In February 1889, it was not uncommon to see a group of young ladies walking up and down East 23rd Street in search of a new good-luck mascot cat for the Art Students League of New York.
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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
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.