The two wayward kittens who caused chaos on the B and Q lines were recovering from their adventure today, as the mayoral candidates weighed in on the frisky felines.
Former MTA boss Joe Lhota said he would have kept the trains running, rather than inconvenience hundreds of riders.
“It’s not the decision of the mayor, it’s up to the MTA, but he would not shut down the line,” a campaign spokesman told the Post.
A spokeswoman added that he didn’t think it was appropriate to shut down the entire line for an extended period for that purpose.
Anthony Weiner was much more compassionate to the fragile critters– and said he would he have risked his life to save them.
“If Anthony is elected mayor, he will not only stop trains for kittens, he will personally crawl over the third rail to do it,” spokeswoman Barbara Morgan told the Post.
While the mayor candidates staked out their positions, wayward felines Arthur and August were on the mend at an Animal Care & Control shelter on Linden Boulevard in East New York.
Sources said the eight-week-old boy kittens have been kept together while they eat and play, and appear to be happy.
August, a skinny black kitten, weights less than 2 pounds, while his tabby partner in crime Arthur is about two pounds even.
The two are undergoing physical and behavioral tests, and will receive shots, sources added.
They will soon be transferred to a foster home over the next couple of days, according to spokesman Richard P. Gentles.
“They’ll be available for adoption in a couple of weeks, after some much-needed TLC,” he said.
Sources said no one has visited the center or called to inquire about adoptions, but that the main headquarters for Animal Care & Control has received a lot of e-mails from people interested in the adorable duo.
The furry couple has more powerful allies on their side than Weiner– including Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson.
“Chris would have stopped the train for the kitties,” said campaign spokesman Mike Morey.
Thompson spokesman John Collins also said he would have spared the two.
Llota’s foe, the aptly-named John Catsimatidis, said he would let the MTA or police make the call, but that he was an animal lover. “I still miss my cat Cottonball,” he told the Post.
The two kittens became city celebrities after they spent at least a few of their nine lives to play on the rails at the Church Avenue station in Ditmas Park.
The MTA cut power on Thursday morning to keep the two from getting squashed by the B and Q trains.
The Q was down for two hours, and the B did not have service for 90 minutes. Some riders were glad the cats were spared, while others were infuriated that they were running late because of the kittens.
Shortly after 6 p.m., two NYPD transit cops and two MTA train service supervisors pulled them out from the third rail and placed them in a milk crate.
“This was an opportunity to do something good,” said Officer Timothy Hagen.