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| 40°39′57″N 73°57′52″W / 40.66583°N 73.96444°W | |
| Date opened | 1890 (a menagerie); July 3, 1935 (city zoo);[1] October 5, 1993 (wildlife conservation center)[1] |
| Location | 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States 11225, in Prospect Park |
| Land area | 12 acres (4.9 ha)[2] |
| No. of animals | 864 (2016)[3] |
| No. of species | 176 (2016)[3] |
| Memberships | AZA[4] |
| Public transit access | New York City Subway:    trains at Prospect Park   trains at 15th Street – Prospect ParkNew York City Bus: B16, B41, B43, B48, B61, B67, B69 |
| Website | www |
The Prospect Park Zoo is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) zoo located off Flatbush Avenue on the eastern side of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City. As of 2016[update], the zoo houses 864 animals representing about 176 species, and as of 2007[update], it averaged 300,000 visitors annually. The Prospect Park Zoo is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). In conjunction with the Prospect Park Zoo's operations, the WCS offers children's educational programs, is engaged in restoration of endangered species populations, runs a wildlife theater, and reaches out to the local community through volunteer programs.
Its precursor, the Menagerie, opened in 1890. The present facility first opened as a city zoo on July 3, 1935, and was part of a larger revitalization program of city parks, playgrounds and zoos initiated in 1934 by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. It was built, in large part, through Civil Works Administration and Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor and funding.[1]
After 53 years of operation as a city zoo run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Prospect Park Zoo, also colloquially known as "Brooklyn Zoo", closed in June 1988 for reconstruction.[5][6] The closure signaled the start of a five-year, $37 million renovation program that, save for the exteriors of the 1930s-era buildings, completely replaced the zoo. It was rededicated on October 5, 1993, as the Prospect Park Wildlife Conservation Center, as part of a system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the WCS,[a] all of which are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
- ^ a b c "Historic Places: Zoo". Prospect Park Alliance. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
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Brooklyn Zoo Is In Prospect Park, and has entrances on the East Drive In the Park and on Flatbush Ave. The animals have modern quarters. Pits without bars are placed around a central plaza, with a sea lion pool.
- ^ Hamilton, Marian (1991). The best things in New York are free. Harvard Common Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-55832-031-4. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
The Brooklyn Zoo is undergoing renovation and plans to re-open in 1992-93.
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