{"id":160620,"date":"2026-03-11T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160620\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:54:41","slug":"commuters-waiting-for-subway-in-brooklyn-notice-stray-baby-on-the-train-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160620\/","title":{"rendered":"Commuters Waiting For Subway In Brooklyn Notice Stray Baby On The Train Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year, some subway riders in Brooklyn, New York, were waiting for their train to arrive at the station when they noticed some movement down on the tracks. As they looked more closely, they realized there was a cat in the path of the train.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile most people walked past, he stayed there,\u201d Astoria Paws Cats<\/a> animal rescuer Vanessa Ayala wrote on TikTok. \u201cAdapting to a place that was never meant to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No one knew exactly how long the cat had been there, but it seemed possible that he\u2019d actually been living inside the subway station for quite some time. He\u2019d been struggling every day to survive in a terrifying environment, narrowly escaping getting hit by the trains.<\/p>\n

Concerned for the cat\u2019s safety, some people at the subway station took a video and sent it to Ayala. As soon as Ayala learned what was going on, she knew she wanted to help and tried to come up with a plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really know how I was going to rescue him,\u201d Ayala said in a video for The Dodo.<\/p>\n

Ayala ended up going to the station at 2 a.m., hoping it would be calmer and less crowded in the middle of the night. She set up traps with chicken and fish inside and waited to see if the cat would take the bait.<\/p>\n

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The cat approached one of the traps, but right as he was about to go in, a train came and scared him away. Ayala was discouraged, but she wasn\u2019t ready to give up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not gonna leave without him,\u201d Ayala said.<\/p>\n

Finally, in the wee hours of the morning, the cat was caught by one of the traps. Ayala brought him home with her and got him as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the first time in a while, this cat was finally safe,\u201d Ayala said.<\/p>\n

Ayala decided to name the cat Enzo. She took Enzo to the vet, who confirmed that he was only 1 year old. He was dealing with a few broken teeth as a result of living on the streets, but he thankfully didn\u2019t have any major health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnzo is the proof that resilience is real,\u201d Ayala said.<\/p>\n

As a cat rescuer, Ayala can\u2019t keep every single animal she helps. At first, she thought she was going to help Enzo heal and then place him with an adopter. But as the days passed, Ayala realized she couldn\u2019t bear to part with the little cat she\u2019d saved from the subway.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome cats just belong with you,\u201d Ayala said. \u201cAnd maybe he was never meant to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Living in a subway station is nothing more than a distant memory now for Enzo. Thanks to Ayala, he\u2019ll now be safe and happy for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[H]e will only know love,\u201d Ayala wrote.<\/p>\n

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