How The Other Half Lives

The strange alternate universe the Manhattan Cat inhabits — permanently holed up in cramped apartments, never interacting with the natural world — reaches a new level:

Animal-rescue workers and cops in the West Village are fighting to save an unlucky little black cat that’s been trapped in a wall for 12 days.
The indefatigable animal, Molly, was heard meowing as late as yesterday morning.

But when the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit showed up hours later — complete with sensor-detecting equipment and snake-head cameras to find the kitty, there was no sign of any of her nine lives.

“I can’t tell you how many of these we’ve done, and this is a hard one,” said one cop.

No one’s seen the 11-month-old tabby, who lives at the British grocery store Myers of Keswick, since March 31.

Owner Peter Myers said he thought someone stole the pretty kitty, whose wandering ways have made her popular in the tony ‘hood.

But a few days later, he heard a familiar meowing coming from the store’s northern walls.