Flushing Cemetery is a cemetery in Flushing in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Still existing symbols of New York Worlds Fair are in Flushing, Queens. ... A borough is a unique form of government used in New York City to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city, and differs significantly from other borough forms of government used in the New York City area and elsewhere. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 141,205 km²  (54,520 sq. ...

The cemetery is the final resting place for:

• Louis Armstrong, renowned musician and singer
• Bernard Baruch, financier, after whom Baruch College is named
• Eugene Bullard, the first Black military pilot
• Dr. Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
• Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician
• Hermann Grab, Bohemian writer
• May Robson, actress
• Vincent Sardi, Sr., founder of the famous Sardi's restaurant.

Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... 8Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock market and commodities speculator, statesman, and presidential adviser. ... Baruch College is one of the constituent colleges comprising the City University of New York. ... Eugene Bullard in uniform Eugene Bullard (9 October 1895 – 12 October 1961) was the first Black military pilot. ... Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. ... Dizzy Gillespie in 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... b. ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... May Robson (April 19, 1858 - October 20, 1942) was an Australian-born actress and playwright. ... Sardi’s is a restaurant in New York City located in the theater district at 234 West 44th Street in Manhattan, USA. Known for the hundreds of caricatures of show-business celebrities that adorn its walls, Sardi’s opened at its current location on March 5, 1927. ...

External links

• Find-A-Grave internment info for Flushing Cemetery