A Haven For New York City’s Homeless Cats

Life in a feral cat colony in Morningside Park, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

According to the nonprofit Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals.

Two feral cats in Morningside Park.

Source: © Harry Shuldman 2013  /  via: hshuldman

A small percentage of that population, no more than a few dozen cats, make their home in Morningside Park, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan near Columbia University.

A small percentage of that population, no more than a few dozen cats, make their home in Morningside Park, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan near Columbia University.

The magnificent Cathedral of Saint John the Divine overlooks the southwest corner of the park.

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Walking the grounds of the park, if you look carefully, you'll see cats everywhere. Though they tend to cluster in two large colonies: one near the pond, the other near a school at the northern tip of the park.

Walking the grounds of the park, if you look carefully, you'll see cats everywhere. Though they tend to cluster in two large colonies: one near the pond, the other near a school at the northern tip of the park.

Source: © Harry Shuldman 2013 -- park map via maps.google.com


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