I would like to start out by saying thank you to George Weldon Funeral home Also Miss Tiffany P…read more foreman The funeral director She walked me and my brother Kenneth miller through everything She did a awesome Job with us she explained everything She walked us through everything with the cost Of the service and we were pleased with the outcome With the service she provided for us my niece looks so beautiful I need transition November 9, 2025And her service was done November 21, 2025And I would also like to give praise to the staff who are also excellent I would recommend George Walden's funeral home To anybody who loved 1 has transitioned god bless They deserve 10 stars​And for also helping her father out

These people have taken care of more than a dozen family members' funeral. They are reasonably…read morepriced, have such good customer service and operate with integrity. There is no other funeral parlor in East Harlem for our family. Highly recommend.

Terrible experience!! There was a ton of miscommunication on their end!first I called to ask if…read morethey can do a payment plan and they agreed to it. Second disappointment I called them and they told me everything is all set and I waited a week and someone told me they shipped the remains. When I called back they said they need payment first!! Not only are were they rude but very disorganized place.

Amazing service. They were forthright, honest, and drama free. I dealt with a couple of other…read moreservices & they tried to take advantage of me during a time of mourning, NOT City funeral service. They were honest, kind, caring & compassionate. They didn't play any games or have any secretive or hidden costs pop up. Service with Integrity & compassion. Quick, dependable, & honest. Thank you for making a tough time a little easier.

Jack and his team really couldn't be better. Gracious, patient, and supportive, they have always…read moredealt with my family with great care. We first went to Flynn way back in 1997, when my mother passed. Sadly, we have needed their services twice more recently. But, nearly 30 years later, we experienced the exact same level of care, clarity, fairness, and respect that we did way back then. I can't recommend them highly enough, and my family and I are very grateful to the whole team at Flynn.

We just laid my dad to rest and wanted Flynn no matter what, as it was the former site of the Lazy…read moreBull where he played gigs back in the day. The ENTIRE staff made us feel like family from the first phone call. They were so helpful, patient, kind and they kept us real. They laughed with us, joked with us, and did every single thing they could to make us feel as best we could under the e circumstances. I actually left and said I'm a little sad that I have no more business to do with you. We HIGHLY recommend Jack, Michael, and "other" Michael (as I called him). Just the most peaceful experience we could have had.

These situations are never properly planned. With that being said , my farther passed on dec 30,…read moreright before New Year's Eve. And when I called Mia at the funeral home, I was told that they were closing due to the holiday weekend. I asked if I could please go to arrange my father's funeral. They simply said , please come down so that we can help you. If that don't speak respect and compassion, I Don't know what does. They greeted me at the door and even made the staff members return in order to get the process started They accommodated us in every single way possible they went out of their way to make sure that we were satisfied and comfortable with all the arrangements not to mention That they made my father look amazing. I was constantly being told how good my father looked. Thanks to Lucia D'Bari funeral Home. My family and I cannot thank you enough for what you've done from the moment you took us in into the very last moment we put him in the grave your family and workers showed outstanding respect and dignity, and that will never be forgotten . Thank you

Family owned and operated Funeral Home(D'Bari Funeral Home) was great, caring and helpful. The…read morenext morning after the passing of my Mother in Law (Paula Diaz/R.I.P.) the owner had the cemetery set up, the Catholic Church arranged(not our first choice due to covid-19 but was able to get 2nd choice) many churches not doing funerals due to Covid-19, all the vehicles needed, prayer cards ordered for day of funeral, and all complete with no worries. D'Bari was extremely beautiful, clean, and newly decorated. D'Bari Funeral home was the 4th funeral home we called because the funeral by our homes never answered or returned our phone calls but D'Bari Funeral Home answered and instructed us on every format to be done prior to coming to them. One note within 15 minutes of releasing out Mom to the funeral home(D'Bari) they were there professionally dressed and polite(caring) and took her straight to the funeral home. The day of the viewing(one day). It was set up beautifully and Mom looked beautiful and brought tears to us all. The owners, director, drivers and pallbearers formed a circle and did prayers with us before going to the cemetery it was really special, they were all professional. helpful, and caring. I highly recommend D'Bari Funeral Home in Little Italy of the Bronx and we were all happy we used them. A+++

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!

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.

