On Sunday, August 17, 2008 the New York Times published and article about the Bayside Cemetery and the current conditions there. Both my father, Steve Leventhal, and I are mentioned in the article, and it is well worth a quick read.
The link to the article is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/nyregion/thecity/17ceme.html?ref=thecity