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How to get there
Parking for the Bronx Zoo is located just off exit 6 of the
Bronx River Parkway. Cars, $6.00; Buses, $8.00.
By Car:
From Manhattan: Triborough Bridge to Bruckner Expwy east
to Bronx River Pkwy north. Or, west Side Highway to Cross Bronx
Expwy east to Bronx River Pkwy north.
From Westchester County, NY: Cross County Parkway to Bronx
River Parkway south.
From Brooklyn & Queens: Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to Cross
Bronx Expwy west, to Bronx River Pkwy north.
From Long Island, NY: Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expwy
west to Bronx River Parkway north.
From Connecticut: New England Thruway (I-95) to Pelham Pkwy
west to Bronx Zoo. Or, Merritt Pkwy south to Cross County Pkwy west,
then Bronx River Pkwy south.
From New Jersey: George Washington Bridge to Cross Bronx
Expwy east to Bronx River Pkwy north.
By
Subway:
IRT #2 Express to Pelham Pkwy or IRT #5 Express to East 180 St.
and transfer to the #2 Express. Walk west to the Bronxdale entrance.
Or IND D Express to Fordham Rd, then change to eastbound Bx12 Bus.
Exit bus at Southern Blvd. and walk east on Fordham Rd to entrance.
By
Bus:
Bx9 and Bx19 buses to Southern Blvd. entrance.
Or Bx12 and Bx22 to Fordham Rd and Southern Blvd. and walk east
on Fordham Rd to entrance.
Or Q44 to 180 St. and Boston Rd. Walk north to entrance.
Or Liberty Line: BxM11 air conditioned express bus from Mid-Manhattan
makes various stops on Madison Ave. in Manhattan; call Liberty Lines
at (718) 652-8400.
Facilities
Library
on wildlife conservation & management of animals in zoos. Public
access only by appointment made in advance.
Activities
Guided
tours; lectures; films. Educational programs for children, adults,
graduate students & teachers.
Exhibitions
Permanent
& occasional temporary
Publications
Bimonthly
magazine, Wildlife Conservation, Zoo’s Paper; book; annual
report.
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