Visiting a Museum: The Unique, Unusual, Obscure and Historical
First Shearith Israel Graveyard/Chatham Square Cemetery
55-57 St. James Place
New York, NY 10038
(212) 873-0300
https://shearithisrael.org/content/chatham-square-cemetery
Open: 24 Hours
Fee: Free
My review on TripAdvisor:
There are times that I walk around Manhattan and things just pop out at you. Tucked inside small pockets of the City are small community gardens, detailed statues, street art and sometimes a small cemetery. I had passed the First Shearith Israel Graveyard or also known as the Chatham Square Cemetery many times when visiting Chinatown since I was a kid. This tiny elevated pocket square of land is located next to a building and locked behind a gate just off St. James Place right at the end of Mott Street strip of Chinatown.

You really have to look for this at the side of 55-57 St. James Place
This is the oldest Jewish Cemetery in Manhattan that was in use from 1683 to…
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