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At Brooklyn Cat Cafe, we are proud to be one of the earliest cat cafes in the US, and the first to launch in New York City’s most populous borough. Our mission is to save our city’s cats, and we advance it by offering a hip and inviting destination where cat lovers of all ages can interact with adoptable animals – and one another – while learning about pet rescue and care together too.

12/31/2024

New Year’s plans? Party with the cats! We’re open today (NYE) until 5pm and tomorrow, Jan 1, from 12-7 🎉 Make a reservation or just walk on in.

Many of the cats are still working on their resolutions — any suggestions?

12/30/2024

2024 was a year of growth, urgent rescues, and life-changing transformations — thanks to you!

With your support, we:
✨ Rescued and provided urgent care for homeless cats.
✨ Rehabilitated cats to restore health, trust, and confidence.
✨ Supported special-needs cats with lifelong care.
✨ Reduced overpopulation through TNR programs.
✨ Expanded education programs to inspire future advocates.
✨ Engaged visitors and built a dedicated volunteer community.

Help us continue this work in 2025 — make a year-end gift today! Link to donate in bio or visit www.catcafebk.com/donate

Thank you for making this impact possible. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a hopeful New Year!

12/29/2024

The Cats Are Calling —Join Us for Cat Camp This Mid-Winter Recess!

Spend your break surrounded by the adorable residents of Brooklyn Cat Cafe!

Cat Camp Details:
📅 Dates: February 17 - February 20
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
👥 Ages: 10–12 (stay tuned for programs for other ages!)
💰 Cost: $600 (scholarships available—email [email protected] for an application)

What to Expect:
🐾 Learn all about animal rescue—why it matters and how you can help animals in need.
🐾 Discover animal body language and practice reading it like a pro.
🐾 Explore rescue medical care and get a behind-the-scenes look at shelter operations.
🐾 Play games, participate in activities, and meet some of our sweetest cats and kittens!

Every camper receives a camp shirt and water bottle to take home.

Spots are limited—reserve yours now —> www.catcafebk.com/classes

12/26/2024

You might see slightly fewer posts from us for the next two weeks.. why?🤔 The cats have decided to take a much needed break from social media. Not to worry, they’ll still be at the cafe and available to see visitors, and they said they definitely don’t mind posing for some pics.📸

To our amazing IG family, thank you for supporting us from all over the world. The cats (and us) appreciate you.❤️

12/25/2024

Happy holidays from our very own Santa Paws!🎄 All of these cats are adoptable and would love to join your home. They’re happy to help you ring in the new year, and they are great at parties.🥳

1. Sir
2. Verde
3. Apricot
4. North Richmond
5. Meeriah Catey
6. Ice Cream
7. Aragorn

12/22/2024

Happy Sunday from Mixed Greens, who went to the vet for x-rays today!🥬 Our newest rescue hails from Queens, where she was found limping and struggling to use her back legs. We assumed she was hit by a car and suffered a pelvic fracture, an all too common occurrence for cats who live outside.

Upon further examination, our vets didn’t see the external trauma that usually goes along with being hit by a car - things like road rash, dirt on the fur, etc. The latest conclusion is that she was likely kicked by someone.

We wish we could introduce you to this gorgeous calico under happier circumstances, but she’s safe and warm now. We can’t wait to watch the rest of your story, Mixed Greens.❤️

12/21/2024

Holiday hours alert!❄️☃️ We will be open the entire week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (excluding Christmas) and the cats would love for you to stop by. You might just spot some fun costumes.🧑‍🎄

We have tons of amazing cats and kittens up for adoption, and they’re all hopeful to find a home for the holidays! Know anyone looking to adopt? Send them our way!❤️ The cafe provides a great place to meet and get to know cats you are considering bringing home.

12/17/2024

We simply couldn’t resist sharing this beautiful photo of one of our newer cats named Muse, taken by one of our staff members.❤️ Plus, a photo of her thriving in foster!

Muse is a Persian mix (we think) who was surrendered to us by her prior owner. This girl struggled in our holding space, where she was very unhappy around other cats and all the excitement.

Thanks to our system of fosters, we found this girl a temporary home super quickly, where she has shown her true colors - she’s secretly a giant teddy bear!🧡 She likes to cuddle, and sure looks cute while doing it.

Thanks to our fosters for allowing us to give cats like Muse a safe place to land.

12/11/2024

Art show wrap up and tabby… Wednesday? Our art show opening night was this past Thursday and it was a smashing success. The cats had a great time, and we think the humans did too!❤️

Didn’t have a chance to make it to the show? Not to worry, you can view the show this weekend during our open hours, or you can purchase a book online at catcafebk.com/art for $15.🖼️

Now for our glorious tabby friends (in order of photos):

1. Gossip Girl (M, 6 months)
2. Meeriah Catey (F, 3 years)
3. High Stepper (M, 9 months)
4. Fusion (M, 2 years)
5. Minesweeper (M, 2 years)
6. Bunsen Burner (F, 7 months)
7. Sophie de Condorcet (F, 5 months)
8. Apricot (F, 8 months)
9. Glow Low (F, 7 months)
10. Paisley (M, 7 months)

$Norman’s condition remains serious, but he’s receiving the care he desperately needs.A CT scan revealed multiple fractur...$

12/10/2024

Norman’s condition remains serious, but he’s receiving the care he desperately needs.

