Explore FY2009 Budget
Program: Zoo Maintenance and Operations
A Program of: Parks and Recreation
Funding for '09
$ 9,878,000
Employees
0 (Employees are funded through the Wildlife Conservation Society )
Who funds this program?
- City
- 9,878,000 (100%)
How is the money spent?
- Contracted Services
- 9,878,000 (100%)
What your money funds:
This program falls under the Division of Maintenance and Operations, and funds services with contractors for maintenance, security and repair at zoos and aquariums.
- The City owns and operates 4 zoos and 1 aquarium: The Central Park Wildlife Center & Tisch Children's Zoo (Manhattan), The Bronx Zoo, The Propect Park Wildlife Center (Brooklyn), The Queens Wildlife Center and The New York Aquarium (Brooklyn).
- The facilities are managed and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society, which the City contracts with for services.
- Approximately 2 million people visit the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium annually.
Comments For This Program
None so far.
