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6. Bronx Zoo

This is a NYC landmark. This is located in the Bronx Park. This is the biggest metropolitan zoo within the US. It occupies around 265 acres of park area. A part of this zoo is naturalistic habitat.

The Bronx River tears through this zoo. Would you believe that Fordham University sold this area to NYC for only $1? You get to see over 4,000 animals here. A large number among these are endangered species.

7. The Central Park Zoo

This zoo has great exhibition arrangements that are trellised, vine-clad and also glass. Some main exhibit areas are tropic, temperate and arctic. These areas are mounted within in carefully designed new buildings.

Some of them are made of bricks that are trimmed with granite and also masked by vines. You can see indoor rainforest and amazing things like a leafcutter ant colony. But you should also love that chilled penguin house or the pool for Polar Bears.

8. Queens Zoo

This covers a 5 acre land in Queens. You have to go to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to find it. The main attractions are Cougars, Coyotes, Sandhill Crane, and Owl. But you also get to see the California Sea Lions or Lynx along with Pudú or the Thick-Billed Parrots. Kids love the Alligators, Roosevelt elk and Bald Eagle. But there’s a special zoo for kids.

9. Prospect Park Zoo

It occupies a 12 acre land within Prospect Park, Brooklyn. If you are a god enthusiast, this is a great place to visit. But you also see the Porcupines or Parma Wallabies and even Red Pandas.

10. Staten Island Zoo

This one is a tiny urban zoo located in northern Staten Island. It happens to be one of the first educational zoos in US. Currently this zoo has over 850 animals and 220 different species.

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10 facts on NYC parks & zoos

Autumn is back to town, and with it those nice walks to the parks and gardens of New York City, with this post summer feel we are also updating our NYC Limousine site, and adding some special attention to the Newark Limo pages you can check it out if you want – or just hit the parks and watch that amazing color display.

1. Prospect Park (Brooklyn)

It has a 585-acre area. It is a public park. It was designed by the designer of Central Park. There are things to take your heart away. For instance, Long Meadow is meadow with 90 acres of land. This park has a Picnic House with capacity of 175 guests. But most importantly, this park is a major nature conservancy.

2. Pelham Bay Park- the awesome

This park is on the northeast side of NYC’s Bronx. It occupies 2,764 acres. This park is the largest among all NYC public parks. This means it is at least 3 times as big as the Central Park.

Around 2.4 km² of this park is tidal. So you will find it walkable or underwater from time to time. Wondering what makes it happen? There are fast tide changes and the Orchard Beach shoreline is near.

3. Pelham Bay Park- the beauty and fun

This park deserves some ‘extra’ respect- so here’s some more! Hutchinson River tears through this park. It includes the Hunters Island, Twin Island, along with the Two-Trees Island. These 3 are joined with mainland by land fill.

This park is linked with City Island by The City Island Bridge. There’s a lagoon, a colonial remnant, softball/baseball grounds, children’s playing grounds, areas for picnic, nice tennis courts, trails (to walk, bike, run) and too much to describe!

4. The New York Botanical Garden

The acronym is NYBG. As a botanical garden, it’s a class. It occupies around 250 acres of NYC’s Bronx Park. This garden takes pride with some of the best plant laboratories on earth. For public, this garden arranges major exhibitions along with flower shows all over the year. It invites around 800,000 visitors each year.

5. Van Cortlandt Park

It occupies over a thousand acres of area (over 4.5 km²). This one is also in Bronx. In size this park is 4th largest in NYC. You can visit the Van Cortlandt House Museum here. That is by the way the most ancient building in Bronx.

Paula Radcliffe NYRR New York City Half Marathon this weekend

The NYRR Half Marathon Grand Prix, continues, this weekend, with the New York City Half-Marathon. This race will take place in the borough of Manhattan. This leg of the NYRR Grand Prix is probably the most popular, because of its location.

The course begins on the east side of Central Park, on Central Park Drive, near 85th Street, headed south. After one clockwise loop of the park, runners will exit, onto Central Park South, headed west, to the West Side Hwy. The remainder of the course is located on the south-bound portion of the West Side Highway, to the finish line in Battery Park City. Click here for a course map.

The gun, will be at 7:00, Sunday morning. The weather forecast is looking favorable. As if there weren’t enough reasons to be excited about running, or attending this race on Sunday, It was recently announced the Paul Radcliffe, winner of multiple major marathons, will be participating. This will be the first race of the year for Radcliffe.

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New York for Youngsters

If you’re vacationing in New York City with children you may find that doing all outdoor activities can be quite tiresome for all involved but going through museum after museum might not do the trick for all of your children. Children enjoy doing hands on activities that all museums simply don’t readily allow for. This is where planning creative outlets for your children during your vacation can have a wonderful impact on everyone’s enjoyment of the time spent in New York.

In addition you may discover a talent your child has that you’d have never known about otherwise. Some of the most interesting crafting types of opportunities in New York City will be mentioned here. I’m sure there are more that won’t make the list but there are only so many hours in any given day.

