The Staten Island Zoo is an 8-acre urban zoo in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York City. The zoo is open year-round except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. It has over 1,400 animals representing 320 species. Wikipedia Accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization / Staten Island Zoological Society Inc / EIN: 13-5680691