We went to the Prospect Park zoo yesterday and I was little disappointed. First, even though the zoo website says it is handicap/stroller accessible, there is a long staircase at the entrance (apparently, there is another entrance within the park that is) not a huge deal, but might have Ergoed it if I knew.
It's a pretty small zoo, even by park zoo standards, so don't expect to see many large animals, although the baboons were pretty cool. Some of the buildings have a nice WPA architecture, not as detailed as the Bronx Zoo, but kind of cool. But the inside looks like a Days Inn. A pitty.
There is no real restaurant, just vending machines. But there was one machine that looked interesting, a Kosher machine, Hot Nosh, that had knishes. But I couldn't get it to work, and then I noticed "24/6" printed on the machine, it doesn't work on Saturdays!
Not the worst zoo, not as depressing as the 70's era Central Park Zoo, but I won't be going back.
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It will always be depressing. Actually, though, I'm glad to hear that it has shipped out the larger animals. When I was a kid growing up in BKLYN it was the default excursion... usually followed by a book gathering mission at the main library up the block. Anyway, I too recall feeling sad about the animals. There were few authentica habitats and myriad cages. Lions--big, gorgeous lions!--pacing in cages that were like only 20 feet long. I also recall two raccoons in a tiny, circular cage.
And then there was the whole bear issue. The bear displays were up against Flatbush Ave. and some 13 yr old and his friend climbed the fences at night and ended up IN the polar bear enclosure. The one kid survived, the other was mauled to death. The bears were slaughtered by authorities for, well, for being bears.
It's for the best that there are just small things there now.
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