'Only in New York': Brave baby kitten boards busy NYC subway car, immediately gets adopted by wholesome stranger

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Jul 30, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

New York is a meowgical place. It's busy, it's loud, it's bright, and it's full of cats looking for homes. And no, we're not just talking about all the purrfectly adoptable cats that are living in rescue shelters in the city right now. It seems that the Cat Distribution System has started to make bolder moves recently as it's now sending its tiniest, cutest kittens into busy subway cars to find their furrever homes.

This baby kitty took a big risk, but it paid off. After crawling onto a train at a local NYC station, this brave baby immediately started wandering around the subway car as if it owned the place! Luckily, a wholesome stranger picked them up and took them home. Now, they're purrfectly settle into their new apartment, complete with a new canine friend and loving hooman mom. Sometimes, it's worth it to do the scary thing and hope for the best! Watch their awwdorable adoption video below. Only in NYC, right?

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Can you imagine how terrifying that must have been for that tiny cat? You climb onto a metal box that bumps every which way, is full of loud noises and large monkey-like creatures, and then it starts moving and you have no idea why? That baby is bolder than we'll ever be.
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There's nothing like watching your new baby sleep at home for the first time. It's brings you such a sense of peace and comfort, knowing that you've made them feel safe enough to fall asleep around you. This will be the first sleeping video of many!
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