INSIDE BROOKLYN’S FIRST CAT CAFE
Upon visiting the latest addition to the NYC cat café a week after its opening (by which they’d already made 6 adoptions!) I noticed a few things that make Brooklyn’s first cat café distinctly different from its counterparts on the island of Manhattan. Atmosphere: Instead of a carefully curated environment with chairs and tables placed just so, this café has a distinctly casual, homey feel. In fact, while pre-packaged snacks and cold drinks are available for sale, patrons are not restricted from bringing food and drink in with them. And while there is wi-fi, it’s not as much place to go study or work on your thesis as it is to sit on sofas – or the floor – and interact with the adoptable cats and kittens. Not For Profit While the other cat cafes partner with rescue groups, Brooklyn’s cat café is fully owned by and operated by the 501c3 organization Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition Inc. Community Outreach Mission Community outreach in all forms ...