Montefiore Cemetery 121-83 Springfield Boulevard, Queens, NY 11413

"I really have nothing bad to say. In fact the people in the office have been nothing short of amazing. My dad is at section 67 As far as some peoples loved ones areas not being taken care of, I can only say first did you ask the office? I go every Sunday for 3 months now I spend 30 min or so with my dad, then walk around for 30 min. This past Sunday I found the entire section 54, 68, 69,70 all mowed and clean and cleared. Also 24 25 and 26. If complaining doesn't held, You can do it yourself. THEY WILL EVEN GIVE YOU THE EQUIPMENT"

"Do not pay for Perpetual Care. They take the money and do not maintain the graves at all. We paid Perpetual for multiple graves. These picture are from 9/10/23, the week before Rosh Hashana when they should be smart enough to know that many people are coming before the Holidays & at least clean it up before the Holidays. We complain every year, but it doesn't accomplish anything. They respond with the same response every time...'there was a lot of rain this season'. As you can see from these pictures, this is not a month growth... They probably didn't touch it the whole season. When we are in the office, we hear many, many people coming in & complaining of the same. They maintain the graves near the front of the cemetery and along the main roads, since that is what most people see. It's all a joke to them. Others have left similar reviews about the lack of maintenance, even when paying for Perpetual Care. We try to do the right thing with our parents & relatives, and think the graves will be maintained. They are absolutely NOT. No reason at all to pay for perpetual. Better to give the money to Charity in honor of your family member that passed!!! Shame on them!!! They take your money and do not do what you pay for."

"For anyone looking for a place to pray at the resting place of Very Great Tsadikim this is the place. One can also send emails and faxs and the rabbi in attendance will print and place your request at the Holy resting places od the Great Tsadikim Rebbi Yosef Yitschok Schneerson and Rebbi MENACHEM Mendel Schneerson. Besides this there are large places for writing your wishes with paper and pens. Also hot and cold drinks. Restrooms. Places to recharge phones. Prayer rooms. And many other important facilities."

"The cemetery doesn’t seem to care that many graves have been pushed over or have simply fallen over, over the years. I tried reaching out to the cemetery regarding having them fixed but no response. How truly sad that it is us Jews who are desecrating our dead the most. There is a lot of neglect at Montefiore as many previous reviews have pointed out, but this is the most infuriating."

"If you are grousng about how your plot looks, clean it up and stop looking for someone else to do YOUR duty. This old graveyard isn't perfectly maintained but the folks who work here are a very nice, helpful, polite and caring sort. They are happy to provide equipment for cleanup, though you should bring your own to clean up your own family's plot. This can save you a few bucks, but this is a poor long-term solution as the cemetery is getting less and less income from families each year. Alternatively, you can participate in the management of the cemetery-- as a volunteer, of course-- or set up a volunteer cleanup, organize a Boy or Girl Scout Troop for such a service, donate funds for cleanup, do something other than whine plaintively online. I visit at least yearly and try to come by each season. Fewer and fewer visitors, more and more weeds, more-wrinkled faces, larger cars, 50's music wafting from the car stereos..."