Lifestyle NYC animals that stole our hearts in 2015 By Melissa Kravitz Posted on November 24, 2015 Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! endangered penguin visits Times Square. Classic. Expect the animated biopic in IMAX next summer, if we’re lucky. ” data-id=”111160750″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/16698_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.11160750″/> Photo Credit: amNY / Alison Fox 2015 was a great year for the animals of NYC. From Pizza Rat to his predecessors, there were plenty of wild and domesticated animals that stole our hearts this year. Let’s take a look back at the year in NYC animals.