A CT scan revealed multiple fractures to his jaw, eye socket, and other areas. While most fractures are expected to heal on their own, a large shard of bone pressing into a nerve-filled cavity cannot be repaired. The medical team is hopeful it will heal without causing neurological damage.

Norman also has fractured teeth that will need treatment, and unfortunately, his eye was so badly damaged that it will need to be removed.

He needed a blood transfusion before he could get the surgery to repair the huge gash on his hard palate.

Norman is being very brave and a great patient. He isn’t ready to eat yet - so tube feeding will continue for a little longer - but we hope he can come home today and is feeling a little better.

Norman has been to the hospital for two overnight stays, 3 different clinics and sedated for treatment 3 times. Yet we still don’t have any investigation into who did this or had any official organization work to ensure this person doesn’t do this again. Please help.

12/05/2024

Norman Rockwell is a neutered and loved bodega cat. Three days ago, he was beaten with a piece of wood by an angry customer and ran away. We found him today and took him for X-rays and treatment. He has a fractured jaw and hard palate injury and will need orthopedic surgery.

Norman is safe now, but we need your support to ensure that his abuser is never able to do this to anyone else.

Despite clear evidence of abuse, the process of reporting and follow-up remains ineffective, leaving animals like Norman without the protection and help they deserve.

Demand that there be effective follow through of animal abuse cases in NYC. Rescuers and anyone who has tried to get help for abused animals knows that reports are dismissed without follow up unless there is public pressure. NYC had this country’s first animal abuse laws and protections but has become overwhelmed and ineffective at addressing abuses. The City council knows and have spoken to ASPCA and DOH in council meetings about this problem.

It’s up to you to ensure that this abuse is stopped. Share this post and demand that your representatives create change.

Tonight, as we celebrate art and community at our Art Show’s Opening Night, let’s come together to ensure Norman Rockwell gets the care he needs — and to demand better protections for all animals in our city. These kinds of things happen all too often, action starts with you.

12/04/2024

It’s the season of giving, and our new BCC kids event will help children grow their compassion, kindness, and empathy skills while making important supplies for homeless cats.😻

Earn volunteer hours and learn about animal rescue!

These classes are on Sunday, December 8th and Saturday, December 14th. These are drop-off classes, with seperate time spots for different age groups, who will be making different items. Younger children will be making cat toys, and our older kids will be making feral cat shelters!❤️ Book spots now at catcafebk.com/youth-vol

12/02/2024

Sir is our artist in residence here at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe.🖼️ He encourages you to come to our first annual Winter Art Benefit show THIS Thursday from 7-10pm.

This show features artists from around the country who have contributed beautiful, cat themed work. All work is for sale, with at least 50% of all sales being donated to the Brooklyn Cat Cafe’s rescue work. This will surely be a night to remember.✨

We hope to raise $10,000 at this fundraising event, and we can’t do it without your help! Can’t come in person? We are selling spiral bound ($40), hardcover ($60), and digital ($20) versions of all the art from the show, as well as even more pieces that we didn’t have the space to display! Purchase tickets for the event and all books at catcafebk.com/art ❤️

Art will also be visible in the cafe from Friday, December 6 to Monday, December 16!

11/27/2024

We can’t contain ourselves any longer!🎉 We are so impressed by the artists participating in our art show, we will be showing sneak peeks on our stories from now until opening day on December 5th from 7-10pm!

Want to see the whole show (featuring 71 artists)? Book a ticket to opening night on catcafebk.com/art! It will be a fun night with art, live music, small bites, raffles, drinks, kitten parties & FeLV room visits, and lots and lots of cats!🎨🖼️

With colder weather coming, these funds will make a tangible, significant impact to cats in need.❤️

11/23/2024

Happy Saturday from our newest adorable orange family. Meet Lock, Shock, Zero, and Dr. Finkelstein.

They will be available for adoption once they’re old enough, and for now, they are loving kitten parties!🎉

11/22/2024

🚨Adoption plea🚨

Do you have chinchillas at home and want to add to your herd? Do you have an energetic home and want a chinchilla as a pet?

Chinchillas are very energetic and social creatures. They love to play, run, jump, and socialize with their chosen people. They love to tunnel and explore small spaces. We just got an urgent plea about a chinchilla whose owner got sick and passed away, and we couldn’t say no.

Meet Christina Dior.❤️ We are of course happy to keep this girl as long as it takes to find her forever home, but because chinchillas are so social we would love her to find her forever home as soon as possible, especially with the holidays coming up (we know she’d love to be home for the holidays).

Please DM us if interested, and share with your network. Thank you.🥰

11/19/2024

These kittens were double-bagged, dumped, and left to die. Last night in Sunset Park, someone discarded these 10 day old kittens like trash.😢They were found just in time by a kind rescuer who kept them warm overnight until they came into our care. Since then, we’ve been bottle-feeding them around the clock.

