![]() They have “improved” the visitor “experience” by adding rides and climbing activities, but those have very little to nothing to do with wildlife conservation. You have to work very hard to see animals in the living collection. In some of the outdoor exhibits, plants are so overgrown that you cannot see the wildlife through what used to be “window” openings. The horticulture is horribly overgrown and weedy. I used to go very often, as much as weekly in the early 2000s. Prime real estate like the old Monkey House at Astor Court is one glaring example. Many buildings are still closed and have not been renovated for over a decade. Thank goodness it was a free admission day (except I had to still paid $17 to be parked there for 45 minutes) because we left in less than an hour being so uncomfortable with the lax use of precautions. Not having visible staff near the animal viewing and exhibit areas, where people tend to crowd and not follow social-distancing guidelines, to monitor mask use is a big oversight in my opinion. ![]() We were uneasy that we did not see zoo employees around to correct/enforce the mask use policy except ONE who was walking and corrected someone as we were leaving. The line to enter the tiger area was long and not socially-distanced at all. However, we found a majority of people were either not wearing masks or wearing them incorrectly (around their neck instead of their face). We thought it would be a “safe” outing with the combination of mask use, social-distancing, and being outside. We were really looking forward to the zoo visit since the website assures that masks are mandatory. Highly recommend we had a blast and the park gets 5 stars from me. We had an amazing time and I would recommend it as one of new york best attraction. We did have a great time and the park is beautiful and big and clean. The food wasn’t fresh and I wouldn’t recommend eating there at the park. We did stop for a bite of food and had funnel cake but sadly it wasn’t fresh and it was old and after paying $7 we just threw it out. I’m assuming people are still afraid from the corona virus and there were no tourists anywhere which made it lovely to walk and stroll around and check out all the animals at your own paces without rushing. Gladly everything was fully open and to my surprise the park was empty. The only hard part was keeping the mask on for hours of walking in the hot sun. Nevertheless the Bronx Zoo during covid 19 didn’t disappoint and the park was decorated for Halloween through out the entire park. I guess thats a bargain next to full price days which is about $39.99. Which is supposed to be donations day but really It wasn’t because they have a suggested $15 each to see all Exhibitions including butterfly Garden and bug carouselI and the Congo (gorillas) exhibit. My boyfriend and I planned a date at the Bronx zoo for last Wednesday. It felt like a day worthy of a lifetime memory. I assume his dreams were likewise coopted. He fell asleep talking about Grandpa’s zoo and awakened to the same theme. Another curtain-call turn on the Bug Carousel and a treat in the Dancing Crane, and our expedition ended in joyful tiredness. By the time we hit the Reptile House, he was near satiety, absorbing only highlights. ![]() A cage full of clambering pigmy mice, each smaller than a walnut elevates a child to a level of fascination no tablet can equal! We watched our little guy’s attention span labor to happy exhaustion. ![]() With a small step that runs beneath the exhibits throughout almost the entire building, the MH facilitates discoveries and delights-without adult mediation, the scourge of great learning. Next stop was the zoo’s unheralded toddler paradise, to my mind the single best exhibit for the munchkin set: the Mouse House. But the order of magical magnitude grows when it is the enchanting bug carousel of the Bronx Zoo and when said amusement is so empty that its newest fan can take 7 turns riding 7 different bugs without leaving the Merri go round to stand in line! To be with a 21/2 year old on his first carousel is magical. The later thinned the crowd of fellow visitors, leaving us like lords of a sumptuous manor, replete with dazzling menagerie. We chose a bright, chilly, winter day, with a significant wind chill. I am intense, focused and comprehensive But I discovered an alternate universe when we took our visiting two and a half year old grandson to my beloved ‘home zoo’ in the Bronx. ![]()
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