As the beloved cat mascots of the 153rd Precinct, Dewey and Dick lived a life of luxury in the castle-like police station at 484 Liberty Avenue in the East New York section of Brooklyn.
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1909: Dewey and Dick, the Brooklyn Police Cat Mascots of 484 Liberty Avenue
Posted: 22nd January 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cat StoriesTags: 484 Liberty Avenue, 75th Precinct, Brooklyn History, New Lots Police, NYPD history, police cats
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1900: The Midtown Cat That Beat a Possum Wrangler of the Southern Railway
Posted: 8th January 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Alexander S. Thweatt, Nannie Neill Hays, New York City History, Peterson Thweatt, Southern Railway, Thomas H. Hays
Once upon a time, a renowned employee for the Southern Railway lost a battle to a cat that had broken into his home on West 44th Street. This Southern gentlemen was a pro at catching possums, but he was no match for a stray New York City feline.
1904-1932: Bertha, Patches, Minnie, and Other Holiday-Time Hero Cats of Old New York
Posted: 18th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Heroes, Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, Daniel De Lena, Jacob Braunstein, Joseph Gerlich, New York City History
It’s time to celebrate some holiday-time hero cats who saved the lives of their humans and kittens in emergency situations.
Here are just a few stories of hero cats from Brooklyn and New York newspapers published from 1904 to 1932.
1901: Tom, the Deaf Cat of New York’s Post Office Feline Police Force
Posted: 30th October 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats of Old New York, Gustave Fersenheim, New York City History, New York General Post Office, post office cats, Thomas Gallaudet
A librarian recently asked me what makes an old news story worthy of further research and posting on my website. I told her that not only does it need to be a great animal tale, but it must also be a good people story or have ties to interesting historical buildings or events. The following story about a deaf New York Post Office cat and the deaf postal worker who loved him meets all my criteria for a fabulous animal story of Old New York. Sit back and enjoy.
1908: The Brooklyn Cat of Sunset Park Who Sounded the Alarm For Fire
Posted: 22nd October 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Aaron Platt, Brooklyn History, Cats of Old New York, John Duffy, Martenus Bergen, Sunset Park
An unnamed, heroic stray cat and a mischievous mouse played a prominent role in a fire that forced a dozen families from the double brick apartment at 561 49th Street (present-day Sunset Park neighborhood) on December 4, 1908.
