My NYC Mafia history tour today is at the St. John cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, where many famous people are buried. Due to security reasons I was not able to film too much inside of the cemetery, but I filmed from the outside so that I could tell you all this story.

It is understandable as to why permits are required to film inside of this cemetery, as I am sure they get a lot of visitors who are interested in the history of the famous people residing here.

My goal had been just to film the landscape of the cemetery anyway, just so that you could all appreciate just how big the graveyard is, but I understand that I wasn't allowed much further than the gate. Either way, I hope that you all enjoy the story anyway.

St. John Cemetery is an official Roman 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. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds in the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John, along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in 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 1983–1995, John F. Hylan (1868–1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918–1925, 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 1985–2002.

Also buried here are fitness guru Charles Atlas (1893–1972), slain NYPD police officer Rafael Ramos (1974–2014), and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989).

Organized crime members buried in St. John.
Frank Abbandando (1910–1942) – "The Dasher"
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897–1962) – father of modern organized crime
John Gotti (1940–2002) – "The Teflon Don"
Carlo Gambino (1902–1976)
Joseph "Joe" Colombo (1923–1978)
Salvatore D'Aquila (1878–1928)
Aniello Dellacroce (1914–1985)
Roy Albert DeMeo (1941–1983)
John Dioguardi (1914–1979)
Carmine Fatico (1910–1991)
John "Sonny" Franzese (1917–2020)
Carmine Galante (1910–1979)
Vito Genovese (1897–1969)
Vannie Higgins (1897–1932) – Prohibition era mob boss and rum runner
Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson, (1935–1988)
Carmine Lombardozzi (1913–1992)
Harry Maione (1908–1942)
Salvatore Maranzano (1886–1931)
Michele Miranda (1896–1973)
James Napoli (1911–1992)
Vincent Papa (1917–1977)
Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (1898–1962)
Philip Rastelli (1918–1991)
Frank Tieri (1904–1981)

Politicians
Joseph Patrick Addabbo (1925–1986) – US Congress
Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (1905–1966) – US Congress
Angelo J. Arculeo (1924–2013) – New York City Council Minority Leader
Louis Gary Clemente (1908–1968) – US Congress
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) – Governor of New York and father of Andrew Cuomo, Margaret I. Cuomo, Chris Cuomo and father-in-law to Kenneth Cole
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) – US Congress and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate
Joseph L. Pfeifer (1892–1974) – US Congress
John F. Hylan (1868–1936) – Mayor of New York City from 1918 to 1925
Felix J. Sanner (1867–1946) – New York State Senate, 9th District

Others
Carmine Infantino (1925–2013) – comics artist and editor
Edward Payson Weston (1839–1929) – professional pedestrian and celebrity.
William Henry Morin (1868–1935) – Spanish–American War, Medal of Honor recipient
Charles Atlas (1893–1972) – body builder
Emile Ardolino (1943–1993) – filmmaker
Louis E. Willett (1945–1967) – Vietnam War, Medal of Honor recipient
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) – artist, photographer
John P. McGarr (1964–2010) – actor, movie producer
Rafael Ramos (1974–2014) – NYPD officer killed in December 2014 killings of NYPD officers
Vincent F. Seyfried (1918-2012) – American historian of Long Island

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