I was in NYC today and it was hot. very hot! I wore a black suit and hat. I had to walk about 2 miles in each direction to go and return from the event that I was attending. I carried a water bottle with me and I survived.
I don’t think that anybody even paid one bit of attention to me.
same goes for the zoo. people go to look at the animals not how the yidden are dressed. I was there a couple of summers ago and I have no recollection of being made to feel uncomfortable about how I was dressed. I have never been inside a CC so I can not comment about that place.
I think that the really story here is that Yidden are looking at how other Yidden are dressed and passing judgement – the rest of the world really could not care.