Corporate sponsor weekend at the Bronx Zoo. The whole family – mom, W., Aunt J., cousin E. and I – took advantage again this year and drove up across the GWB to the Cross Bronx up the Bronx River to one of the best zoos anywhere. Nestled alongside the New York Botanical Gardens and Fordham U., the zoo this year was much more crowded than last, but much fun nevertheless. Fun, despite the zoo’s best efforts to extract every last penny from every visitor! Parking? $8.00. Want to see elephants? $3.00 – per head. Want to see gorillas? $3.00. Butterflies? $3.00. Good thing we didn’t have to pay admission.