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Since 1843, Canarsie Cemetery has been part of the vibrant Canarsie community in Brooklyn, New York. A piece of history and a community resource. (718) 251-6934
- Notable Brooklynites
Warner, William (Section 8): William Warner was known as the...
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Cemetery Hours Monday – Sunday 8am-4:30pm Cemetery grounds...
- Biography
Dating back to 1843, Canarsie Cemetery has been a staple of...
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- Cremation Options
Canarsie niche garden provides a perfect location for a...
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Canarsie Cemetery's blog index page of our yearly community...
- Memorialization Options
The Cemetery offers a border for flower beds in a 16 inch...
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Dating back to 1843, Canarsie Cemetery has been a staple of the Brooklyn community for over 150 years. The serene landscape is a wonderful place to visit ...
- Canarsie Cemetery
- Road to Lott’s House
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- Avenue L
- Holmes Lane
- Along Canarsie Road
Today’s Canarsie Cemetery, between Church Lane, Avenue K, Remsen Avenue and a right-of way roughly along East 85th Street, doesn’t turn up on Canarsie’s older maps before the 1880s. It was originally the churchyard of the Methodist Protestant Church and was located immediately behind the church on East 91st, but by the 1880s the church had acquired...
Though I’m happy to report that Varkens Hook Road (see Part 1) has retained its original name, there’s another Canarsie road that I wish had kept its more colorful older moniker… Above: cobblestone fencepost at Canarsie Cemetery’s closed back entrance, Church Lane. Church Lane runs continuously from East 87th to East 92nd (though the easternmost bl...
At Grabstein’s Delicatessen in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, the pastrami is as moist and peppery as ever and the waiter Harvey Wyler still needles the notoriously demanding customers. But the hustle-bustle days when several waiters pirouetted among the teeming Formica tables and takeout lines would snake along the steamy glass display case are...
Next came a walk down Canarsie’s second major business street(after Rockaway Parkway), Avenue L… …found a long-stopped classic clockat an auto repair place on East 92nd Street… A new batch of retro-lamps have been mounted on telephone poles along Avenue L. These are unique to NYC, so far; I haven’t seen this style elsewhere. An apartment building b...
Holmes Lane is still a dirt road[paved since] that runs from East 95th to East 96th Street between avenues K & L. The earliest Holmes listed in the Canarsie directory, Emmanuel Holmes, was as a fisherman. Rev. Jeremiah Holmes founded the Plymouth Congregational Church in 1880. At the time, the church was on East 92nd Street, between J and K, and wa...
As mentioned before Canarsie Roadwas the first major road to bring traffic into Canarsie from the north. It still carries its old name south of Avenue M; north of that, it’s called East 92nd Street.
Nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, Canarsie Cemetery is a distinctive community space that offers a serene environment amidst the bustling cityscape. With its elegantly maintained landscape, towering trees, and weathered tombstones reflecting a rich tapestry of New York history, Canarsie Cemetery is more than just a final resting place.
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- (718) 251-6934
- Ash Rd & Remsen Ave, Brooklyn, 11236, NY
Cemetery · Canarsie, Brooklyn. 1370 Remsen Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11236
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Helpful Resources. Information about the cemetery's visiting and office hours. A historic and community-oriented cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, serving the Canarsie neighborhood since 1843. Get in touch with Canarsie Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY, by phone at 718.251.6934 or by filling out the contact form on their website.
