ICYMI: Inside Catpurrccino's Cat Cafe In Huntington

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Oliva family's dream became a reality on Sunday when they opened Catpurrccinos, a cat cafe where cat lovers and other customers can eat, play and/or adopt a new feline friend. The cafe is at 322 Main St., Huntington.

The family has been rescuing cats since spring 2017. Brittany Oliva, 26, founded Feral to Family Cat Rescue, Inc. in February 2018, which has become a federally-recognized 501(c)3 non-profit rescue organization. The operation has become a family affair that has culminated in the recent opening of a eatery meant to blend food service with cat rescuing and adoption. Oliva's father helps rescue cats and largely financed Catpurrccinos, her mother keeps whichever cats they rescue company at the family's home, and her brother helps however he can.

Chris Cafiero, Brittany's fiancee, is all but an official member of the family and serves as general manager of Catpurrccinos. They've been together for about three years now.

Cafiero, 30, said the cafe has been the family's brainchild roughly six months after they started adopting cats. After they visited a few cat cafes, the family realized creating their own was something they wanted to do. Now, their ideas are a tangible business on a central street of one of Long Island's largest communities.

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