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CAT Chats: Famous Feline Mascots of Gotham

Posted: 28th February 2025 by The Hatching Cat in Uncategorized

On Sunday afternoon, March 23, 2025, my Cats About Town Walking Tours partners and I will be hosting our second CAT Chats, an indoor alternative to our popular outdoor walking tours for winter months. The topic for discussion will be Famous Feline Mascots of Gotham.

I tell my latest animal story backwards in order to encourage readers to appreciate the history behind every building, park, and street in New York City. This cat tale of Old New York will start with a look at the Art Wall on the northwest corner of Bowery and Houston Street, where 100 years earlier a cat named Blackie made friends with a future president.