The Success Chain

There are a some zoo’s that one can spend a day in while visiting Manhattan. The first one to start with is in Central Park. Every yellow cab driver in town can get you from one of the boutique Manhattan hotels to the Central Park Zoo in no time at all. Whether there are kids with your group or not, the zoo is always a great place to spend an afternoon. They have some gorgeous cats just hanging around watching all the people walking by. There is a Red Panda which is on the endangered species list and most don’t realize that it is the original Panda. There is something special about seeing such unique animals in a habitat that is similar to where they came from.  

The zoo was not apart of the original concept of Central Park. It actually came out of a necessity to house many animals that came as gifts. In 1859, they decided that they had to have some where to house the Bear and Swans. They built the first zoo from the Arsenal building in 1870. Then the hired a zoo keeper in the early 1900s who added a new beloved friend Hattie, the elephant. Finally, in 1934, they build some neo-Georgian brick buildings and they just kept on adding exhibits. The Sea Lion pool which was one of the first habitats that was built out of the study of the habits of the Sea Lion. The zoo has been redesigned and added to over the many years it has been in operation. It is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Many of the early cages have been replaced with wonderful natural habitats which make the animals happy and as well as the visitors.  

The zoo has been mentioned in pop culture along the way. It has been featured in novel classics like The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. In modern times, it has been the main setting for the animated film Madagascar in 2005 and 2008. There are some other zoo’s in the State of New York. The other closest to Manhattan would be the Bronx Zoo which is also maintained by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

There is never a loss of things to do, visit and experience in New York. The residents of this city are extremely proud of it and frequently brag that it is one of, if not the absolute, greatest cities in the world. And of course they are right. New York is frequently considered to be the greatest city in this country and it is the icon of many different cultural aspects. The sports teams have produced some of the greatest stars that breach the mainstream popularity status and the city has some of the highest rates of fans that are based in different states.

The New York Giants and the Jets are both NFL football teams that are associated with the city, though they actually play in New Jersey. And the baseball world also has two different professional teams that are based in New York. The Mets and the Yankees are the two representing MLB teams with the Mets being based in Queens and the Yankees in the Bronx. The New York Knicks have the official association to the city and are its professional NBA team, though the New Jersey Nets are also popular with many of the residents.

The Big Apple is also known for being the home of some of the best art that has ever been created. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most respected and well-known museums in the world. The Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim are also renown and important art institutions. In addition, New York is known for having some of the best shopping opportunities and a tremendously diverse culture. And the various icons of New York would not be worth bringing up if Broadway didn’t get mentioned. Many of the people who visit the city consider attending one of the Great White Way’s many offerings as an essential aspect of their stay in New York . In addition, the city is known for producing some of the greatest musicals as well as standard theatrical productions not only in the country but throughout the world.