| St. John Cemetery | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:St._John_Cemetery,_Queens,_NY_Main_Gate_20200927_160709.jpg) The main entrance at Metropolitan Avenue & 80th Street | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1879 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′54″N 73°52′01″W / 40.71500°N 73.86694°W |
| Type | Catholic Cemetery |
| Owned by | Diocese of Brooklyn, Staffed by Catholic Cemeteries |
| Website | St. John Cemetery |
St. John Cemetery is an official Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in Queens, a borough of New York City. Although it is mainly located in Middle Village, the southern edge of the cemetery runs along Cooper Avenue in Glendale.[1] It is one of nine official Catholic burial grounds in the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John, along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in East Farmingdale, Long Island, is among the largest cemeteries in New York State.
Since its opening, St. John has been the resting place of various famous and infamous people in New York City society, such as Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), Governor of the state of New York from 1983 to 1995, John F. Hylan (1868–1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918 to 1925, Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party, Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States, and John J. Gotti (1940–2002), the head of the New York City based Gambino crime family from 1985 to 2002.
Also buried here are fitness guru Charles Atlas (1893–1972), slain NYPD police officer Rafael Ramos (1974–2014 †), and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989).