Portions of three Jewish cemeteries survive in Manhattan: on
Chatham Square (c. 1656-1831), West 11th Street (1805-1829), and
West 21st Street (1829-1851). They are owned by Shearith Israel
(the "Spanish-Portugese Synagogue") :
http://www.sephardicstudies.org/csi11.html, New York City's
first and oldest congregation. Manhattan has few cemeteries due
to an 1865 law prohibiting new burials. Cemeteries moved outside
of Manhattan, purchasing sites in outer boroughs. Source:
Florence Marmor ( - Ahavath Chesed: see "Directory of Jewish
Local Organizations in the United States", pp. 330-583, American
Jewish Yearbook 5680 September 25, 1919 to Sept. 12, 1920; vol.
21, edited by Harry Schneiderman for the American Jewish Comm
and submitted by Alan Hirschfeld. - Central Synagogue: Burial
permits, 1859-1932. Manuscript Collection No. 544 is at AJA .
American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio
45220-2488. 513-221-1875 (tel); (513)221-7812 (fax). E-mail: AJA
contact form . - Manhattan Cemetery: 12th Stree