It's summer

And it's too hot to do anything but lie on the windowsill in the cool a/c and watch all the sweaty fools outside.

Oasis in winter

My friend over at the Green Oasis Garden on E 8th St...

Toughing it out in winter

In the Green Oasis Garden...

Dodger

Meet Dodger, king of Avenue A....

Delancey dudes

Two of my pals down on Delancey, keeping an eye on all the street action...

One of the Delancey gang

Beer before noon, shoot for the moon!

Boss of the block

Outside Billy's Bakery on Elizabeth Street...one wrong move and he'll turn the hose on ya!

Night patrol

Walkin' the beat through my local Tompkins Square Park, I came upon a couple of friends of mine...

Working cats

The NY Times has a great collection of photos and bios of bodega cats around the city:

Here's to my hard-working brethren!

Bar cat

By Mike Grey

Goodbye Mars

Cool cats hung out at Mars and I will miss it...

Pennsylvanian cousin

Here's a cousin I visited in Philadelphia recently.  She loves the late afternoon sun...and cheesesteak.

Pretty lady

This lady cat rules the corner of Chrystie and Delancey.  If you're in the neighborhood, stop and give her a pet - she's a cutie.

Eagle-eyed

I think I have a stalker...

Calico castaway

From the NY Daily News:

"Workers suspect drenching rains in New Jersey, part of a ferocious weekend storm that hit the Southeast and killed at least 45 people, may have swept up the cuddly calico, causing her to dog-paddle across New York Harbor."

Read more of the article here.

Insanity

You will never catch cats doing this!



Direct YouTube link.

Cool cats need no explanation

Just out of reach...

They await the mysterious seed lady who spreads joy to the creatures of Tompkins Square Park...

Nowhere to hide

Your disguise is impressive, Lunch, but I can still see you!

Happy holidays!