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The Bodega Cat Archive · No. 002

Pancha

A sixteen-year-old Hell's Kitchen cat whose usual spot has been caught by Google Street View more than once.

Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Photographs by Gulce Kilkis

Pancha sitting on a shelf surrounded by store supplies at Clinton Fruit Market
Pancha at Clinton Fruit Market in Hell's Kitchen. Photo: Bodega Cats of New York / Gulce Kilkis

The set

Pancha at the store
Pancha's portrait, after three visits to get the right moment.

Field notes

Pancha works at Clinton Fruit Market on 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. There is a flower stand out front called Pascal's Flowers. The two businesses share the space. Pancha covers both.

She is 16 years old. She has been sitting in the same spot among the buckets and bouquets for as long as anyone can remember.

Followers told us Pancha shows up on Google Street View four different times. She has held that spot long enough to get caught by the camera car more than once.

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