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.
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1901: Peter, the Steak-Stealing Police Cat of the Lower East Side
Posted: 4th February 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cats in the MewsTags: 105-107 Eldridge Street, Adam A. Cross, Eldridge Street Police Station, John McDermott, New York City History, police cat
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1898: Lem and Tiger, the Republican and Tammany Hall Cats of the New York Elections
Posted: 2nd October 2019 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat MenTags: Cats in New York History, Lemuel Ely Quigg, New York City History, Tammany Hall, William Astor Chanler
When a large black cat walked in and took possession of the Republican Congressional headquarters on West 125th Street, everyone thought for sure that the Tammany candidate would lose the election.
