Calvary Cemetery, Queens

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Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cemetery
burial ground
cemetery
borders Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
Greenpoint Avenue
Laurel Hill Boulevard
Long Island Expressway
Review Avenue
country United States of America
denomination Catholic Church
hasBurial Al Smith
Annie Moore
Babe Phelps
Carlo Gambino
Dominick Napolitano
Frankie Yale
Geraldine Ferraro
James Cagney
Joe Spinell
John McEnroe Sr.
Mario Cuomo
Mickey Spillane
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Thomas E. Dewey
William M. Tweed
members of New York political families
numerous Civil War veterans
numerous Italian-American immigrants
numerous early Irish immigrants
hasCoordinateLocation 40.735°N 73.930°W
hasHeritageDesignation historic cemetery
hasPart New Calvary Cemetery
Old Calvary Cemetery
hasView Manhattan skyline
inception 1848
isPartOf Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York City
locatedIn Long Island City
New York City
New York State
Queens
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
notableFor burials of early immigrants to New York City
burials of entertainers
burials of many politicians
historic funerary monuments
large number of burials
views of Manhattan
numberOfBurials over 3 million
ownedBy Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
religion Roman Catholicism
serves Roman Catholic community of New York City

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Al Smith
burialPlace

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