▁for ▁safety ▁reasons , ▁the ▁ter raz zo ▁floor ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁elements ▁and ▁was ▁ru ined . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Queens ▁Theatre ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Circ ar ama ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁to wers , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁there , ▁using ▁the ▁ru ined ▁state ▁pav il ion ▁as ▁a ▁storage ▁dep ot . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fair , ▁on ▁T ues day ▁morning , ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁long - sh utter ed ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Pav il ion ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁three ▁hours . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁pav il ion ' s ▁state ▁of ▁decay , ▁visitors ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁wear ▁hard h ats . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Pav il ion ▁P aint ▁Project ▁and ▁NY C ▁Park s . ▁A ▁larger ▁than ▁expected ▁crowd ▁turned ▁out , ▁up wards ▁of ▁five ▁thousand ▁people , ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁rare ▁g limp se ▁inside ▁the ▁T ent ▁of ▁Tom orrow . ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁Pav il ion ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁National ▁Tre asures . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁plans ▁Some ▁conservation ▁and ▁rest oration ▁efforts ▁were ▁demonstrated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁research ers ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁local ▁groups ▁are ▁advoc ating ▁to ▁raise ▁funds