New cafe in W. Sayville a purrfect spot for cats, talents owners to mingle

people come here to take a look at the cute potentialities, hoping to discover a superb in shape.

It sounds just like the scene at a nightclub, nevertheless it's the Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe in West Sayville, the place seven days per week cats up for adoption and their potential "parents" can meet and assess each and every different out.

Cafe owner Ryan Shea of Yaphank says it's the primary of its type on big apple, but it surely might be beginning a style. Shabby Tabby changed into slated to open on Saturday, and in January a Lake Ronkonkoma resident plans to open A Kitten Kadoodle espresso Cafe in Selden.

"I believe it's a good theory," says Gail Pitcher, sixty four, of the cat cafe thought. The retired database administrator and Sayville resident already has three cats and turned into attempting to find a possible fourth Wednesday right through a smooth opening of the Shabby Tabby.

The cafe, in a 1,300-square-foot storefront at 249 W. main St. that serves as the cats' domestic unless they're adopted, has about 20 cats living there that came from the Golden Paw Society in Huntington. Their elegant digs, embellished in red, teal, and black and white and antiques, consist of Wi-Fi, a big-reveal tv for cats and humans to watch collectively, toys for the cats to play with and beds and cabinets and bridges for the felines to climb.

Passers-by way of can see the cats in the course of the window even when the cafe is closed.

"They're roaming free and that they're no longer in a cage, so you get to look their personalities," says Lisa Bustamante, 35, of Sayville. The dietitian, very own coach and self-described "loopy cat lover" turned into also attending the opening, held for donors to a 45-day Kickstarter campaign that raised $30,000 for the renovation of the area.

Shea, 36, a nurse at Stony Brook Southampton medical institution, says she opened the cafe to discover the cats a home — it's now not concerning the meals, though espresso, tea and wrapped baked goods are on the menu.

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It expenses $15 an hour for adults and $10 for infants 13 and younger to spend time on the cafe.  The money goes for the care of the cats, appoint and upkeep of the area, Shea says.

At some element she plans to offer a lot of activities, including wine tastings, however so far the suit game appears to be working.

during the outlet a pair adopted a black and white kitten named Pancake, which they mentioned become ideal for the cat they already had at domestic named Waffles.

"I'm getting loads of good remarks and people considering returning to undertake cats they saw," Shea says.

Jennifer Rose Sinz, 44, plans to open the Selden cat cafe at 600 core nation Rd. She says it would be a herbal for her.

"I've been an animal lover my whole lifestyles," Sinz says. She's an internet and photo designer who has 10 cats, three hound canine, six geese, 4 chickens and a rabbit at her Lake Ronkonkoma apartment.

Sinz says she additionally plans to have about 20 cats at a time dwelling at her cafe, and that they're going to come from her All About Pets Rescue and feral colonies. people can mingle with the cats for up to three hours with the aid of making just a $2 donation.

cash for renovations to her 2,000-square-foot space is coming from her family mark downs debts, Sinz says.

Plans also include activities and courses for babies in addition to adults, and a menu will characteristic coffee, tea, smoothies, vegetarian foodstuff, salads and truffles.

"babies are going to be reading to the cats and making toys for the cats," Sinz says. "When americans read to cats it's a stress reliever for the cats as smartly as the individuals."

WHAT Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe

WHEN | the place 7 days every week from eleven a.m. to 7 p.m., 249 W. main St., West Sayville

information 631-750-7007, theshabbytabbyli.com

ADMISSION $15 for adults, $10 for toddlers 13 and younger 

It's $10 for little ones 13 and beneath and the funds goes for the care of the cats, hire and maintenance of the space. It's now not a non-earnings.

Lisa Irizarry has been a reporter for Newsday seeing that 2014 and writes breaking information studies.