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Main entrance at Metropolitan Avenue and 80th Street

Saint John's Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens a borough of New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds to service the New York Metropolitan Area. Saint John's along with Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island are among the largest in New York. Since its opening, Saint John's has been the resting place of various famous and infamous people in New York society, most famously being John F. Hylan (1868-1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918-1925. The most notorious being John J. Gotti (1940-2002), the head of the New York based Gambino crime family from 1985-2002.

Notable burials

Politicians

• Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925-1986), US Congress
• Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905-1966), US Congress
• Louis Gary Clemente (1908-1968), US Congress
• John F. Hylan (1868–1936), Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925
• Felix J. Sanner (1867-1946),New York state senate 9th District

Organized crime

• Salvatore D'Aquila (1878-1928)
• Rosario Parrino (1890-1930)
• Salvatore Maranzano (1886-1931)
• Harry Maione (1908-1942)
• Lucky Luciano (1897-1962)
• Joseph Profaci (1898-1962)
• Vito Genovese (1897-1969)
• Joseph Berardi (1903-1974)
• Carlo Gambino (1902-1976)
• Joe Colombo (1923-1978)
• Carmine Galante (1910-1979)
• John Dioguardi (1914-1979)
• Frank Tieri (1904-1981)
• Roy Albert DeMeo (1941-1983)
• Paul Vario (1914-1988)
• Wilfred Johnson, (1935-1988)
• Carmine Fatico (1910-1991)
• Philip Rastelli (1918-1991)
• James Napoli (1911-1992)
• Carmine Lombardozzi (1913-1992)
• John Gotti (1940-2002)
• Michael Jermain (1981-2005), reputed gang leader and drug trafficker
• Vannie Higgins (1897-1932), Prohibition era Mob Boss and Rum Runner

Others

• Ignazio Alcamo (1873-1959), anti-Fascist author, poet and anti-poverty activist
• Emile Ardolino (1943-1993), filmmaker
• Charles Atlas (1892-1972), body builder
• William Henry Morin (1868-1935) Spanish-American War, Medal of Honor
• Anne Cropsey (1906-2000) Award Winning Grandmother
• Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), artist
• Louis E. Willett (1945-1967) Vietnam War, Medal of Honor
• Frank Christi (1929-1982), actor
• Thomas Joseph Nally (1919-2007), WWII Navy Captain, FBI Special Agent
• Vincent J. Caristo (1905-1978), Builder, Philanthropist,

External links

• Saint John's Cemetery, Queens at Find a Grave

• Saint John's Cemetery, Queens is at coordinates 40°42′54″N 73°52′01″W / 40.715°N 73.8669°W / 40.715; -73.8669 (Saint John's Cemetery, Queens)Coordinates: 40°42′54″N 73°52′01″W / 40.715°N 73.8669°W / 40.715; -73.8669 (Saint John's Cemetery, Queens)