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The Queens Zoo (formerly the Flushing Meadows Zoo and Queens Wildlife Center) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) zoo at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, between Grand Central Parkway and 111th Street. The zoo is managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
near Bronx Zoo and West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue ( trains) Archer Avenue, Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, East 177th Street (the Cross Bronx Expressway service road) Travels between Queens and the Bronx via the Whitestone Expressway and Bronx–Whitestone Bridge. Select Bronx-bound buses short-turn in Whitestone.
Although the Q44's northern terminal is signed as "Bronx Zoo" (formerly "Bronx Zoo − West Farms Square"), the zoo is not accessible from this location; the closest entrance is several blocks north at Bronx Park South and Boston Road. [1] [4] [6] [8] Prior to 1999, the Q44 ran entirely local between Jamaica, Queens and West Farms, Bronx.
The Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan divides the park into a total of seven "zones": the Marina along Flushing Bay (containing the World's Fair Marina), the "Sport Center" (containing Citi Field and the USTA), "West Park" (a small section extending west of the Grand Central Parkway and the fair grounds, housing the New York ...
Queens-bound service rerouted to 59th Street in August 2015; Third Avenue service re-labeled QM32 in September 2016; QM32 service operates AM rush hours in both directions and PM rush hours eastbound only; QM3 Operated by Queens Transit 1970-1988, Caravan Transit 1988-1990, and Queens Surface Corporation [36] 1990-2005
Template: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park map. ... Flushing Meadows Carousel and Queens Zoo. 3. Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatics Center. 4. Flushing River and Creek. 5.
[36] [37] The original Queens draft plan was dropped due to negative feedback, [38] while the implementation of the Bronx redesign was postponed to mid-2022. [39] [40] A revised Queens draft plan was released in March 2022. [41] The plan for the Q50 is similar to that in the 2019 redesign and would still serve LaGuardia Airport. [42]
Queens Botanical Garden is located on property owned by the City of New York, and is funded from several public and private sources. It is operated by Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc. Queens Botanical Garden was created as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair and was originally located in nearby Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.