Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Corpses aren't the only thing decomposing in New York's Most Holy Trinity Cemetery!

Go check out Atlas Obscura's companion video on their channel: youtube.com/user/atlasobscura

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***CREDITS***

Mortician & Writer: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)
Additional Research: Allison Meier, Tanya Marsh

ATLAS OBSCURA

Director: Chris Naka
Producer: Doug Baldinger
Editor: Lydia Cornett
Production Assistant: Lizzie Philip

***LEARN MORE***

"New York's Most Metal Cemetery"
atlasobscura.com/articles/nycs-metal-cemetery

"Most Holy Trinity Cemetery"
nycemetery.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/most-holy-trinity-cemetery

"Why the Brooklyn-Queens Border Is Full of Dead People"
nytimes.com/2017/04/27/nyregion/why-the-brooklyn-queens-border-is-full-of-dead-people.html

"The Rusting Dead"
forgotten-ny.com/2018/09/holy-trinity-cemetery-bushwick