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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1911: Buster, Topsy, and Yaller, the Police Mascots of NYC’s Lower East Side, Part 2
Posted: 11th March 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog MascotsTags: 105-107 Eldridge Street, Eldridge Street Police Station, Essex Market, New York History, NYPD history, Police dog mascots
In December 1911, the policemen of the old Eldridge Street police station in New York City’s Lower East Side moved into the new station house constructed for the men of the old Delancey Street station. Although the new station at the corner of Clinton and Delancey streets was more than big enough to accommodate everyone, the rival police cats, […]
