Large crowds are expected to visit the Kever of the Rav Hakolel and chief rabbi of New York city, Rabbi Yaakov Joseph Zt'l on his 121st Yartzheit - 24 Tamuz
He is buried in the Union Field cemetery in Ridgewood, NY at the Brooklyn/Queens Border close to crown heights and Williamsburg. He was niftar in 1902 (5662).
Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, the pervious Satmar Rebbe, would encourage his chassidim to daven at the tzion of the Rav Yaakov Yosef. It is reported that many people have found a yeshuah after visiting the tzion.
(Path 42, at the corner of Main and Maple Road) It will be open until 7:30 pm
From Lakewood, Staten Island and NJ:
Verrazano bridge to the Belt Parkway to Pennsylvania Avenue exit North on Pennsylvania to the Jackie Robinson parkway to exit 3 make a left at 1st traffic light another left at 2nd traffic light onto Cypress Avenue to the Second Cemetery on the right
other Gedolim who are buried nearby;
Rav Shlomo Heiman
Rav Reuven Grazovsky
Rav yaakov kamenetzky
The Yampolo Rebbe
The Chofetz Chaim's Rebetzin
Rav Yeruchim Levovitz Rebetzin
Rav pam
Rav Brus
Rav Henoch leibowitz
Aside from Reb Yaakov Yoseph, all the others are buried in Mount Judah, which is very close by
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