there is no doubt or question if something can be done or not. They were cordial, sympathetic and accommodating. The place has also been recently been renovated so it looked really nice. Very greatful for their services.

I cannot say enough good things about PAT and his team. They are unbelievable. At a really crazy…read moretime, they helped me repatriate my mother to rest at home in Ireland, and did so with really personal, kind, thoughtful, and skilled service. And they handled some challenges in terms of airline schedules with superb resilience and know how.

The best of the best! Pat is a gem of a human being. He is always the first person I call when a…read moreloved one passes. He always makes the most difficult situations a little easier. The quality of service and the care you receive from international funeral service of NY is unmatched. When you are lost and the world seems to be crumbling around you, he understands and helps you pick up the pieces one by one. I couldn't recommend him and team enough.

It feels odd writing a review for a cemetery, but I have been here a bunch of times, either as the…read moremain part of walking tours or as part of other walks, such as to Prospect Park, or otherwise at various times of the year. Side note, I am pretty sure it's free for solo people, but if you go with a large enough group, they have a $5 fee per person, which is reasonable. In general, I would recommend coming here in the fall, not just because the weather will be nicer, but also because the trees are beautiful, and winter is nice as well, due to the frozen lake, among other things. The spring is nice as well, but there are better places to see leaves in bloom, as there are more wintery shrubs here. The area is massive, and you could honestly spend many hours going to various corners. There are highlights such as a well-known view of the Statue of Liberty, many sculptures, and graves for people ranging from Samuel Morse to Boss Tweed to Leonard Bernstein to Louis Comfort Tiffany to Henry Chadwick, among others, along with many people from various wars, of course, such as the civil war with one particularly interesting grave having a confederate and union soldier next to each other for reasons. The place is particularly well-maintained compared to other cemeteries I have been to, with the entrance being striking among other things.

Never been a fan of randomly wandering around a cemetery however, went for a star gazing event; we…read moreweren't able to walk around on the grounds however the chapel was beautiful. We returned the following day and was able to walk the grounds. It appears to be a frequent tourist location to see graves of famous NYers were are buried on the compound. Can't speak on the service and value as I went for an event.

I've never writted a review and hope this is the last but everyone who uses this service should…read moreread our experience. This guy called brother abderahman abu nourdeen rabah seemed friendly at first and provided a 33% deferrement as we were short of cash but then when we got to the cemetary, the burrial was mixed muslims and christians in exactly the same section (because they had run out of space)... We insisted it was a violation of islamic burial. Some brothers helped us find an alternative cemetary but they would not release the body holding us hostage at time of extreme grief. They then said ok we'll have to wait a few days to find an alternative. They know we had family flown from overseas and were terribly short of cash and this would hurt us. In the end, we had to pay the full fee and wait so they created an additional spot in the MUSLIM ONLY section. The lead sales lead (nourredeen) is a horrible human being. also goes by NOOR MFS services. I pray to god that he repents but that if he doesn't that he should face a horrible outcome to make people go through what he puts them through deliberately at time of trouble.

