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In 2014, the Department of Parks and Recreation conducted a week-long aerial survey of the deer population in Van Cortlandt Park, Pelham Bay Park, Fort Independence Park, and Riverdale. [8] The survey used an infra-red camera mounted on an airplane flying at 1000 feet. [9] The $19,000 cost also included coverage at 12 parks on Staten Island. [9]
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York.It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, [5] comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.
The land for Bronx Park was acquired with funds authorized by the 1884 New Parks Act, which was intended to preserve lands that would soon become part of New York City. [1]: 166 [2] [3] Much of the land was acquired from Fordham University, which gave away the land on the condition that it be used as a zoo and botanical garden. [4]
An 8500 square foot community garden at 924 Kelly Street, located in the Hunts Point/Longwood section of the Bronx, New York City. Krystal Community Garden 2093 Vyse Avenue
Bronx Park, now predominantly occupied by the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo, was a prominent birding location at the turn of the 20th century, when the area was still largely rural. According to George E. Hix, a Lawrence warbler sighting drew attention to the site in 1903. [ 26 ]
Bronx Park, Bronx - 718 acres (2.91 km 2) [2] Alley Pond Park, Queens - 655 acres (2.65 km 2) [2] Forest Park, Queens - 544 acres (2.20 km 2) [2] While Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is larger than any of the parks listed, at 9,155 acres (37.05 km 2), [3] it is not ranked since it is a wildlife refuge and not an active-use park.
The largest single component of parkland maintained by the department is the 2,765-acre (1,119 ha) Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Other large parks administered by NYC Parks include Central Park in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, and the Staten Island Greenbelt. [2]
Van Cortlandt Park is a 1,146-acre (464 ha) park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City.Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.