Started by neighbors, run by neighbors.
Bronx Block Cat Project began a few winters back when a handful of us kept bumping into each other at the same corner — each quietly feeding the same cats near Marlow Ave & Cedarbrook St. One litter of kittens later, we pooled money for a clinic day, borrowed two traps, and learned TNR the hands-on way.
Today we're an all-volunteer crew that helps people across our corner of the Bronx get outdoor cats fixed, lends humane traps like library books, and backs up the caretakers who keep colonies fed and sheltered every day.
By the numbers
340+
Cats fixed and ear-tipped
28
Colonies with caretakers
8
Traps in our lending library
60+
Neighbors we’ve trained
Fictional example site — these numbers, like everything here, are invented.
How we work
Four simple ideas guide everything we do, from the first phone call to the last winter shelter of the season.
Neighbors first
Nobody knows a block's cats like the people who live there. We follow your lead, share what we know, and never take over.
Fix, don’t remove
Outdoor cats belong to their block. Spay/neuter stops new litters humanely — removing cats just makes room for more.
Lend, teach, repeat
Every trap we lend comes with a lesson. Most first-timers become the go-to cat person on their street.
Year-round care
TNR is step one. Feeding stations, winter shelters, and watchful caretakers keep colonies healthy for the long haul.
Who we are
We're retirees, night-shift nurses, super's kids, and folks who just couldn't walk past one more hungry cat. No office, no staff — just group chats, borrowed garages for trap storage, and a shared spreadsheet with more cat names than people names.
Every trapper, caretaker, and clinic driver is a volunteer. That's why we're honest that a request doesn't guarantee a visit — but it's also why, when we show up, we show up like neighbors.