Right after the Janaza, before we proceeded to the cemetery, they insisted on immediate payment,…read moreputting us in an incredibly difficult situation. We had very little time between the Janaza and the cemetery to review the invoice and understand the charges. To our dismay, we discovered inconsistencies between the invoice and the original quote. They added charges for a female washer ($150) and night removal ($200), neither of which were mentioned in the original quote. If they had already disclosed the overnight storage fee, why did they fail to mention the additional charge for night removal? Moreover, considering we clearly stated that the deceased was female, why wasn't the fee for a female washer included in the quote? We were also told that the washing was included in the Janaza package, not that it would be a separate charge. When we expressed our concerns about these charges, we were subjected to berating and faced disrespectful remarks. They insinuated that I valued money more than my own mother and suggested that the sister who performed the washing would not be paid because of me. We managed to pay the full invoice while en route to the cemetery. The payment options provided were severely limited, with Zelle restricting transfers to $500 per day. Until we paid, the body remained in their possession and he refused to send the body to the cemetery, holding the body hostage until the inflated invoice is paid fully, compounding our stress. We set up a Venmo and Zelle account. I had to ask family to assist me since Zelle has a daily transfer limit. We were told we could pay with credit card initially, but there was no portal set up to accept credit card payments and were forced to use Venmo/Zelle. Unfortunately, the nightmare did not end there. When we arrived at the cemetery at 2:50PM we were shocked to find out the grave had not been dug out and we had to wait for the driver for nearly an hour. Realizing that the body wasn't arriving anytime soon, we sent the women and children to seek shelter in the car while the men endured the sweltering 95 degree heat outside, desperately making phone calls to locate the body. Later on, a witness told us that the body was held in the Al Wali Mosque parking lot for an hour. Finally, when the body did arrive at 3:50PM, the grave had not been dug out and the cemetery staff had no knowledge of our arrangements. We bought the burial plot last year through Ford mosque and I sent him the information for plot including owner certificate. I called during the day to make sure there is no issue to discuss or resolve and assured that there was no outstanding issue. It was Brother Noorud Dean's responsibility to ensure that the grave was prepared and ready for our arrival, yet this was not done. We waited for yet another hour. We were very desperate, we had no choice but to reach out to the individual who initially recommended this company and plead for their intervention. We reached out to Brother MR Ijaz from the Middlesex funeral home and told him the whole story. He felt our pain in his heart and started calling around to rectify the situation. He reached out to Brother MR Imtiaz and obtained authorization for the grave to be dug out and workers were sent to rectify the situation while Mr noorud dean did nothing. In total, we endured nearly TWO hours of waiting at the cemetery, inconveniencing and traumatizing the two dozen individuals who had come to pay their respects. Brother Noorud Dean was informed by his driver various times about the situation but did nothing.At that critical time I called him many times and either phone was not answer or if answer someone hanged up or refused conversation. We paid this brother $1,200 to have the grave dug out and he didn't fulfill that. When I called him two days after the funeral and told him about the trauma I and my family suffered during this ordeal, he told me that I was a "trauma queen". This is no way to conduct yourself as a Muslim and a fellow brother.

Our family is deeply grateful to Las Rosas Funeral Home for the compassion, professionalism, and…read morecare shown during the services for our beloved Raul R. Quiñones. Every detail was handled with dignity and genuine concern, which brought us great comfort during a very difficult time. One especially meaningful moment was when they drove by our home and Luke Gigoux, bowed and placed a rose on our doorstep in Raul's honor. It was a beautiful gesture we will never forget. Thank you, Las Rosas, Alex, Armando, Luke and Orlando for your guidance, kindness, and support. -- The Quiñones Family

I can't believe that this so called funeral home denied me the right to validate that my mother…read moreMargarita P.was actually there because I was aware of her last wishes and have proof to the contrary I Juan P am her oldest son and it was unethical to give me false information especially during a time of mourning they also turned away other family members I blame the Director and all those who conspired with this cover up , will be contacting the proper licensing department to conduct an internal investigation

My Father passed many years ago, long before social media. My family always used Raccuglia & Son as…read morea Funeral Home. Mr. Raccuglia Sr. came to Long Island to prepare my Father's wake and Funeral, as well as in between meals. I have never forgotten the compassion and sincere concern he provided to my grieving family. I also provided a special gift for his newest grandchild, at the time, which he specially requested after seeing I had for my daughter, and I happily, respectfully provided.

I have known Vincent Raccuglia many years and can attest he is a caring person who will go the…read moreextra mile for his clients. I had a client who's sister just passed and proudly referred them to Raccuglia who worked out the details. I can honestly reccomend Raccuglia & Son Funeral Home, especially in time of grief when a guiding light is needed to take pressure off of deceased family by arranging arrangements, cremation and whatever services are needed. Raccuglia is simply the best and honest people that do the right thing for it's clients, period.