The first store to make my list is based upon a creative outlet that has shown a rapid rise in popularity over the last few years, painting your own pottery. The name of the store is The Painted Pot and you are allowed to select and paint your own pottery. You can even take pottery wheel classes with your little one if you are brave enough but it is quite likely that you will have a wonderful time and be able to bring your artwork home with you upon your return for vacation. Remember that there is firing time involved so do this early during the week if it’s going to be on your list of things to do. Otherwise you’ll need to arrange shipping to have your child’s creations sent home to you.

For those of you who have promising musicians, how about a day at Triple Z Music Recording Workshops? This is a rather costly excursion but your child will gain actual studio experience and bring home a CD of their music at the end of the day. Kids will learn about life on both sides of the booth and this is a great idea for older children who have indicated a sincere interest in music.

If you’d like to really impress your youngsters take them to the Cloisters, which is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum that centers on the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Your kids will feel as though they’ve stepped into a fairy tale. It is also a good idea to check out the works of art at the Met as well as this is one of the more kid friendly museums that wasn’t designed specifically for children.

You should also be aware of stores like Toys R Us in Times Square and FAO Schwarz, which each have unique offerings designed to enchant and entertain children. You’ll have a ball watching your children have fun in these neat stores and you may find yourself having fun right along with them. Just make sure no one is watching of course. There are many other stores that have something to offer children of all ages, be sure to check it out and see which stores you find appealing and which stores your children might find fascinating.

Keep in mind that New York City has many wonderful parks that present excellent opportunities for your youngsters to get out, about, and run off some pent up energy. I think it’s very important that you schedule some serious park time for your children while you’re visiting New York in order to keep you all sane through the times that they are not fully entertained and prone to wondering minds.

It is also important when traveling with very small children that you schedule some sort of quiet time for them during the day. Children are so prone to sensory overload if they aren’t provided with some sort of quiet place in which to unwind for a bit. Mid afternoon is a great time to go back to your room, freshen up, allow the little kids a bit of a break and the parents and older kids a little break from the noise and the crowds as well. Everyone will be much happier if your remember to schedule this vitally important rest time when planning your day.

New York Sports

New York City is most definitely a city that loves its sports and cheers for the home team. New York is probably the best represented city and state in this country when it comes to major league teams. I’ve never quite seen anything like it but I honestly can’t imagine a night when there isn’t some sort of major sporting event taking place somewhere in this great city.

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The National Hockey League that almost wasn’t is back and going strong. New York is represented well by the Ranger’s who have made a wonderful deal this year to woo Shanahan away from the Red Wings. They play their home games at Madison Square Garden and have some of the most loyal fans. Even if you’re say from Detroit and visiting, and if the Rangers are playing at home then it’s the perfect opportunity (assuming you can get a ticket) to drop in and see how Shanahan is adjusting to life in the Big Apple and if he misses life back at the Joe.

Putting hockey aside for now, there are many other professional sports you can enjoy watching while you’re visiting New York City. I think there are a few baseball fans in this city somewhere. I say a few because it seems that they had to create two baseball teams in order to contain all the fans. I will say though that these fans are loyal to a fault to the teams they support. The New York Mets and the New York Yankees represent this great city in Major League Baseball and both teams draw loyal support from all their fans.

The amazing thing to me is that the double-teaming didn’t end with baseball. It seems that New York City also has two National Football League teams as well. The New York Giants and the New York Jets both represent this fair city to football fans across the country. While I have no favorite or even preference for all these teams and really have no idea how a city can survive with this sort of heated division. Obviously they aren’t as rabid as some hockey fans can tend to be or there would be civil war within the streets.

NY Knicks

All joking aside, it seems that so far there is only one NBA team and they are the New York Knicks. I won’t go into how unfair it is to so improperly represent hockey and basketball because these guys might actually be getting the better end of the bargain-the entire city roots for them, not just half. With so many major sporting opportunities it’s amazing that men in this city get anything at all accomplished without carrying a portable pocket television with them at all times.

I don’t know about your house, but in my house it’s difficult enough to schedule important events in our family lives around one local team for each sport (and we don’t even have a baseball team). I can’t imagine how women in New York do it. But to all of you women and the men you love, I have to say kudos for supporting your great teams and giving your many visitors such wonderful opportunities to watch our sports when we’re away from home too. It’s hard to identify one thing about this city that is the greatest but that just may be it.

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JFK Limo Services

Thousands of people fly into New York City each day using the JFK Airport. You might be one of these individuals. After landing at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, you will need to find a form of transportation to take you to your destination. You might decide to use a JFK limo to travel around the city. You will need to book your reservation with the limo service. This JFK Limo service will allow you to book reservations over the internet quickly and easily. This can save you a lot of time and effort. However, if you insist, the JFK limo service also allows you to make reservations over the phone.

After landing and retrieving your luggage, you will want to call this JFK Limo service and give them your confirmation number. This JFK Limo service will arrange a convenient meeting place outside of your terminal’s baggage claim. Your limo driver will meet you there within minutes. This is much more convenient than trying to find a taxi. You won’t have to wait in long lines or struggle when trying to flag down a taxi. This JFK Limo service provides professional drivers that will provide the upmost courtesy. Your driver will help you load your luggage into the limo. A taxi driver might for you to perform this task on your own.

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