The Bayside Acacia Cemetery is a cemetery in Queens, NY. It one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in New York City. It was founded in the mid-nineteenth century, and among those buried there are many military veterans from the Civil War onward. Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery or graveyard is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and the largest financial center in the world. ...

In the last several decades, the cemetery has fallen into extensive disrepair. It is maintained by Congregation Shaare Zedek, which is located several miles away on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The cost of maintaining the cemetery is, to a large extent, more than the congregation can bear. Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

External links

• Google Maps Link
• Congregation Shaare Zedek page