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.
Our March CAT Chat, which will take place at Craft + Carry Hell’s Kitchen on 9th Avenue (between 50th and 51st Streets), will focus on stories that explore some of Old New York’s most beloved and famous feline mascots who played unique roles in shaping the city’s history.
You’ll learn the little-known history of hotel mousers, including the celebrated Algonquin cat, sailors’ brave cat companions, such as the ship cat of the USS Maine, and the famous feline mascot who flew thousands of miles with the TWA pilots at LaGuardia Airport.
The CAT Chats program is sponsored by the Cat Museum of NYC, whose goal is to help the community of cats and those who care for them. Museum co-founder Jenny Pierson, who is also a tour guide with Cats About Town Walking Tours, will speak on working cats of Old New York and current efforts to support cat rescue groups in the city. She will also have some merchandise for sale to help raise funds for the future museum.
Below is more information about our March CAT Chat. There are two options: indoor presentation only or indoor presentation plus 50% discount off a future Cats About Town tour.
Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, click here today to reserve your spot. (And by the way, if you want to learn the history of this beer-drinking cat pictured below, you’ll have to sign up for my Lower East Side Bowery Cat Crawl tour coming this May–the story of this feline bar fly even has ties to an old dive bar called Suicide Hall!)
