Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1893 |
| Location | 59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, New York City |
| Country | USA |
| Type | Jewish |
| Size | 78 acres (320,000 m2) |
| Number of graves | 210,000 |
| Website | Mount Zion Cemetery |
Mount Zion Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in the Maspeth neighborhood of New York City. It was founded in 1893 and has more than 210,000 burials. It is noted for its memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Notable burials
- Lorenz Hart (1895–1943) – lyricist
- Nathanael West (1903–1940) – author and screenwriter
- Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012) – composer and conductor
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Coordinates: 40°43′53″N 73°54′27″W / 40.73139°N 73.90750°W