It’s heartbreaking to think about what could have happened. But their survival — and the survival of so many other cats — depends on the kindness of people like you.

Every day, we see stories like theirs — urgent cases that can’t wait for tomorrow. Caring for the most vulnerable takes resources and every dollar makes a difference. With around the corner, we’re reminded how much we depend on our community to save lives like theirs.🐱

Your support today ensures these kittens — and so many others — get the care they need when it matters most. Every gift, big or small, helps us prepare for Giving Tuesday and brings us closer to our vision of a NYC where no cat suffers on the streets.

Click the link in our bio to donate. Can’t donate? Share this post and help us expand our reach. Thank you for being part of their rescue story.❤️

11/18/2024

Welcome to the opening night of the Brooklyn Cat Cafe’s first annual Winter Art Benefit show!👩‍🎨This show features artists from all around the country who have contributed beautiful, cat themed work. All work is for sale, with at least 50% of all art sales being donated to the Brooklyn Cat Cafe’s rescue work. It’ll be a fantastic night with art, live music, small bites, and lots and lots of cats.❤️

As a fundraising event, our goal is to reach $10,000. As the weather get chillier, these funds will make a tangible, significant impact to cats in need. Snag some holiday gifts, pet some kittens, and enjoy a fun, community centered night.

We’d like to thank local vendors Marbre NYC and Felice who have generously donated small bite catering for this event.🍰

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76 Montague Street
New York, NY
11201

Opening Hours

Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+13479462286

Website

http://www.catcafebk.com/

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Us after Black Friday shopping🙀 Looking for things to do this weekend? We will be open through Monday! Shop till you drop, then recover with some adoptable cats!🐱🛍️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.🍁 The cats are so thankful for your support and generosity. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our fosters, volunteers, adopters, and supporters. The cats are enjoying a restful Thanksgiving with some extra treats and snacks (catnip, anyone?). We hope you are relaxing and enjoying time with loved ones.❤️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

The cats are endlessly curious, and we like to make sure they have a steady supply of fun and exciting enrichment items.😻 Thanks to the team at @thelickerstore_ we were able to get not one but THREE new cat trees! We decided to get a tree for each vibe in our second floor space. The main floor got the Sawyer tree, which has a modern minimalist design that perfectly matches the decor on the second floor.🌿 In the kitten room, we decided to get the Sami tree because it’s a bit smaller, perfect for tiny paws!☁️ And last but not least, we got the Pixie tree for our FeLV babies, because we simply loved the whimsical design!🍄 Thank you to The Licker Store for these items, we love them! Xoxo, The cats #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

Petition to make Coat Check the star of all of our videos until he gets adopted.✍️ But seriously, this boy is sweet, playful, silly, and overall just a really great guy. We would LOVE to find him a home by the end of the year, as he’s our longest cafe resident. Share with your network if you have anyone looking for a feline friend! Have questions about Coat Check? Send us a DM!❤️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

We’ve been interviewing volunteers and asking them who their favorite cats are, and we are going to be sharing their responses weekly!🐱Today’s volunteer favorite cat is Marvin the Marcy, who is the biggest cuddle bug on this side of the East River! He came to us with eye issues that he has since received surgery for thanks to @bbawcrescueclinic, and he’s now fully recovered and ready to join you in your home! We love you, Marvin!❤️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

Scorpio season is here, and Jacob’s Ladder is our spokescat.🐱 This small but mighty kitten is ambitious, and sometimes a little bit obsessive (we have so many videos of him hunting pigeons in the window). He claims he does other things, but like any good Scorpio, he is very secretive about his side projects. He is a loyal and energetic little guy, who will get very jealous if you don’t adopt him (maybe with his friend, Uniform?).❤️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

In the coming weeks, we will be introducing you to our cats from Saudi Arabia. We’re starting with the chattiest of the bunch, Canvas!💬 Canvas was found wandering a busy area with an injured leg that was clearly causing her immense amounts of pain. After being scooped up she had her much needed amputation surgery. She recovered well and her spirit never wavered. We are so glad we had the resources to help Canvas and her friends start a new life in Brooklyn. Canvas, we’re so glad you’re here.❤️ #catcafebk #rescue #adoptdontshop #brooklyn #catrescue #adopt #brooklyncats #bbawc #spayandneuter #trapneuterreturn #catresbk #catcrisisnyc

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Our Story

Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC) was founded by a group of animal rescuers in 2007 with a focus on improving the welfare of abandoned animals in Brooklyn. The organization began working with individual animal rescuers to provide low cost veterinary services, adoption listing and screening services.

Finding foster homes for rescued cats and those accepted from city shelters became the organization’s top priority — but it was a major struggle without a central facility where rescuers, foster families and potential adoptees could meet together. The organization launched The Brooklyn Cat Cafe to address this need.

The cafe opened in May 2016 at a storefront location in historic Brooklyn Heights.

Brooklyn Cat Cafe is 100% volunteer-run, managed by the Director of BBAWC who oversees the business affairs, cat care regimen, and daily operations at the cafe. A team of volunteers serves at the cafe during open hours and prepares and cleans after hours. A supervisor certified in aspects of cat care is on site during all open hours.