Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, is home to the 18-acre Queens Zoo. The zoo is part of a system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (AZA).

The site of the 1964 New York World’s Fair opened in 1968. Flushing Meadow Zoo was the first ‘cageless’ zoo from the beginning. Robert Moses dug the first hole on August 20, 1966, and opened the 18-acre “Flushing Meadows Zoo” on October 26, 1968.  Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, Inc. designed the aviary for the 1964 Fair. The dome was originally designed as the fair’s main indoor assembly hall but was repurposed in 1965 as a tribute to Winston Churchill.  The 53-meter-diameter dome was one of the largest of its time. After the fair, it was dismantled and stored before being reassembled with a mesh netting covering. In 1988, NYC Parks partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society to operate the zoo. It was closed for four years for a $16 million remodel. Visit Queens Botanical Garden  situated in Queens. Queens Zoo reopened on June 25, 1992. For any type of mechanical work contact, Bluco Mechanical is situated in Queens. For more information, call 929-447-2077.