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The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, [5] comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.
January 11, 1967. Rainey Memorial Gates is a historic entrance gate located at the north side of the Bronx Zoo, within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. It was built in 1934 and constructed of sculpted bronze in the Art Deco style. It was designed by noted sculptor Paul Manship (1885–1966), who worked on them starting in 1926.
Fordham University (/ ˈ f ɔːr d ə m /) is a private Jesuit research university in New York City.Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the northeastern United States [10] and the third-oldest university in New York State.
August 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM. NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh only as much as a watermelon when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The ...
The New York City fire department tells TODAY.com in a statement that it received a call about an incident near the Bronx Zoo at 8:20 p.m. and sent a team for “reports of a minor injury.”
The Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS) is a global 501 (c) (3) non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that states its mission as saving "wildlife and wild places across the globe". [ 2 ] Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society ( NYZS ), the global conservation organization is, as of April 2 ...
Website. www .nyc .gov /sanitation. The New York City Department of Sanitation ( DSNY) is the department of the government of New York City [ 1] responsible for garbage collection, recycling collection, street cleaning, and snow removal. The DSNY is the primary operator of the New York City waste management system.
The Central Park Zoo is a 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) zoo located at the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City. It is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). In conjunction with the Central Park Zoo's operations, the WCS offers children's educational programs, is engaged ...