NYC Cremation Services - 914 963-4499 - City Funeral Service

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Our Basic Direct Cremation Service Charge of $1195.00 Includes:

1. Transfer of the deceased to our office from a Hospital or County Medical Examiner Office in the Following areas: Westchester County, NYC 5 Boroughs - Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island.  Response to Long Island Nassau & Suffolk, Rockland and Putnam Counties are billed by distance from our Yonkers, New York Location. 
2. Sheltering the deceased at our facility in a temperature-controlled environment.  Embalming is not required by law.
3. Obtaining a Certificate of Death from the Medical Examiner or the attending physician, completing the form with information provided to us by you about the deceased, and forwarding the completed form to NYC Dept. of Health OR Registrar of Vital Statistics.
4. Providing the party responsible for the Deceased's affairs with all necessary authorization forms and pricing disclosures.  These documents can be completed in person at our office, or sent to you via e-mail, or express mail.
5. Cardboard alternative container - A cardboard box the body will be placed into at our office and is required by the crematory facility prior to their acceptance from us.

What is NOT Included in our $1195.00 Service Fee listed above:

1. Crematory Fee - for the cremation process.  City Funeral Service  engages The Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx ($512.00). The Crematory Fee include mailing of the Cremains to you or, cremains can be claimed at our Yonkers, NY office
2. Cremation permit issued by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - $40.00
3. Death Certificates. We simply obtain a form the Deceased's attending physician, or medical examiner.  The form is then completed by our office, and forwarded to the appropriate municipal authority or Department of Health.  We order copies on your behalf, and you are not obligated to order any.  However, we recommend ordering at least 1 copy for your records, but you may need more depending on how much the deceased has in assets such as bank accounts, life insurance, real estate, retirement funds or other financial instruments.   Death certificates are $15.00 Each when a death originates in the 5 Boroughs of New York City, along with a $23.75 Shipping & Handling Fee.

When arranging a Direct Cremation with City Funeral Service, you will recieve an itemized statement reflecting the following:

$1195.00        Basic Direct Cremation Service Charge.

$512.00        Crematory Fee

$  40.00        Cremation Permit

$  15.00        Copy of a Death Certificate

$  23.75         NYC Dept. of Health Shipping & Handling Fee for Death Certificate

$ 10.00        Gratuity

$1795.75     Total Direct Cremation Charges