The Queens Zoo is an 11-acre 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. Built along with the Queens Zoo is a children's zoo, which was originally called the Hecks…
The Queens Zoo is an 11-acre 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. Built along with the Queens Zoo is a children's zoo, which was originally called the Heckscher Children's Farm.
Location: Queens, New York, United States
Date opened: February 28, 1968 (children's farm) · October 26, 1968 (rest of zoo)
Land area: 11 acres (4.5 ha)
No. of species: 112 (as of 2013)
Memberships: AZA
Management: Wildlife Conservation Society
Public transit access: Subway: at 111th Street or Mets–Willets Point · Bus: Q23, Q48 · LIRR: Port Washington Branch at Mets–Willets Point
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