Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Inc. — Local services in New York

My family and I arrived at the Cemetery on Sunday Father's Day to find the grounds looking like the grounds of an old dilapidated and abandoned house. It was apparent that no attention has been given to the Cemetery in quite some time. My entire family was saddened. Cemeteries are the final resting places for our loved ones, it is the last and final act of endearment we can give to them, and to witness this was traumatizing and hurtful. My Sister was told that she could donate funds to help with the care of the cemetary by the woman who answered the phone. I found this insensitive and arrogant. How dare she suggest that to my Sister. We entruste that to those in charge of Frederick Douglass and its Grounds people. If she thought this was cute or funny it was not , ans she owes my Sister and our family an apology. I gave it one star only because our relatives are...

My dad's brother is the first of my paternal relatives to be buried here, and in 2013 my dad's mother. In 1993 my mother was buried here after my paternal grandmother offered the 2nd of 3 spots for her burial. I should have turned it down because this place isn't well maintained. My guess is the 4 star reviews are for those whose relatives aren't buried in the worse areas of the so-called memorial park. There's nothing park like about this location. Please don't bury your.loved one here from the poorly kept grounds to the financial issues this place is terrible. The one star is for the...

I went to visit my dad two weeks ago, and I was heartbroken by what I saw. The grounds were completely unkept in Section I, headstones were scattered and in disarray. There was no staff around to offer any help, and it took me three hours to locate my dad’s resting place — only because I recognized some old flowers I had placed a month earlier.

I’ve tried calling multiple times since, but no one ever answers. This experience has left me both sad and angry. Families deserve better — our loved ones deserve respect and proper care, and this was the exact opposite. Deeply...