Warehouse cats

I forget where I saw these guys, there were three cats that all looked pretty much the same, hanging out at night in this empty store/storage space somewhere here in New York. Clearly I had to photo them.

Cathedral Alley Cat

I saw this one on my way home from a birthday party early Sat night - he's in the side yard of the big cathedral near my house.

It kind of reminded me of this cat - remember this one?

From SoHo

(This was outside a pet store)

180 cats in one home

Link with video

From Gothamist:

Newsday has video of the rescue operation to remove 180-200 cats from one home in Moriches, Long Island. Apparently rescue group Rescue Ink got a tip about the house and the homeowner (who believes there are more like 100 cats) agreed to give up the cats.

The cats are being inoculated first, then taken to centers for spaying and neutering, and finally will go to no-kill shelters in Long Island and NYC where they can be adopted. The entire process is expected to take weeks, if not months.

A neighbor told Newsday the cats haven't been a bother, but, "The odor, yes. Hopefully, the cats will get the help they need." You can contact Rescue Ink at 800-510-7355 or info@rescueink.org for information on adopting the cats.

9th Ave Pet Shop

These are near my work, I love walking by and seeing how the little kittens are. Sometimes they are FIGHTING.

And remember this guy?



I saw him last night in Times Square and he didn't have his cats anymore! He said the city had taken them away from him. "Do you have any big bills, so I can get some more cats?"

Flower shop: Please do not disturb the cats

I walked from work (42nd and 9th) to church (22nd and 9th) last night, passing on the way, among other things, a belly-dancer and this cat. I guess the flower/plant shop took in some strays, or otherwise has a soft spot for kitties. Everyone had gone home except the cat. You can see part of the note in the window -- "Please do not disturb the cats while they are sleeping by knocking on the glass. Cats can be adopted at..."

They must sleep in the window often.

Did I post this already? Here is another flower shop cat that I saw the other day near church:


I remember seeing this cat a while ago, she stuck in my head because she really reminds me of my old kitty, Kitty:


She died a few years ago now. Kitty! She was so fluffy, and had a white spot on her belly.

Outside the bakery

Seen on the way to the subway this morning. I think the cat lives in the bakery and was visiting with this banana-eating customer. Before inspecting the fruit the cat was sitting on the sidewalk, but the man patted the bench and the kitty jumped up.

NYT: Cat & real estate

A strange but somehow intriguing article that ends up being about a tricky cat. Sort of.

Pictures of cats: Morningside Heights and Williamsburg

Sometimes you have to settle for pictures of cats rather than real ones. These cat mugs caught my eye on my way home last night; the cats have names (a la RTF) and are captioned. This one says, "My whole family's big-boned".




Also, in Williamsburg near LL's current but almost former house, this kitty caught my eye. Perhaps this is Justin Broadbent's home, or LL's theory is that the cat died, but the owners still wanted to see a friendly face in the window.

Subway man + cat + kittens: West 4 station

On the way home last night LL and I saw this man and his three cats (two little kittens and one possible-momma cat) in the subway entrance.

I asked if I could take his (and cats') picture and he kindly said yes. And he told me how calico cats (the one that looks like my baby kitten, right by the man's blue shoe) are always girl cats (all the kittens in my kitten's litter were calico, and all were girls), and I told him how orange stripey cats are almost always boy cats.

It's amazing that the cats stay with him and don't just run off into the night; I wonder how he gets around with them all without losing them.

Cat tricks

Ok this is the worst picture in the world, but you'll get an idea. You'll just have to come to New York for the real thing.

This cat is called Nick. He sits on his owner's head to help his owner make money. Even when his owner walks around, Nick still sits there. If he gets taken off his owner's head, he'll climb back up there ("Go upstairs, Nick").

An impressive trick.

W 113th St, Manhattan (unusual)

On my way home last night I actually saw a cat on the street in Manhattan! Poor kitten (she looked about 6 months old), she had no tags, was VERY skittish, but also friendly; I stopped for a while to talk to her and by the time I tried to walk home I almost couldn't because she was winding herself between my legs.

Really hard to take a photo of though since she moved so fast and the light was low AND it's just my phone camera.

I thought about taking her home because no cat should really be wandering around Manhattan alone, but my house is so inhospitable to cats right now that I've moved my baby kitten to the office. So I didn't.

But then, this morning on the way to the subway I saw this:



So I guess she'll be ok for now. (I'm not good at naming like Tom is, maybe he will name this little one?)

Response to Sue: NYC Persian Cat

Same cat as Sue's (two posts ago). I think I saw him near Magnolia Bakery or thereabouts. Someone at the studio where I work thought this might be Winston, but on closer inspection, we determined it is unlikely. It would be a shame if his name weren't Lance.

Broome St NYC

It's not uncommon to see cats in stores in New York -- since they can pull their own weight by taking care of pests. This one in a store on Broome in SoHo was super friendly, and followed me and LL from window to window as we looked at all the marvelous merchandise. (The store was closed.)

Just before that we met another cat inside a store (no photo) -- quite the opposite since it had NO interest in having its head rubbed.

West Village NYC

I think Tom can also provide a picture of this one. Not quite in my neighborhood but there are fewer cats on view in New York so you can't be picky.