I've never seen a pet cemetery but I absolutely love that there is a place for our precious…read morefurbabies to rest eternally!

I read about Hartsdale in the New York Times. It's near where I'm currently working, so I had to…read morecheck out the world's oldest and largest pet cemetery. It was a fun little side quest. They have been open since the late 1800s and still bury animals (and a few humans) there. It was interesting, poignant, touching, and sometimes a little funny, to see how much people love/loved their pets. Some graves are plain, some are extravagant. Bubbles the pug's grave showed his full, fun little personality. My favorite was a grave from the 1930s for a dog named, "Dummy." It's so cool that almost 100 years later, I can see how much his people loved him. The grounds are well kept, pretty, and this spring, lots of flowers were planted. Many gravesites were decorated with balloons and toys. The grass is kept trimmed, there is a lot of shade from trees. There are benches on which to sit and reflect. I read this is a family business, and you can tell these people care about the grounds and their clientele. I enjoyed a peaceful spring-time walk here, and it really was enlightening to see how some people truly see their pets as the love of their lives. One gentleman was buried with his pets, and he said that they were the only family he ever had, that they had changed his life, and taught him about true love. Wow. Entry is free and they are very welcoming to visitors. Definitely worth a stop if you're nearby. You are unlikely to ever see anything else like this.

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.

If 1 were to ask me the 2 most beautiful, historic, aesthetically pleasing, and artistically…read moreenriching cemeteries in the northern U.S. (maybe the entire U.S.), I'd have to say it's a toss-up between Greenwood in Brooklyn, and Woodlawn in the Bronx. My personal favorite? Impossible to say; I love them both, even though I haven't been to either 1 in several years. Maybe Greenwood, because it's easier to get to. I first came to Woodlawn in the late 80s with my father, who wanted to look up the grave of his maternal grandfather. We stopped at the main office, which looked as if it hadn't been updated or refurbished since the time "Cemetery John engaged "Jafsie" Condon through the cemetery fence during futile negotiations for the return of the Lindbergh baby. However, cemetery staff were very helpful and we found the gravesite easily thanks to the map they provided. The cemetery itself is enormous, and enormously impressive. Its 1st burial occurring in 1865, Woodlawn is a 400-acre oasis of architectural splendor, pastoral loveliness, and restorative tranquility in the center of the Bronx. It's the last resting place for robber barons from the "Gilded Age" like Jay Gould and John "Bet A Million" Gates to humble artists like Herman Melville (his modest tombstone has the engraving of a blank sheet of paper on it) to statesmen like Fiorello LaGuardia (a friend said, "The Christian concept of Heaven was very real to him, except he believed it was achievable on earth, and, if he only hurried, possible in his lifetime.") and Ralph Bunche, to criminals like Ruth Snyder (her murder of her husband, accomplished with the aid of her lover, served as the basic plot for the classic film "Double Indemnity") and Charles Becker (a crooked cop executed in 1915 for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal, although he may have actually been innocent of that particular crime) to mobster Frank Scalise (his fatal shooting while buying fruit from a Bronx fruit stand was re-created in "The Godfather") to those you least expect, like Western lawman Bat Masterson. The more ornate, elaborate mausoleums resemble hilltop castles, a stark contrast to the tombs of the more humble "permanent residents" (like my great grandfather). Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and George M. Cohan are buried here. So is poor, luckless actress Diane Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore and author of the book "Too Much, Too Soon." She died too young as a suicide and is buried in the plot of her mother's family. A multitude of family names are on the stone, with the exception of hers. I've always been haunted by some of the highly realistic and sometimes disturbingly lifelike statuary populating the cemetery. One in particular is of a lifesized nude woman (tastefully rendered) sitting alongside a grave in eternal mourning, or until she ultimately crumbles into dust. In turns mournful, sad, historic, lovely (in spite of the sometimes grim reality of the Bronx surrounding it), Woodlawn is a must visit cemetery on your list, if you visit any cemetery at all (although Greenwood in Brooklyn is in the running, as I've mentioned). If you're interested in the history of cemeteries, or of NYC, or just in history itself, Woodlawn is a repository of it all.

Small chapel and lovely service for a dearly departed friend. Several prayers, singing and eulogy…read moredone. The funeral service to the crypt was by car to a very large plot area. The service was short due to the cold but a great memory to our friend. Rest In Peace. Lot parking.