Posts Tagged ‘Eldridge Street Police Station’

Sergeant John McDermott of the Eldridge Street police station could not wait to sink his teeth into his sirloin steak dinner. But first, he had to deal with some important police matters. Peter the police cat saw his lucky break.

In December 1911, the policemen of the old Eldridge Street police station in New York City’s Lower East Side moved into the new station house constructed for the men of the old Delancey Street station. Although the new station at the corner of Clinton and Delancey streets was more than big enough to accommodate everyone, the rival police cats, […]