The following cat tale of the Lower East Side is dedicated to my cat Romeow, who passed away after 16 years of life on July 21, 2014. On June 15, 1904, the General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River. An estimated 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board the side-wheel passenger boat […]
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1931: The Wink That Saved Pinky the Cat at the West Side Magistrates Court
Posted: 4th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Cats in the Mews, Featured FelinesTags: ASPCA, cat story, Frances Borrah, John H. Duncan, Midtown Community Court, West Side Magistrates Court
In the early 1900s, magistrates in New York presided over cases involving misdemeanors or violations of ordinances. On this particular day, the ordinance violation concerned a stray alley cat named Pinky, who appeared at the West Side Magistrates Court.
