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Servicing All Faiths
2205 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10306 • Tel: 718.351.0136 • Fax: 718.987.6384 • Email: office@moraviancemetery.com
One of America's Most Beautiful Burial Parks
Staten Island, NY 10306
Moravian Cemetery, 2205 Richmond Road

What is and What is not Allowed in Moravian Cemetery

Currently Allowed

* Statuary (12” or shorter)
* Crosses
* Medallions
* Photographs (within flower beds only)
* Flags (limited to country’s of origin)

IN SEASON ITEMS
* Holiday Decorations
* Artificial Flowers are Permitted Year Round.
* Fresh Flowers are Permitted Year Round.
Please note: CEMETERY CONES ARE NOT PERMITTED. Any cemetery cones will be removed and disposed of due to New York City's Health Department's implementation of fines for any standing water.
Please check with the cemetery office for current DOH stipulations.

Not Currently Allowed

Violations

Solar and/or Battery Powered Lights
Candles
Eternal Lights (Vigil Lights)
Glass Containers
Statuary (non-religious)
Clothing
Toys
Balloons (Mylar and/or rubber)
Wire Work
Wind Chimes
Money
Metal Signs
Alcoholic Beverages (cans, bottles)
Pin Wheels
Mailboxes
Crockery
Shrubbery on Single Graves
Sporting Equipment
Shepard’s Hook
Non-wood, Plastic or Metal Borders
Tin Cans
Birdhouses
Non-seasonal Holiday Items
Any planting interfering with the maintenance of the cemetery shall be removed (Ivy, Myrtle, Pachysandra, Blanket Grave Plantings, Rose Bushes, ect.)
Individual water systems (no hoses, long watering nozzles, sprinklers, ect.)
Any and all items placed on community mausoleums will be immediately removed and discarded.


As per the Rules and Regulations it is the right and duty of the Superintendent to REMOVE or CORRECT all violations found throughout the cemetery. What shall constitute articles and objects prohibited is the Sole Judgment of the Board of Trustees.