Whenever the forecasters call for windy weather on Thanksgiving, I always wonder whether the giant balloons are going to appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. If the wind speeds are higher than 34 miles per hour, the balloons don’t fly. That’s because in 2006, Macy’s incorporated several safety measures to prevent accidents and balloon-related […]
Archive for November, 2013
1930: Thanksgiving Treats for the Loyal Fox Terriers of the Lower East Side
Posted: 23rd November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Alfred E. Smith Houses, ASPCA, Hart Island, New York City History, Potter's Field, Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving story is dedicated to Old Tom and his fox terriers, and to all the other nameless and unfortunate souls who are interred with him on this island of the dead.
1909: The Prospect Park Horse that Decided the Mortal Fate of Patrolman Artemas Fish
Posted: 9th November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: 19 Leonard Street, Artemas Fish, Brooklyn, Franklin Depot, New York History, NYPD history, Prospect Park Police, Sidney New York
The amazing story of Artemas Fish, a mounted patrolman for what was then the more rural Prospect Park Police Precinct in Brooklyn.
1930: The Carrier Pigeons That Led the NYPD Air Services on a Wild Goose Chase
Posted: 1st November 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Birds and PigeonsTags: carrier pigeons, Glenn H. Curtiss, New York History, NYPD Air Services, NYPD Aviation, Otto Kafka, Queens, Rodman Wanamaker, Savoia-Marchetti S-56
Long before there was Morse code, wireless telegraphy, radio, TV, e-mail, wifi, and smart phones, there were homing pigeons, aka carrier pigeons or messenger pigeons. Carrier pigeons have been prized for their navigational abilities for thousands of years. Using “mental maps” and their remarkable abilities to find their way home, these carrier pigeons have been […]
