@abc7ny: A roughly one-acre site in Elmhurst, Queens that is facing foreclosure is drawing renewed calls for preservation because of its history as a burial ground for free Black residents dating to the early 1800s. The property is valued by Zillow at $10 million, but local leaders and community members say its significance extends far beyond its market value.

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lopesos
Lo Snilwar :
Why is it not a historical landmark?
2026-09-19 03:11:58
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prettylala13
prettylala13 :
They do not respect our ancestors or us
2026-09-18 23:08:49
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paybaqq2317
Bre’Asïa did it :
They can’t build on a cemetery that’s law 😩
2026-09-19 00:12:25
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marinemom2025
Heather Lynne :
why havent people done something g before this
2026-09-20 21:34:10
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mrtiskel
Tiskel Esterhouse :
So the city should buy it, and put up a park, or some.other memorial.
2026-09-19 02:07:44
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breeze128093
breeze1280 :
Should be a national historic landmark
2026-09-19 04:59:08
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tigernobiting
tigernobiting :
Mamdani, where you at?
2026-09-19 10:21:44
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tiffanysummervil1
Tiffany :
Clearly a historical landmark
2026-09-19 15:15:30
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simply_adoreme93k
simply_adoreme93k :
wtf are we not taught this in school in this city?!
2026-09-19 16:48:58
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msj54_wrkjlmthi
Ms. J. :
This should be known as a historical landmark based on the history facts and the bodies that were buried there years ago.
2026-09-20 20:09:15
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chipperjoneswitabat
ImChipperJonesWitABat :
Yeah them folks about to rip that shit up 🤦🏽‍♂️
2026-09-19 01:31:01
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mackbcomic
Mack :
Don’t know how you would go about figuring out who is buried there 1 and 2 wouldn’t you have to dig them up to figure that out in the first place
2026-09-20 20:52:42
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dodobono123
Tray234 :
If they’re still bodies in there shouldn’t be considered an active cemetery it needs to go to court
2026-09-20 19:30:11
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orbtransit9
orbtransit9 :
We honor them more by constructing something productive there. A school, a hospital, library, and shopping center or a beautiful residential high-rise. Land is for the living. Even a homeless shelter there would better honor those who struggled and passed.
2026-09-19 15:17:39
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dreawilliams287
Andrea Williams :
simple DISRESPECT!!
2026-09-20 21:02:45
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no1sbabymomma
NoOnesBabyMomma :
Yet they did nothing to save it but now tryna buy time? Where is the family….we need housing yall sorry 😩
2026-09-19 13:50:55
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onita.morganedwards
Onita The Writer ❌ :
“Marginalized, even in death.” Me—I said it.
2026-09-19 01:26:37
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andresantineo
Andrés_Lamar :
If this is America, the land of the free, is the home of the brave, do we get any justice
2026-09-19 04:26:40
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georgefinnie
georgefinnie :
Daym... we was all over new york
2026-09-18 23:43:02
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blackpearls444
Black༺♡༻pearls :
The more we know Thanks for sharing 💯💯💯💯💯
2026-09-19 19:11:19
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jahfrozenfoodreviews
Jahman :
Are you serious 😆😆😆 it’s a fucking lot
2026-09-19 11:38:57
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djash10
Ash10 the DeeJay :
if they're free then they aren't slaves... they are former enslaved
2026-09-19 00:41:33
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sashajay00
sashajay00 :
living and dead. no respect.
2026-09-19 01:19:03
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blitva
Nope :
So if they purchased the land for burial, and it was part of the church, how did it get out of the church’s hands?
2026-09-19 05:00:35
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romanxoh9m2
Roman :
pay the money I'd buy to land in a heartbeat fence it off and get a green grass. absolutely nothing with it. let their souls rest at peace
2026-09-19 01:00:41
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