I absolutely love the Bronx Zoo. 40+ years of visi...

I absolutely love the Bronx Zoo. 40+ years of visiting since I was a child and a member for half that time.

BUT... My one HUGE complaint of this last visit is the unpreparedness of the park and its staff for their parking. In all my years of visiting, I have never seen it this bad, all lots closed and no proper information from staff on where to go - no active number to call for updates or anyone with any proper info at the gates. I am originally from the area, so I knew where to park safely and for free, but my family still had to hike back to the park in the heat - only to find they were now allowing car to park! Aggravating at the least. We wasted a third of our day trying to park somewhere which seriously cut into our visit time.